'K-Quarantine Origin' Daegu City Wins 'Grand Prize' in Public Officials Category at 'Big Data Analysis Contest'

Submission of 'COVID-19 Intensive Management Hygiene Business Analysis' to the Contest Hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety

A screenshot from the presentation video of the 'Public Big Data Analysis Contest' held on the 10th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Daegu City announced on the 13th that it won the grand prize in the public official category at the '2020 Public Big Data Analysis Contest' hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

Under the theme "Leading the Digital New Deal through Big Data Analysis!", a total of 165 teams from the general public and nationwide institutions participated in this contest. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety selected 20 award-winning works, including grand prizes and excellence awards, in three categories: general public, public officials, and public institutions, after document screening and online presentation evaluation (December 10).

Daegu City participated in this contest by promoting big data analysis for selective management of hygiene facilities, which are multi-use facilities such as restaurants and pubs, to prevent COVID-19, and received the grand prize in the public official category in recognition of its ripple effect in other fields.

The analysis classified high-risk hygiene facilities by analyzing big data such as population density, convenience of public transportation, usage convenience, area (number of karaoke rooms, number of PC cafe seats), and types of surrounding buildings (schools, traditional markets, department stores) using machine learning techniques. In the future, Daegu City plans to expand the application beyond six hygiene industries after verifying the reliability of the analysis results.

Chun-sik Bae, Daegu City Data and Statistics Officer, stated, "If the analysis results are improved and disseminated so that the quarantine cases through big data analysis can be utilized in other regions, it is expected to greatly help more efficient quarantine activities."

Location map of Daegu City's COVID-19 intensive quarantine management entertainment bars.

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