Duzon Bizon Receives Minister of Science and ICT Award at 'Digital Innovation Awards'

Duzon Bizon received the Minister of Science and ICT Award in the group category at the '2022 Korea Digital Innovation Award' held by the Ministry of Science and ICT at the Startup Campus in Pangyo, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do. The photo shows Minwoo Lee, Director of the Duzon Bizon Platform Business Division (second from the right), posing for a commemorative photo with the award recipients. / Photo by Duzon Bizon

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hyowon] ‘Urido,’ the digital integrated administrative platform for Gangwon Province developed by Douzone Bizon, is gaining recognition for its expertise and technological capabilities in the ICT sector by consecutively winning top awards at various reputable domestic and international digital ceremonies.

Douzone Bizon (CEO Kim Yongwoo) announced on the 9th that it received the Minister of Science and ICT Award in the group category at the ‘2022 Korea Digital Innovation Award’ held on the 3rd.

Following the ‘Digital Government’ category award at the ‘ASOCIO Digital Summit 2022’ held in Singapore on the 28th of last month, the company once again earned honors, demonstrating its influence.

The Korea Digital Innovation Award is a representative government award in the domestic ICT sector hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and organized by seven institutions including the National IT Industry Promotion Agency. It recognizes individuals and groups who have contributed to national economic development through ICT development, dissemination, and convergence utilization.

Douzone Bizon was recognized for its contribution to providing and activating data-based public services for Gangwon residents through the construction of Gangwon Province’s digital integrated administrative platform ‘Urido,’ receiving the Minister of Science and ICT Award.

Urido is a cloud-based platform tailored for administration, economy, and welfare, providing non-face-to-face services that significantly enhance convenience for residents. It received high marks for developing services based on 87 types of administrative information from public MyData, enabling analysis and application. This not only discovered innovative services but also accelerated commercialization, improving administrative efficiency.

In fact, Urido is establishing itself as the platform realizing digital governance in Gangwon Province. It offers customized innovative services that have received great response from residents, such as various digital administrative services through electronic ID issuance, public facility identity verification, tailored welfare policies like childcare allowances, recommendations and applications for various subsidies, surveys, and voting participation.

Song Hochul, CEO of the Platform Business Division at Douzone Bizon, said, “Through Urido, we will undertake data-driven decision-making and continuous system advancement to present a standard model for digital platform cities. Ultimately, we aim to serve as a robust hub platform connecting residents and local governments, deriving innovative solutions in policy formulation and implementation.”

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