SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting from Tuesday, the government will release through its exclusive website the big data that it has accumulated for many years through the official cattle traceability system. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs implemented the cattle traceability system in December 2008. Under this system, the ministry has [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Trendsetting companies from various fields including communications, credit card and others will join hands to build South Korea’s first private-sector ‘data dam’. SK Telecom Co., jointly with Shinhan Card Co., Korea Credit Bureau Co., GS Retail Co. and Real Estate 114 Inc. have formed a data alliance, announcing plans [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to build a public big data system by 2024 by compiling all data from government agencies. Statistics Korea introduced plans to build the K-Statistics System on Monday, a cloud-based public big data system that collects data from both central and regional governments as well as public [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s internet conglomerate Naver Corp.’s big data technology will be employed in the customs clearance process of overseas direct purchases (ODP) as part of an initiative to limit tax evasion. The Korea Customs Service (KCS) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Naver on Tuesday, enabling the KCS [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Many people think of the trail surrounding Mount Jiri as a challenge that needs to be ‘completed’ while a trail that circles Seoul is perceived as a leisurely destination where people go out for a stroll and take photos on weekends. The National Institute of Forest Science announced Tuesday [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry plans to develop a “big data” collection and analysis system to more efficiently take advantage of diverse and scattered data so as to make better policy for military operations and troops. Currently, the military has vast amounts of data on more than 1.4 million items related [...]
JEJU, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Visitors to Jeju Island will be able to enjoy contactless tourism despite the coronavirus. Starting on Nov. 23, the Jeju Tourism Organization (JTO) will be offering an advanced real-time population mapping service based on big data analysis to ensure a safer tourism environment for travelers. The new map will [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A new map service allows users to check popular tourist destinations recommended by both visitors and locals as well as population density in major commercial districts in Seoul. Statistics Korea and SK Telecom Co. announced Thursday that they had launched an advanced population mapping service based on mobile big [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Tourism Organization introduced a new service that recommends tourist spots based on big data analysis. Travel Forecast provides recommendations on customized tourist destinations and offers information on traffic conditions, estimated daily number of tourists and weather forecasts. Users can select [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Tax Service announced on Monday that 812 delinquent taxpayers with hidden assets will be subject to priority investigation. The tax agency warned that the suspects will be tracked down and hidden assets will be confiscated through field investigations and tracing financial accounts of other family members. This [...]