A facial skin test can prescribe a customized cosmetics routine. A visitor tries out the machine at the Ministry of Drug and Food Safety’s booth at the Government 3.0 Expo on June 22 at COEX.
On June 22, the last day of the Government 3.0 Expo, the most crowded booths were mainly those that presented government policies and services concerning health and safety.
Long queues snaked around the booths that offered simple, on-site medical checkups and counseling sessions. The Ministry of Drug and Food Safety’s booth was crowded with visitors who wanted to get some customized cosmetics regimens, reflecting the personalized results of a facial skin test. Visitors also lined up for body composition analyses with personally assigned exercise routines given out at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s booth. Other crowds were at the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) booth that gave on-site stress checks and counseling sessions, reflecting the enormous social pressure that people face in today’s Korea.
The services provided at the expo are not just one-time sessions, but are available continuously at national fitness centers across the nation and through touring mental checkup services provided by the NCMH, explained staff at the expo.
Particularly long queues were at the stress checkup stations provided by the National Center for Mental Health (top) and at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s booth that gave out customized fitness routines, at the Government 3.0 Expo at COEX on June 22.
Public anxiety over natural disasters, such as earthquakes and floods, manmade disasters and urban crime were also reflected, as many visitors showed particular interest in safety measures and government safety policies that were presented at the expo.
Female visitors of all ages stopped at the Ministry of Justice’s booth to learn about government surveillance programs on known violent men and related sex offenders, and were able to try a new mobile app that provides public information about such men, offered by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family.
Families were able to participate in a mock earthquake drill at the Ministry of Public Safety and Security’s booth. Jo Sung-eun, a visitor to the booth with her preschooler, said that she took part in the drill because she recently experienced an actual earthquake. The drill that recreated a virtual magnitude-7 quake helped her learn what to do if she were to experience an earthquake again, she said.
A group of expo-goers tries out a mobile app that gives public information about known violent men and related sex offenders, at the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family booth at the Government 3.0 Expo at COEX on June 22.
Visitors duck and cover during a virtual earthquake drill run by the Ministry of Public Safety and Security at the Government 3.0 Expo at COEX on June 22.
Alongside the health and safety policies, visitors also showed an interest in government services that used cutting edge technology, such as mobile tech and robots. Central and local governments, as well as other public agencies, all participated in the expo throughout its four-day run.
Article & photos by Chang Iou-chung
Korea.net Staff Writer
icchang@korea.kr
Visitors learn about the ways in which a robot can help during a natural or manmade disaster, at the Government 3.0 Expo at COEX on June 22.
An honor guard from the Korean National Police Agency performs during the Government 3.0 Expo at COEX on June 22.
