The Government 3.0 Expo kicked off on June 20 at the COEX convention center in Seoul, giving a glimpse into the present and future of the Korean government’s online services.
The continuing progress being made by Government 3.0, a Korean government initiative aimed at bringing innovation to the administration and provision of government services, was recently highlighted at an exposition in Seoul.
The Government 3.0 Expo kicked off on June 20 at the COEX convention center in southern Seoul, under the slogan of “Government at Your Fingertips.” The expo shows how the Korean government has allowed wider access to government data over the past few years, since it adopted its Government 3.0 Vision in 2013. The expo also brings to light the transformations of the Korean administration over the past few years, from being state-centered to becoming citizen-centered.
The expo allows visitors to see how such openness and sharing of government data has improved their lives and, furthermore, how it has led to a growing number of new businesses. In particular, visitors to the expo can be learn about some of the major Government 3.0 projects that are underway by government ministries and public organizations across the country.
The Government 3.0 Expo introduces a group of successful startups that took advantage of public data and big data made public by the government.
A total of 100 booths focus on seven categories: real life, jobs, startups, women, family, health and travel. Each category targets a different age group, from toddlers, to elementary, middle and high school students, through to college students, employees and the middle-aged. A tour of all the booths would take about one hour.
There are hands-on events on the sidelines, too. In a booth run by the Ministry of the Interior, a robot named Puro welcomes visitors, talks about big data and measures visitors’ gait and hand hygiene. Meanwhile, a booth run by the culture ministry invites visitors to construct a replica of an architectural heritage building, while a health ministry booth lets people know how easy it is to apply for their state pension later in life. Finally, a booth set up by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries allows people to fish for live shrimp, as well.
Full of events and performances to enjoy, the expo continues until June 22.
By Jeon Han, Sohn JiAe
Korea.net Staff Writers
Photos: Jeon Han, Korea.net Photographer
hanjeon@korea.kr
Visitors try out some virtual reality (VR) goggles at a booth run by the Korea Youth Work Agency, part of the Ministry of Gender Equality & Family. The agency has produced educational video clips about disaster safety for youth that can be watched with a set of VR goggle.
The Government 3.0 Expo, currently underway at the COEX convention center, features the crab-like Crabster robot, a deep-water exploration robot that carries out exploratory digs of sunken cultural assets up to 200 meters underwater.
Visitors take a look at robot designed to protect military bases at the Government 3.0 Expo.
Actor Ji Chang-wook, named honorary ambassador for the Government 3.0 initiative, hosts a quiz as part of the Government 3.0 Expo on June 20.
