Korail, 'Railroad Public Data Utilization Idea' Contest

Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) announced on the 10th that it will jointly hold a contest for ‘Railroad Public Data Utilization Ideas’ with its five affiliates: KORAIL Tourism Development, KORAIL Networks, KORAIL Logistics, KORAIL Distribution, and KORAIL Tech.

Provided by Korea Railroad Corporation

The contest is being held to improve railroad services and discover new businesses through creative ideas utilizing railroad public data such as train operation schedules, transportation performance, and station information by route.

The contest categories are divided into two sections: app service planning and idea planning. Participants can plan by using existing railroad data or by integrating it with other public data. It is also possible to propose entirely new data or business ideas.

Selected ideas will be utilized in the process of developing regional marketing and new travel products.

Any citizen can participate individually or form a team of up to three members. Applications must be submitted by the 19th of next month.

KORAIL plans to select seven outstanding proposals by mid-August through first and second rounds of evaluation. Winners will receive a commendation from the KORAIL president and a total prize of 4.5 million KRW.

For more detailed information about the contest, please visit the KORAIL website.

Won Jong-cheol, head of KORAIL’s Digital Convergence Headquarters, said, “We will strive to discover high-quality, high value-added railroad public data necessary for the public and apply it to various businesses so that users can utilize railroad services more conveniently.”

Meanwhile, KORAIL is disclosing 226 types of railroad data, including train operation and passenger transportation statistics, on the Public Data Portal of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

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