Three Cases Including Wonderful Platform Selected for 'Korean New Deal of the Month'

AI robot 'Dasomi' selected as 'Korean New Deal of the Month' in July. (Photo by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 27th that three cases?Wonderful Platform, National Health Insurance Ilsan Hospital, and Serim TSG?were selected for the July edition of the ‘Korean New Deal of the Month,’ conducted jointly with related ministries.

The AI health management robot ‘Dasomi,’ developed by Wonderful Platform, is a ‘filial son’ that helps elderly people living alone communicate well with their families and prevents social isolation. Children and caregivers can check the elderly person's health status anytime through a dedicated application. They also exchange greetings via video calls and voice messages.

National Health Insurance Ilsan Hospital was selected in the smart infection management field of the ‘2020 Smart Hospital Leading Model Development Support Project,’ one of the top 10 representative projects of the Korean New Deal. As a smart hospital leading model suited for infectious disease response, it developed an AI-based COVID-19 patient classification algorithm. When inputting the COVID-19 patient’s age, body temperature, underlying diseases, and respiratory distress, the AI comprehensively analyzes these factors and provides scores indicating the need for oxygen therapy and intensive care. It also suggests appropriate treatment facilities.

Serim TSG is a technology-focused company with about 350 employees, including approximately 300 software research and development and system specialists. Based on its technology and experience, it created the national secretary ‘Gooppi,’ which provides vaccine information as well as various daily life information, and the ‘Gooppi Chatbot,’ which handles civil complaints?essentially a ‘secretary in your hand.’ Serim TSG plans to further develop related services into a higher-level national secretary.

Since March, the Korean New Deal of the Month, selected and announced monthly, targets ▲ individuals or companies directly carrying out Korean New Deal projects or producing results ▲ individuals or companies benefiting from Korean New Deal projects ▲ symbolic places of the Korean New Deal. Central administrative agencies promoting the Korean New Deal recommend candidates, and a screening committee selects them through rigorous evaluation.

A total of 10 institutions, including the Ministry of Science and ICT, participated in recommending candidates for this month’s Korean New Deal. Eighteen judges from various fields, including broadcasting writer Eonju Lee, travel writer Minwoo Park, and Hanshin University professor Junhyuk Kim, were responsible for the evaluation.

On this day, Minister Hyesook Lim of the Ministry of Science and ICT, representing the government, presented commemorative plaques to the Korean New Deal of the Month awardees, stating, “Meaningful achievements of the Korean New Deal are emerging through government support and active private participation. We will do our best to support these achievements so that they become a driving force to overcome the economic crisis and open new growth, creating changes that the public can feel.”

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