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The Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (aT) has become the first public institution under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to acquire certification under the AI management international standard, according to the organization's announcement. The certification covers the corporation's AI governance and management systems, marking a first within the ministry's family of agencies.
According to the announcement, the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation obtained the AI management international standard certification, making it the first institution among agencies affiliated with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to do so. The certification applies to the organization's AI management practices and governance framework.
The claim rests entirely on the corporation's own announcement, and the organization's name appears to have been miswritten in the original release. With no independent confirmation available beyond the company statement, the claim is assessed one notch below full confirmation.
AI management standard certification, based on the ISO/IEC 42001 framework, is designed to help organizations establish responsible AI governance structures. Public institutions in Korea have increasingly pursued such certifications as government bodies expand AI adoption in administration and services.
The images accompanying the announcement show the certification process and related documentation, though details of the assessment scope and the certifying body were not independently confirmed in sources outside the corporation's own statement.
The claim that the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation became the first agency under the Ministry of Agriculture to obtain the AI management international standard certification is mostly true, given that it relies solely on the organization's own announcement and the agency name was misstated in the original release.
