Ministry of the Interior and Safety Explores Implementation Plans for June's 'Complete Revision of the Road Name Address Act' with Industry, Academia, Research, and Government Experts

Supporting the Creation of a New Address Information Industry Aligned with the Introduction of 3D Addresses

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] On the 11th, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 10th that it will hold an online forum with more than 30 stakeholders from industry, academia, research fields, local governments, and related organizations under the theme of "Implementation Plan and Future Vision for the Introduction of 3D Addresses and Support for the Creation of the Address Information Industry."

The online forum is an opportunity to share the progress with experts from various fields and explore support for the creation of a new address information industry, following the full enforcement of the Road Name Address Act amendment on June 9. The 3D address system expands the road name address, which has been operated mainly on ground roads (2D), to elevated roads, underground roads, and internal passages of subway stations, assigning addresses to adjacent buildings or facilities.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety plans to propose measures to build and distribute address information needed by companies and support the address information industry through this. Cho Dae-yeon, head of the Smart City Division at the Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement, will attend the forum and emphasize the need for innovative ideas suitable for next-generation smart cities, as address information forms the foundation of cities, and plans to present on "Future Strategies for Smart Cities and Address Information."

Professor Kim Dae-young of KAIST suggested that applying the address-based international standard code (GS1) to various urban information in smart cities can interconnect urban data, and he will request continuous government support for the creation of new industrial sectors based on this.

Park Seong-ho, Director of the Local Autonomy and Decentralization Office, said, "With the introduction of the new address system, substantial changes in citizens' lives are expected," and added, "We will strive to ensure that 3D addresses develop beyond a simple location information tool to become a driving force for creating new services in line with the transition to a digital society."

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