"Uncontacted Agricultural Product Auctions Supported by KT Cloud"

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] KT participated in the ‘Cloud Flagship Project Support Program’ by the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) and developed and commercialized logistics industry services for 13 companies. The project is notable for applying a cloud system to the agricultural wholesale market, establishing a system that enables 'contactless auctions.'

According to KT on the 8th, in this project, KT provided cloud infrastructure such as computing resources and network services, and supported commercialization after development, including producing brochures introducing software-as-a-service (SaaS) for each company’s service.

The supported companies were able to actively respond to changes caused by COVID-19 through the service software. One of the supported companies, Woorim Infotech, commercialized ‘Agricultural Wholesale Market Distribution Logistics Service Software’ that helps simplify wholesale market operations. By attaching QR codes to shipped products, the entire process from ordering products to 'production-packaging-storage-unloading-transportation' can be managed in an integrated manner.

When using cloud-based service software in the agricultural wholesale market, the auction process can be conducted contactlessly through the system. In particular, the auction information program for the agricultural and marine products wholesale market has seen little improvement for over 20 years since its development in the early 2000s, raising security concerns. However, with the introduction of this system, security against hacking and ransomware is expected to be strengthened through the cloud.

Kim Seung-woon, Head of Infrastructure Services Division at KT’s IT Division, said, "Through the Cloud Flagship Project Support Program, we have successfully established a cloud service collaboration ecosystem between large domestic companies and SMEs," adding, "KT will continue to take the lead in building collaboration ecosystems among companies."

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