Jungnang-gu Applies Blockchain and IoT DID Technology for the First Time to Manage Aging Buildings

Selected as a Demand Agency for Blockchain-Based 'Risk Structure Safety Diagnosis Platform'... Managing Aged Buildings with IoT Technology Combined with Distributed Identity Verification (DID)... Real-Time Monitoring of Risk Structure Information via Sensors Enables Proactive Response

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Jungnang-gu (Mayor Ryu Kyung-gi) is launching the first blockchain-based hazardous structure safety inspection platform project among Seoul's autonomous districts.

This project was selected as a demand institution for the 2021 blockchain pilot project hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Internet & Security Agency. The blockchain-based hazardous structure safety inspection platform is a service combining Internet of Things (IoT) technology and Decentralized Identity (DID) technology for objects.

By attaching IoT sensors assigned with object DID to aging and hazardous buildings in areas requiring continuous management and building the platform, it will be possible to check building-related information in real time.

The IoT sensors measure tilt, cracks, and other factors, and the blockchain network analyzes abnormal changes in the structures. When a risk is detected, real-time alert notifications are sent to proactively prevent accidents and take various measures.

Additionally, due to the nature of blockchain technology, data tampering is impossible, allowing transparent data management, which prevents accident concealment by enabling tracing of safety responsibility.

This is because DID technology, previously applied to electronic identification such as personal identity verification, is applied to IoT sensors, making data tampering impossible through verification of the building's unique identifier.

The district will begin platform construction in September this year with the City Labs Consortium, consisting of City Labs, Ginosys, Think Generator, and the Disaster Prevention Testing Institute. Eighty sensors capable of measuring tilt and cracks will be installed on selected aging and hazardous buildings in the area.

Ryu Kyung-gi, Mayor of Jungnang-gu, said, "It is meaningful that this project utilizing blockchain and IoT strengthens transparent safety management of aging buildings in the region," adding, "We will continue to do our best to create a safe Jungnang-gu by actively utilizing core technologies such as ICT in line with the Fourth Industrial Revolution era."

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