Gyeongnam Province, KB Kookmin Card, and KT Sign Data-Driven Administration Activation MOU

Promoting Public-Private Technology and Information Sharing and Joint Project Development in Line with Digital Transformation

Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Government Office.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongsangnam-do signed business agreements with KT and KB Kookmin Card on the 26th and 29th to establish the foundation for data-driven administration.

The main contents of the agreement include building a collaborative system for sharing big data technology and information, promoting joint projects to revitalize the data economy, and forming and advancing consortia for big data public projects, agreeing to cooperate mutually.

KT, one of the top three mobile carriers in Korea, has over 20 million mobile subscribers. It provides various big data solutions based on data, such as tourism analysis, daily and floating population analysis, and commercial district analysis.

KB Kookmin Card supports customized commercial district analysis, consumption trends, and traditional market analysis services based on its 20 million members and 2.75 million affiliated stores.

Through this agreement, the province plans to actively utilize KT and KB Kookmin Card’s telecommunications and card sales data and analysis techniques in establishing various population and economic policies.

Furthermore, with this agreement, anyone in the province will be able to analyze telecommunications and card sales data held by the province through the analysis room (OPEN LAB) within the Big Data Center scheduled to open in July.

Last November, the province signed a business agreement with the National Pension Service for joint use of data to secure job and employment information data.

This year, starting with the agreements with KT and KB Kookmin Card, the province plans to expand cooperative relationships with major public institutions and private companies related to data.

Moon Chungbae, Digital Policy Officer of Gyeongnam Province, said, "At this turning point of the digital transformation, cooperation with companies is important," adding, "Through cooperative relationships, we will acquire and apply the latest technology trends and cultivate the analytical skills of public officials to prepare policies that benefit the residents."

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