Lee Jumin, President of the Korea Road Traffic Authority (fifth from the left in the front row), along with the members appointed to the 'Smart Future Transportation Advisory Group,' are taking a commemorative photo at the launch ceremony. [Photo by Korea Road Traffic Authority]
[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwanju] The Korea Road Traffic Authority announced on the 3rd that it has launched the 'Smart Future Transportation Advisory Group' to lead future transportation in the 4th Industrial Revolution and strengthen innovation growth capabilities.
The advisory group consists of 33 experts in five fields: big data, artificial intelligence, IT services, autonomous driving and drones, and IoT-based smart transportation infrastructure.
The advisory group will provide technical advice on rapidly changing IT new technologies related to the 4th Industrial Revolution, conduct capacity training for the Korea Road Traffic Authority employees, and advise on technology development in the road traffic sector and the advancement of public services through industry-academia-research collaboration, as well as the discovery of new future growth engines and the development of preventive traffic safety policies.
Additionally, the Authority presented key recent achievements related to IT services, such as 'Mobile Homepage in My Hand,' 'Mobile Driver's License Verification Service,' and 'Non-face-to-face Online Traffic Safety Education Service,' through a special session at the Spring Academic Conference of the IT Service Society.
Lee Jumin, Chairman of the Authority, said, "Through the launch of this advisory group, we will enhance the level of non-face-to-face services, which have increased due to COVID-19, and strengthen technologies and capabilities related to the Korean New Deal to become an authority that leads safe and convenient future transportation."
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