National Information Society Agency Archives

Korea to Offer Traffic Accident Forecast Service Using Big Data

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 [...]

One in Four Teenagers Are Addicted to Smartphones in Korea

SEOUL, Korea, Mar 26 (Korea Bizwire) – According to the results of the “Survey of Internet Addiction 2013” conducted by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning and the National Information Society Agency, one in every four Korean teenagers has a high risk of smartphone addiction. A total of 11.8 percent of the respondents [...]