Korea Rail Network Authority, Public Data Utilization Idea Contest

The Korea Rail Network Authority is holding a contest for ideas on utilizing public data.

The Rail Network Authority announced on the 1st that it will form a public data activation council in Daejeon, where its headquarters is located, and hold a contest to discover ideas for utilizing public data services.

The council is composed of the Rail Network Authority, Small Enterprise and Market Service, Korea Gas Technology Corporation, National Research Foundation of Korea, and Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation.

The contest is hosted by Hanbat National University and organized by the council. Hanbat National University students, either individually or in teams of up to four members, are invited to submit entries focused on idea planning or service development using public data currently open from each institution. The submission period is until the 18th of this month.

The council plans to select five winning teams (including individuals) through document screening (first round) and evaluation (second round).

For more detailed information about the contest, please visit the Hanbat National University website.

Lee Seong-hae, Chairman of the Rail Network Authority, said, “The contest is held to newly discover public data needed by the public and to create various services. We hope for active participation so that many innovative ideas can be discovered and reflected in the field.”

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