GWANGJU, Apr. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Local governments, businesses and education authorities have joined hands in developing play education for teenagers by recycling old tires. Gwangsan District in the city of Gwangju said that it will sign a business agreement with Kumho Tire Co., South Korea’s second-largest tiremaker, and the Gwangju Educational Research Information Service [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Capt. Heo Jun-nyeong of the 21st Infantry Division of the ROK Army has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) program that can predict the aftereffects of a stroke. The Army announced on Sunday that Heo’s paper on the AI program was published by Stroke, an internationally acclaimed journal on strokes. [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean lender KB Kookmin Bank has introduced a new service that allows customers to make withdrawals through hand recognition, instead of having to use a bankbook, stamp or password. The bank announced on Sunday that customers will now be able to make withdrawals at the counter using palm [...]
SEJONG, Apr. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Rural Development Administration (RDA) has developed a new livestock management system that uses information and communication technology (ICT) to allow for the management of livestock anywhere at any time. “Previously, the lack of systems that integrate various devices has forced farmers to use different, unsynchronized programs,” said RDA [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A “Smart Street Light System” will be developed by 2023, which will attach sensors to street lamps erected close to the road and relay road information collected to vehicles and road facilities. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on Monday that it would hold an research and [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Thursday that it will increase subsidies for the installation of self-generating power devices for elevators. These types of devices store electricity generated from motors when elevators are in operation for future use. Seoul spent 100 million won (US$88,000) last year to install the [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Seoul announced on Thursday that it will install warning broadcasts and emergency bells within ambulances to protect 119 paramedics from drunk citizens and others. The first 119 ambulance to feature the new technology is based at the Yangcheon Fire Station, which plans to issue a warning [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s industry ministry said Thursday it will invest 9.5 billion won (US$8.4 million) over the next three years to establish hydrogen charging stations that use biogas. The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy said the project comes in line with the government’s vision of building a society that [...]
ULSAN, Mar. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education (UMOE) announced on Monday that it will expand its mobile survival swimming class, which was operated on a trial basis last year. The mobile swimming program, which is a project of the Ministry of Education, is designed to avoid restrictions on the use [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s military will seek to employ virtual reality, artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technologies for field training, defense operations and troop welfare, Seoul’s defense ministry said Friday. Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo convened a session of his ministry’s “smart defense innovation” panel to discuss how to capitalize on such [...]