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 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea kicked off its so-called Data Dam project that can fuel growth and create thousands of new jobs, the science ministry said Wednesday. The project, part of the larger Digital New Deal program announced in July, aims to collect and process information provided by both public and private [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Fire Agency (NFA) announced on Tuesday that it plans to predict the risk of fire outbreaks by using fire-related big data analytics. The NFA’s decades-long accumulated data would clear the way for the agency to establish customized precautionary measures to prevent outbreaks of fire. Under this plan, [...]
SINGAPORE, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Leading international online travel services provider Trip.com Group has highlighted the latest positive trends in travel in its recently released “2020 Dragon Boat Festival Holiday Tourism Big Data Report” for the China market. With view to the China travel market, which is emerging as an exemplar for recovery of [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Going forward, artificial intelligence (AI) and big data technology will be used in South Korea to select individuals subject to tax audits, the tax agency said Thursday. The National Tax Service (NTS) announced that it will trial a big data analysis system for sorting out borrowed-name bank accounts this [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will start compiling big data from the clinical and genome information of 10,000 people, health authorities said Monday. The two-year national pilot project that will run through 2021 will cover data on people with genetic anomalies and those with rare diseases that are linked to their genome. [...]
DAEJEON, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s railway operator introduced a new system on Friday that uses big data technology to prevent fare evasion. Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL)’s new system analyses the list of tickets issued to identify illegal subway rides. The system will primarily be used to crack down on the abuse of [...]