The South Korean Ministry of Interior and Safety announced it has dispatched an address system delegation to Mongolia. (Image courtesy of the South Korean Ministry of Interior and Safety)
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean Ministry of Interior and Safety announced on March 25 that it has dispatched an address system delegation to Mongolia, responding to the Mongolian government’s formal request to implement the Korean-style address system (K-Address).
Led by Deputy Minister Kim Min-jae, the four-member delegation met with Solongoo Bayarsaikhan, deputy minister of the Mongolian Cabinet Secretariat, to discuss progress on the bilateral address modernization project. The talks included plans for a capacity-building program for Mongolian address system officials, scheduled to begin in the latter half of this year.
In discussions with Enkhmanlai Anand, head of the Administration of Land Management, the delegation outlined details of a pilot project set to run from 2026 to 2029. The initiative, funded by an $8 million Official Development Assistance (ODA) grant through KOICA, aims to modernize Mongolia’s addressing system.
The delegation is providing consulting services focused on comparing Mongolia’s draft address law revisions with South Korea’s road name address law, examining address assignment methods, management practices, and potential applications based on South Korean experiences.
Field surveys are being conducted in the Sukhbaatar and Chingeltei districts’ ger areas, where the pilot project will be implemented, to develop specific road naming methodologies.
The Interior Ministry expects that establishing similar address systems in both countries will facilitate South Korean businesses’ entry into Mongolia, particularly in sectors requiring precise location data, such as navigation systems, aerial surveying, logistics, and spatial information systems.
The ministry also anticipates that success in Mongolia will accelerate similar modernization projects already under discussion in Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Mongolia faces unique challenges in implementing a standardized address system due to rapid population growth in Ulaanbaatar, urban expansion, and nomadic lifestyles across its steppes and deserts. The country has been exploring the adoption of the K-Address system, leading to a memorandum of understanding signed in May last year for address system modernization support.
As a symbolic gesture, Korean-style street signs have been installed on Seoul Street in Ulaanbaatar, marking the expansion of the K-Address system internationally.
The South Korean Ministry of Interior and Safety announced on March 25 that it has dispatched an address system delegation to Mongolia, responding to the Mongolian government’s formal request to implement the Korean-style address system (K-Address).
Led by Deputy Minister Kim Min-jae, the four-member delegation met with Solongoo Bayarsaikhan, deputy minister of the Mongolian Cabinet Secretariat, to discuss progress on the bilateral address modernization project. The talks included plans for a capacity-building program for Mongolian address system officials, scheduled to begin in the latter half of this year.
In discussions with Enkhmanlai Anand, head of the Administration of Land Management, the delegation outlined details of a pilot project set to run from 2026 to 2029. The initiative, funded by an $8 million Official Development Assistance (ODA) grant through KOICA, aims to modernize Mongolia’s addressing system.
The delegation is providing consulting services focused on comparing Mongolia’s draft address law revisions with South Korea’s road name address law, examining address assignment methods, management practices, and potential applications based on South Korean experiences.
Field surveys are being conducted in the Sukhbaatar and Chingeltei districts’ ger areas, where the pilot project will be implemented, to develop specific road naming methodologies.
The Interior Ministry expects that establishing similar address systems in both countries will facilitate South Korean businesses’ entry into Mongolia, particularly in sectors requiring precise location data, such as navigation systems, aerial surveying, logistics, and spatial information systems.
The ministry also anticipates that success in Mongolia will accelerate similar modernization projects already under discussion in Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Mongolia faces unique challenges in implementing a standardized address system due to rapid population growth in Ulaanbaatar, urban expansion, and nomadic lifestyles across its steppes and deserts. The country has been exploring the adoption of the K-Address system, leading to a memorandum of understanding signed in May last year for address system modernization support.
As a symbolic gesture, Korean-style street signs have been installed on Seoul Street in Ulaanbaatar, marking the expansion of the K-Address system internationally.
M. H. Lee (mhlee@koreabizwire.com)
