APEC Workshop - KAHIS - Michael Lesniak - Final.pdf

APEC Korea 2025 Presentation about Korea Animal Health Integrated System (KAHIS) as a Successful Public/Private Partnership for Digital Transformation to Enhanced Food Security.

1. Orchestrating Resilience for Food Security

Case Study — KAHIS: Korea Animal Health Integrated System
KAHIS 2.0 — Proposed AI Transformation for Improving Food Security
Role for Telecoms and International Collaboration

2. Since 2005… HPAI
> 630M birds destroyed
Billions USD in Losses
•US Outbreak cost > $1.8B
•Korea lost ⅓ of egg-layers
Background: Impact of Avian Influenza (HPAI)

3. Background: Impact of Avian Influenza (HPAI)
Source: Various (Gemini 2.5 Deep Research)
Egg Price Volatility
Since 2015, Mix of Retail & Wholesale

4. KAHIS: Korea Animal Health Integrated System
KAHIS
Korea Animal Health
Integrated System
Digital
Transformation
National Asset
2008 ~ 2013 ~ 2019
AI Transformation 2.0 AI Transformation 1.0 (e.g. Deep Learning)
2020 ~ 2024
Digital Transformation

5. KAHIS: Korea Animal Health Integrated System
Enables Data-Driven Effective Threat Assessments
Species Risk
Threat Assessment
Location Risk Transmission Risk
Considers Species and Habitats Considers Environment of Farms Considers Vehicle Movement

6. KAHIS: Korea Animal Health Integrated System
Visualizing Multiple Threat Vectors
Migratory
Birds
•Track Real-Time Movement
•Map High-Risk Habitats
•Calculate “Bird Pressure” Risk
Vehicle
Tracking
•Monitor Livestock-Related Fleets
•Reveal Transmission Pathways
•Identify Potential “Super-Spreader"

7. KAHIS: Korea Animal Health Integrated System
Install
Login
System
Menu
Input
As-Is
Effective Digital Transformation is the Foundation for AI
Data-Driven
Decisions:
Improved Insight
Efficient Response
Saved Livestock

8. KAHIS 2.0: AI Transformation for Improving Food Security
AI Driven
Improved UX
and Prediction
As-Is To-Be
KAHIS 2.0
Korea Animal Health
Integrated System
AI Transformation: Simple, Smart, Predictive

9. KAHIS 2.0: AI Transformation for Improving Food Security
GenAI to Improve Monitoring and Data Collection

10. KAHIS 2.0: AI Transformation for Improving Food Security
Additional Data for AI Transformation
Connectivity
and AI:
Improved Safety
Rapid Response
Loss Prevention
AIoT to Monitor Farm, Livestock, and Vehicles
Farm Livestock Vehicles
Minimize Economic Losses by
Preventing Spread of Diseases and
Reducing Quarantine Cost
Real-time Detection and Rapid
Response to Outbreaks to
Improve Containment
AIoT
•Real-time Monitoring of
Livestock Health,
Environment, Behavior, and
Feed Intake for Early Disease
Detection
•Remote Operation to
Automate Routine Tasks
and Improve Safety

11. Role for Telecoms and International Collaboration
Intent and
Orchestration
Agentic AI
Role for
Telecom
81% of telecoms testing GenAI
Source: Capgemini, TM Forum
84% of Telecoms
Fully Autonomous
Highly Autonomous
Conditionally Autonomous
Partially Autonomous
Assisted Ops & Maintenance
Manual Ops & MaintenanceLevel 0
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
2030
2025
60% of Telecoms

12. Role for Telecoms and International Collaboration
Digital Public-Private
Partnership (DPPP)
Foresight
Public Health Mandate, Regulatory Framework, Critical Data
Connectivity, IoT, Orchestration, Administration
Models, Solutions, Agility
Telecom
Tech. Vendors
Digital Ecosystem to Improve Agriculture Worldwide
Producers & Supply Chain
Government
Connectivity Data GenAI

13. Role for Telecoms and International Collaboration
Call to Action:
Deploying AI and Connecting the Value Chain
Pursue Greater Stability, Safety,
and Quality of Outcomes
Cross-Border Partnerships and Global Data Standards
Collaborate to Ensure Food
Security for Everyone
Orchestrating
Resilience Together