In September, a fire broke out during the relocation of lithium-ion batteries for the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) at the National Computing and Information Service in Daejeon, temporarily restricting access to many digital administrative information services. This incident has prompted a comprehensive review of the operational environment of digital government systems in the event of disasters. Even during this recent national computing network outage, the blockchain-based mobile identification service for the public continued to operate stably without interruption, demonstrating the excellence of the technology. The blockchain-based national mobile ID is a government identity management system that the government has spent years developing. After announcing plans to introduce mobile IDs in the 2019 Digital Government Innovation Initiative, South Korea established the world’s first blockchain-based mobile ID issuance system in 2021. With the introduction of the mobile resident r

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At the end of each year, when the Nobel Prize winners are announced, our society and universities are gripped by a sense of regret and self-reproach. This sentiment typically lasts for about a month before it fades from memory as the year draws to a close. The reason our society and universities yearn for the Nobel Prize is not only because it represents social recognition of intellectual assets and serves as an indicator of a long-term research ecosystem, but also because it carries a weight that goes beyond words in terms of national image and research self-esteem. At the same time, as a form of intellectual diplomatic capital, the Nobel Prize recipients greatly enhance the nation’s prestige, which is why the government continues to aspire to this achievement. There are two essential conditions for fulfilling this aspiration: accumulation and innovation. Korean society is particularly characterized by a strong reset culture. When the president changes, national policies change; when

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An email written in 2020 by Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, has become a hot topic. Thiel predicted that the younger generation would turn away from capitalism, and this prediction has become reality with the election of Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old political newcomer and democratic socialist, as mayor of New York. Thiel’s insights are drawing renewed attention in light of this change that has occurred in New York, the heart of capitalism. At the time, Thiel sent an email to Facebook (now Meta) executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, stating, "When 70% of Millennials say they support socialism, we should not simply dismiss them as foolish, entitled, or brainwashed. We must try to understand why." He pointed out that the social contract between generations had been broken, citing excessive student loan debt and housing costs as reasons why young people have turned away from capitalism. As Thiel’s five-year-old email resurfaced following Mamdani’s election, Thiel gave an

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