National Affairs
Pilot issuance of smartphone-stored digital IDs to start in April
A mobile service to verify a person's ID through a smartphone from April will begin trial operation. Shown is digital driver's licenses on smartphones. (Yonhap News) B...
Feb 11,2022
Denmark: 'prime partner for Digital New Deal cooperation' with Korea
Denmark's Tech Ambassador Anne Marie Engtoft Larsen (Danish Embassy in Korea) By Yoon Sojung Photos = Danish Embassy in Korea "My country is a prime collaborative ...
Sep 15,2021
[Korean New Deal: year one] When digital tech meets administrative services
An "AI (artificial intelligence) government," one of the ten leading tasks of the Korean New Deal, aims to provide non-contact and customized public services through new ...
Aug 03,2021
Verification of vaccination history via QR code to start on July 12
From next month, users of multipurpose facilities like restaurants can verify their history of vaccination against COVID-19 by inputting their QR codes when checking in a...
Jun 23,2021
Korea, Singapore start talks on digital partnership agreement
Minister for Trade Yoo Myung-hee (right) and Singaporean Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing on June 22 announce via videoconferencing the launch of negotiatio...
Jun 23,2020
Asia-Pacific gov’ts highlight civic participation for the goal of an open government
The Open Government Partnership Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting 2018 opened on Nov. 5 at the Westin Chosun Hotel, Seoul. Panel discussion speakers introduce cases of the op...
Nov 06,2018
OECD countries emphasize digital transformation in e-government sector
Minister of the Interior and Safety Kim Boo Kyum emphasizes the importance of digital transformation by actively applying new technologies to the public sector at the ope...
Oct 30,2018
Automated immigration service opens for non-Koreans residents
The Smart Entry Service, automated immigration inspection gates, has become available to non-Korean residents entering any airport or port across the country starting Oct...
Oct 01,2018
Korea tops 2018 UN e-gov't development survey
Korea tops the 2018 U.N. e-Government Survey for online participation, and ranks third in terms of e-government development. Pictured, policy makers from 10 countries par...
Jul 23,2018
Non-Korean residents participate in local elections
Lin Chun Li, a Korean resident with Chinese citizenship, smiles after voting in the seventh round of quadrennial local elections, at Wongok High School polling station No...
Jun 15,2018