Seongdong-gu Introduces Korea's First Mobile Electronic Log for Karaoke and PC Room Entry Records

Karaoke and PC room visitors instantly verify identity on-site using NFC tags or QR codes... Real-time access restriction for visitors to confirmed case locations, computerized visitor status management... After pilot operation, expansion to venues such as concert halls, entertainment establishments, and indoor sports facilities

Seongdong-gu has introduced the nation's first contactless visitor management system, the 'Mobile Electronic Register'... This system allows visitors to easily and accurately verify their identity with a single NFC tag or QR code scan when visiting places like PC rooms. By touching the tag or scanning the QR code with a mobile phone, a screen for entering the visitor's name and phone number immediately appears on the phone. After verification, the system checks for symptoms such as fever, respiratory diseases, and overseas travel history.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jeong Won-oh) is introducing the nation’s first non-contact visitor management system using IT technology, the ‘Mobile Electronic Logbook,’ in densely populated places with a high risk of group infections such as karaoke rooms and PC rooms.

Recently, although the group infection originating from Itaewon clubs has spread nationwide, many handwritten visitor logs have been found to be false, raising an emergency in quarantine management and revealing that the accuracy of visitor information is an urgent task above all.

Accordingly, on the 13th, Prime Minister Jeong Sye-kyun urgently instructed the preparation of measures to secure the effectiveness of visitor logs.

Starting from the 15th, Seongdong-gu has launched a pilot program for an electronic visitor log using mobile phones targeting karaoke rooms and PC rooms in the area. This is the result of early recognition of the need for an electronic logbook and preparation of measures even before the Itaewon incident.

This system allows visitors to easily and accurately authenticate themselves by simply scanning an NFC tag or QR code when visiting places like PC rooms. When touching the tag or scanning the QR code with a mobile phone, a screen for entering the visitor’s name and phone number immediately appears, and after authentication, it checks for symptoms such as fever, respiratory diseases, and overseas travel experience.

From identity verification to symptom checking, everything is done at once. Once identity verification is completed for the first time, automatic authentication is possible when visiting other establishments, and only symptom checks such as fever status are required for entry.

In addition, if a confirmed case occurs, the Seongdong-gu office receives the confirmed patient’s visit history and the status of visitors who were at the same place at the same time. Visitors who entered the same place at the same time as the confirmed patient will have their information transmitted in real time when entering other places and will be subject to ‘entry restrictions.’

The ‘Mobile Electronic Logbook’ not only improves the accuracy of visitor management but also reduces the risk of infection exposure that can occur when multiple people share pens and visitor logs during handwritten log creation. It also solves the privacy issue where personal information recorded in the logbook is exposed to other visitors or business owners.

The district plans to first pilot the system targeting karaoke rooms and PC rooms, which are frequented mainly by young people with high group infection risk and wide activity ranges, and after testing the system’s stability and privacy protection, it will be fully expanded to performance halls, entertainment establishments, cultural and sports facilities, and more.

Accordingly, on the 16th, on the first day of reopening Seongsu Art Hall, the electronic logbook visitor management system was piloted for the audience during the play performance ‘Dad’s Face is Pretty.’

On that day, with social distancing seating, temperature checks, thorough quarantine, and visitor management, residents who had not been able to enjoy performance culture for several months were provided with a safe environment for healing time.

Jeong Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, said, “Rapid contact tracing is essential when a COVID-19 confirmed case occurs, and through the mobile electronic visitor management system, real-time visitor management and safe facility use are possible, enabling a reasonable response to the prolonged COVID-19 situation. Nationwide introduction in densely populated and multi-use facilities is necessary.”

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