SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea announced a package of measures Wednesday to utilize information and communications technology (ICT) and science technology to revitalize the country’s economy suffering from weak exports and flagging manufacturing sector. Under the measures discussed in a meeting presided over by Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The percentage of Korean companies that have official websites languishes far below the OECD average, which might lead some to question whether Korea is really an ICT powerhouse. According to a Digital Economy Outlook report released by OECD on February 12, only 61.3% of Korean enterprises had a website, tied [...]
JINJU, South Korea, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Three weeks have passed since the first detection of the H5N6 avian influenza virus in South Korea, but officials are still struggling to contain the outbreak. Over 4.4 million poultry had been culled as of Tuesday morning, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, [...]
GOYANG, South Korea, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Gyeonggi’s Provincial Government announced Thursday that it will be establishing a smart apartment complex that will help residents boost energy sufficiency. The endeavor will incorporate energy efficiency and information and communications technologies, with some 1,000 households at the Hoban Vertium Apartment Complex in Goyang benefiting from the [...]
SHANGHAI, CHINA / DAVIS, CA, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) - The ZigBee Alliance, a non-profit association of companies creating, maintaining and delivering open, global standards for the low-power wireless Internet of Things (IoT), today announced that Huawei — a leading supplier of ICT solutions — has joined the ZigBee Alliance at the Promoter level and accepted a [...]
SEJONG, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea plans to set up solar schools, equipped with solar panels to power learning equipment based on information and communications technologies, in Zambia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe next year, the Education Ministry said Wednesday. A solar school is a solar-powered installation at any type of school or educational center [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul city government on Wednesday announced a plan to create an information and communication technology (ICT) hub in the capital’s southern district. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said it will push to designate a 3-million-square-meter area in Seocho Ward as the hub early next year and relax regulations to [...]
GANGNEUNG, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Gangneung, a city in Gangwon Province, is hosting the ‘Global Innovator Festa 2016 Gangwon’, a creative idea competition with the theme “When Winter Olympics Meet High-Tech ICT (Information and Communications Technology)”. It’s also an event to promote creativity and youth start-ups, and to discover new talent and fresh ideas. [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean government is allowing some personal information to be used without an individual’s consent in ICT fields including big data, IoT (Internet of Things), and fintech (financial technology), as long as the information does not reveal the person’s identity. The Ministry of the Interior (MOI) announced on Thursday, June 30, [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) is participating in Dubai’s efforts to transform into a smart-energy city. KEPCO and DEWA (the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority) held a groundbreaking ceremony on May 24 for the pilot phase of a smart grid station (SGS) project, at DEWA’s vehicle workshop in [...]