Seoul Metro Awarded Prime Minister's Commendation in 'Public Data Provision Operation Status Evaluation'

Selected as an Excellent Institution in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety Evaluation... Achieved the Highest Grade for 3 Consecutive Years with a Score of 98.51 This Year
...Opened 145 Types of Public Data Including Train Operation Information, Subway Congestion, and Station Convenience Information

Seoul Metro (President Baek Ho) announced on the 20th that it was selected as an excellent institution in the 'Public Data Provision Operation Status Evaluation' conducted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, receiving the Prime Minister's Commendation for Public Data Development Merit in 2023.

The 'Public Data Provision Operation Status Evaluation' is a system designed to understand the status of public data provision and utilize the evaluation results for policy improvement. It is conducted annually by evaluating 16 indicators across five areas: public data management system, opening, utilization, quality, and others.

In this evaluation conducted on 570 institutions nationwide, Seoul Metro was recognized for its excellent performance with a score of 98.51 points and achieved the highest grade of 'Excellent' for three consecutive years. In particular, it received high marks in the opening and utilization areas by newly opening high-demand data such as daily transportation statistics and information for transportation-vulnerable groups, fully complying with open formats, and promoting conversion to real-time data.

Seoul Metro provides high-quality data by establishing data opening plans, processing public data provision requests promptly (within 10 days), and fully complying with the update cycle for open data to activate public data provision and use.

Especially, it provides 145 types of public data related to subway safety and citizen convenience, such as real-time train operation information, subway congestion, boarding and alighting passenger information, and station convenience facility information. This year, it additionally opened 22 types of data, including platform and train intervals and installation information of boarding facilities.

In July last year, Seoul Metro signed a business agreement with Kakao and has been providing information on platform gaps and step differences at 275 stations on lines 1 to 8 through the KakaoMap app since October.

Going forward, Seoul Metro plans to expand the scope of public data opening centered on demand by collecting citizen opinions and holding idea contests.

President Baek said, “Being selected as an excellent institution for three consecutive years is the result of our efforts to communicate with the public and provide high-demand, high-quality data.” He added, “Seoul Metro will continue to actively discover and open highly utilized public data and do its best to provide citizens with data-based customized usage services.”

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