2010-07 - Korea IT Times

Open GyeongGi-Do
Dr. Yang Jae-soo, GyeongGi-Do governor’s advisor
in information and communications
tents company support center in August
this year.
It will also extend support to small and
medium-sized companies for their content
manufacture, overseas exports and activation
of performance & video businesses.
"In line with the government's efforts to
pull down the high unemployment rate for
youths, the province will actively foster
1,300 young people as professional manpower
in the content industry,' said Yang.
For the first time among provincial governments,
it will create KRW 20 billion
won in a video-specialized fund to extend
financial supports to 3D movies, games
and cartoon manufacturers facing shortages
of business funds.
"By systematically supporting promising
and future-oriented companies, we
will foster Gyeonggi Province as the
Mecca of the content industry representing
Asia," he said.
Smart Gyeonggi-do
IT-based welfare policy
For children of the underprivileged,
Gyeonggi Province plans to establish an
IPTV study room at all of the province's
621 regional children centers, he said.
Through the facility, the province will provide
real-time EBS broadcasting and a variety
of other educational programs on
curricula for primary, middle and high
schools, English and Chinese characters.
It also set aside KRW 1.24 billion won
in budget for informatization projects for
the underprivileged in 2010. The fund will
be used for expansion of informatization
education for the disabled and senior citizens,
assistance for informatization of
agricultural and fishery villages and a campaign
to send PCs to social welfare facilities.
Noting that a growing number of residents
in the province are using wireless
Internet in keeping with an increase in the
number of smartphone users, Yang said,
"We have already developed application
programs for smartphone on traffic information,
libraries and tourism in the
province. We will also continue expanding
the services in the future.
"For instance, we plan to offer information
on bus routes, real estate and jobs to
residents in the province by the end of
July," he said.
The advisor also said that Gyeonggi
Province will exert best efforts for development
of various applications for smartphones
and activation of mobile content
industry through close cooperation with
Samsung Electronics and KT.
In particular, it is pushing ahead with
establishing Wi-Fi zone in some 3,000
public places in the 31 cities and gun in the
province by the end of this year under cooperation
with communication operators
to help residents use wireless Internet free
of charge, he said.
Along with this, the province will pursue
a flexible working system based on
ubiquitous IT, called "Smart Office" or
"Smart Work" to enhance efficiency of administration,
said Yang.
"Besides, we will push for the "Smart
Healthcare" campaign for residents' effective
health management and the "Smart
Water" project to supply clean and pure
water," he added..
Yeon Choul-woong/ bruceyeon@koreaittimes.com
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