Ministry of Culture selects best practices including 'Interpol collaboration'

Automatic Recharge of Munhwa Nuri Card and Open Tourism Map

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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 4th that it selected five cases of exemplary proactive administration, including joint overseas online copyright infringement response with the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). Collaboration with Interpol has been steadily progressing since the signing of a memorandum of understanding in April. A dedicated team for online copyright infringement response was formed within Interpol, leading to the arrest of operators of twenty-seven illegal sites both domestically and internationally. Red notices and international cooperative investigations are also underway for Hallyu-infringing webtoon sites. An official stated, "We aim to create a fair distribution environment and promote the overseas distribution activation of digital Hallyu content."

The automatic recharge of the Munhwa Nuri Card was also recognized as an exemplary case. Introduced for the first time this year, 1.27 million users, accounting for 71.7% of all users, received automatic support fund recharges without visiting community centers or applying online. Benefits expanded last year through the rights protection service, allowing an additional 8,500 people to enjoy them. An official self-assessed, "We have resolved blind spots in cultural and artistic enjoyment."

Additionally, a mixed facility for artists' housing and performance venues created in cooperation with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the abolition of the application limit criteria for alternative materials at the National Library for Persons with Disabilities (5 items per application, 15 items per year), and the 'Open Tourist Sites' received high evaluations. The 'Open Tourist Sites' project addresses inconveniences faced by groups who find traveling difficult, such as persons with disabilities, the elderly, and families with infants and young children. By developing experiential tourism content and providing barrier-free tourism information, it was selected as an exemplary case by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) this year as well.

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