This study proposes improvement directions and intelligent strategies for proactive information disclosure services to realize active information disclosure through an analysis of user information needs based on freedom of information (FOI) request da...
This study proposes improvement directions and intelligent strategies for proactive information disclosure services to realize active information disclosure through an analysis of user information needs based on freedom of information (FOI) request data and a structural analysis of the proactive disclosure workflow. Analysis of the National Archives of Korea's FOI request data from 2021 to 2024 revealed that information disclosure demand showed predictable patterns concentrated at specific points in time, linked to social and institutional factors such as legal amendments, policy implementation, and organizational operational changes. However, the current proactive disclosure system exhibits a disconnect from user demand, and due to its fragmented structure centered on broad categories, it demonstrates structural limitations including information duplication and dispersion, and inadequate reflection of emerging needs. Furthermore, the process of selecting and updating disclosure targets was found to be constrained in ensuring timeliness and systematicity, as it relies on manual work and individual judgment by staff members. Accordingly, this study derived three improvement measures: establishing a timely preemptive disclosure system, redesigning a user-centered classification system, and expanding disclosed information based on user requirements. It also proposed intelligent proactive disclosure strategies including demand prediction-based automatic disclosure, intelligent document classification, automatic personal information detection, and linked services with chatbots. This study is significant in that it empirically identified the limitations of the proactive disclosure system using FOI request data and proposed concrete improvement strategies for transitioning to an active, predictive information disclosure system.