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- UN recognizes Korea’s Enterprise Architecture
- May 21, 2013
- Korea’s e-government systems continue to earn international acclaim in public services delivery. Korea-made Enterprise Architecture (EA) came away a winner at this year’s UN Public Service Awards. EA is a digital tool that controls and manages public projects of each government a...
- Korea leads new era of eco-friendly cars
- Mar 12, 2013
- With the growing international interest in environment-friendly energy, leading Korean automaker and car parts producers have recently begun the commercialization of next-generation energy cars. These firms have surprised the world, exporting fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV), a...
- Korea’s IT secures the safety of Special Olympics
- Feb 05, 2013
- Korean athlete Kang Hyeon-ju crosses the finish line first during the snowshoeing race on January 30 at Alpensia Resort (photo: Jeon Han). What if you get lost in a strange country whose culture, environment, and geography you don’t understand? What’s even worse -- if you have in...
- South Korea launches rocket into orbit
- Jan 31, 2013
- South Korea succeeded in launching a space rocket for the first time on its third attempt. Seeing eleven years of effort pay off, the Naro rocket reached a target altitude nine minutes after takeoff and placed a satellite in orbit, said the Ministry of Education, Science and Tech...
- Samsung, LG usher in a new era of curved OLED TVs
- Jan 11, 2013
- The world’s first 55-inch curved OLED TVs were unveiled on January 8 at the 2013 International CES held in Las Vegas (photo: Samsung Electronics).Korea’s top global enterprises Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have unveiled their own models of the world’s first curved OLED ...
- Korea leads the Green way
- Dec 26, 2012
- Green Technology South Korea is one of the first countries to enshrine green growth in its national development strategy. In 2008, the country dedicated 80 percent of its fiscal stimulus plan to green growth projects, particularly infrastructure and transportation. The following ...
- Korea strives to spread its climate forecast technology
- Dec 10, 2012
- Korea has completed a ‘green triangle’ by establishing the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and Green Technology Center-Korea (GTC-K) along with hosting the headquarters of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in Korea. Leading environmental preservation and preparation for climate c...
- Korea’s vertical farms envision a greener future
- Nov 28, 2012
- Imagine a skyscraper inhabited not by people but by plants, where robots monitor spaces that have been technologically equipped to mimic a natural environment. From sunlight to carbon dioxide levels, the meticulously adjusted indoor environment allows for continuous plant growth ...
- Smart insights into smart content
- Nov 21, 2012
- As mobile devices and various “smart” tools become increasingly common, the demand for creative content that can maximize the capabilities of these innovations is also growing. In Korea, especially, where over 60 percent of the country uses a smartphone and 95 percent of househol...
- Pedestrian navigation app is ready
- Oct 23, 2012
- The Ministry of Land Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM) announced that as a co-project with Seoul National University, a smart phone navigation app for pedestrians is ready for service. The team, led by engineering Professor Yoo Ki-yun from Seoul National University, developed...
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