Vice Minister of the Interior and Safety Kim Min Jae (first from left) on the afternoon of Sept. 10 poses for a photo after attaching a building number plate in Chingeltei District of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, alongside Chingeltei Gov. Manduul Nyamandeleg and former Gov. and incumbent parliamentarian Natsagdorj Batsumberel. (Ministry of the Interior and Safety)
By Uyen Nguyen
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety has spread the domestic address system overseas, first in Mongolia and later in five countries in Africa and Central Asia.
The ministry on Sept. 10 said a team of experts led by Vice Minister Kim Min Jae visiting Mongolia from Sept. 9-11 has launched a project to modernize that country’s address information system.
The delegation is installing Korean-style street signs and building number plates on Narlag 24 Street and buildings in Chingeltei District of Ulaanbaatar, the Mongolian capital.
Vice Minister Kim will hold talks with Mongolian Chief Cabinet Secretary Battumur Enkhbayar to share updates on the project and discuss cooperation.
Funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency through official development assistance, the project will invest KRW 11 billion through 2029 to help modernize Mongolia’s address information system.
In September 2024, the ministry signed a memorandum of understanding with the Mongolian Cabinet Secretariat to launch the system and expand cooperation, leading to the installation of Seoul-style street signs in Ulaanbaatar.
Based on the Mongolian case, the ministry is seeking to further spread the system to Ethiopia, Tanzania and Botswana in Africa and Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia.
“Addresses are critical national infrastructure information that connects administrative services with public safety and daily life,” Vice Minister Kim said. “We will share with Mongolia our government’s experience in using addresses across fields like digital administration, disaster safety and logistics.”
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