SEOUL, Mar. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The organizers of the PyeongChang Olympics were able to economize nearly 500 million won thanks to mobile meal vouchers. Up to 500,000 meals worth 3.5 billion won were purchased via the digital meal vouchers during the 60 days around the Winter Games, Vendys, the startup company behind the money-saving idea, [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The KBO’s KT Wiz has come to an agreement with parent company KT to install a “Giga IoT Air Map” platform that would lower fine dust concentrations by injecting water into the air. The Air Map will be integrated into the operations of Suwon’s KT Wiz Park for the [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean retail giant Lotte said Monday it will use artificial intelligence (AI) platform to review cover letters to find best candidates for its job positions as part of its efforts to boost accuracy and fairness in the hiring process. The system will be partly adopted for the recruitment [...]
SEJONG, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — To reduce accidents stemming from nodding off at the wheel, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced it would help foot the bill for long-distance bus operators to install AEBS (Advanced Emergency Braking System) technology. The promise of subsidies, a follow-up measure to the ministry’s plan for curbing [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government has launched a recycling program to encourage the use of used coffee grounds as fertilizer. The new program is being trialed in a number of districts across the city including Jongno and Guro Districts, where 2,600 coffee shops will set aside used coffee grounds in transparent [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Seocho District has introduced safety patrols consisting of local residents to keep an eye on playgrounds for the first time in the country. The safety patrol groups will be deployed at 45 playgrounds within the district to secure safety and help children use facilities safely, while keeping an eye [...]
BUSAN, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A number of schools in Busan are turning to IoT (Internet of Things) technology to protect students from fine dust. According to the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education on Saturday, an IoT-based air quality control system that will help keep the air inside classrooms clean and safe for students will [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A state-run utility firm said Wednesday it will use drones to more efficiently manage coal yards and improve safety for workers as it steps up investment to adopt more unmanned systems in other power plants. The Korea South-East Power Co. demonstrated a drone flight at its coal power plant [...]
JEONJU, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeonju, a South Korean city famous for literature, will hold a ‘reading marathon’ to encourage reading among its residents. The seven-month event, which begins next month and will continue until September, incorporates reading into the marathon, and is open to everyone above the age of elementary school, the city of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A 26.8km stretch of the Gangbyeon Expressway will become a “sun road”, with the Seoul government set to install solar panels on street lights, overpasses, bridges and retaining walls by the end of this year. The government estimates that the solar panels will generate 2.72 million kWh of energy [...]