SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to install artificial intelligence (AI)-based CCTV cameras at major railway stations aimed at detecting any occurrence of crimes and reporting them instantly to the police. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Wednesday it will contract a research study for the installation of anti-crime AI [...]
GWANGJU, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Photonics Technology Institute announced that it has developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based situation recognition solution that can monitor dangerous criminal and emergency situations using the sounds generated in CCTV blind spots. The technology was developed to sense all kinds of sounds, including the ones mixed in a [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government said Tuesday it plans to install 403 more CCTV cameras at riverside parks along the Han River to strengthen safety surveillance following a high-profile death of a medical college student last year. The plan to complete the installations of new CCTVs, including 40 smart poles, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — As the omnipresence of security cameras or closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras is here to stay, the controversy over possible invasions of privacy is likely to linger. Taking into account such rising worries over privacy invasion associated with CCTV cameras, a personal rights protection authority in South Korea announced it [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — New technology has been developed in which the artificial intelligence (AI) responsible for monitoring closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage installed in crime-ridden districts can send CCTV footage instantly to the police if it detects dangerous situations. The Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute (ETRI) said Wednesday that it had developed core [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Hanwha Techwin Co., a leading surveillance tech firm in South Korea, said Wednesday it will join forces with Azena, an Internet of Things company, and the country’s telecommunications giant KT Corp. for artificial intelligence (AI)-powered video solutions. Under the partnership, Hanwha Techwin said its CCTV users will be able [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, said Tuesday that it will introduce the ‘U Our Store Package’ for restaurants. Along with a restaurant franchise The Born Korea, the mobile carrier created the IT package based on the requirements of running a food business. The smart CCTV [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A series of allegedly shady medical practices has renewed a debate on whether it should be mandatory for hospitals to install surveillance cameras in operating rooms. The idea has gained strong traction among patients’ groups that view the cameras as a safeguard against dishonest and sometimes lethal medical practices, [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Pickpocketing is disappearing in South Korea with a dwindling use of cash, transaction records, and an increasing number of crime prevention cameras. The National Police Agency reported 2,378 cases of pickpocketing in 2011, which plunged down to 535 cases by 2019. As more people are using credit cards instead [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid raging opposition from medical institutions against installing closed-circuit television cameras in operating rooms, some hospitals and clinics are stepping up to install CCTV cameras in order to regain trust from patients. Recently, plastic surgery and orthopedic hospitals have reportedly been installing CCTV cameras in operating rooms. Himchan Hospital, [...]