SEOUL, April. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will help more local universities provide quality education in the software sector as part of its drive to develop the industry and nurture more talent, the science minister said Monday. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning picked eight schools in 2015, six in 2016 and [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – As cases of missing dementia patients increase, the Korean government is teaming up with police services and a mobile carrier to develop a location position system to easily track down lost patients. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning signed an MoU with SK Telecom, Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) – When visitors enter the philodendron sector of the Korea National Arboretum, their smartphones display information, including videos, about various kinds of vines. When they head to the ornamental tree sector, their smartphones can introduce new information related to ornamental trees. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning will implement [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A special report center dedicated to meteors was established to authenticate, register and store them safely. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning announced that it opened the Meteorite Report Center at the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources in Daejeon on April 16. The primary role [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom slipped below a 50 percent share in the domestic market for the first time in 13 years in February, data showed Wednesday. According to data compiled by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, SK Telecom had 49.6 percent of the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – As cyber-attacks such as the breach of the Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Company’s systems by an unidentified hacker group increase, the South Korean government is stepping up its efforts to check emergency response plans in the private sector. According to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) announced that it is going to develop and launch two medium sized 500 kg satellites with Korean technology before 2020. The purpose of this program is the expansion of the Korean space industry, and the speedy commercialization of aerospace technology in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean government has been collaborating closely with the Nicaraguan counterpart in the ICT field such as the national information society development and the installation of optical networks. Korea also seeks to partake in building massive national infrastructures in the Central American country. It is reported that Minister Choi [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – By making practical use of big data on weather, road slopes and floating population, the Korean government plans to offer accident forecast services to drivers to reduce traffic accidents. Korea Cadastral Survey Corporation (KCSC) announced on October 5 that it would lead a consortium to develop “Pilot Project of Disaster [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) – From April 1, 3G and LTE mobile phone service users whose phone number doesn’t begins with “010″ (011, 016, 017, 018, and 019) will get no voice and text services any longer. The number of the unfortunate users is 2,155. That’s because the government’s extended offer to change the [...]