Let's now take a closer look at the government's
deregulatory drive for new industries and
the ICT sector.
Certain sectors, like the local drone industry,...
feel the changes are long overdue... as our
Kim Ji-yeon reports.
The government is planning to eliminate regulations
on goods and services related to the ICT convergence
sector... to match the level of freedom in
developed countries.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
says autonomous vehicles will be able to operate
anywhere across the nation on roads designated
for testing and demonstration.
Also, it will apply a negative listing approach
to drones for commercial use,... meaning it
will allow the use of drones that don't interfere
with military operations or that could pose
a risk to public safety.
"Already, developed countries have decisively
jumped into the drone industry and have acquired
a lot of the technology... so we have to speed
up innovation in this field too."
In the Internet-of-Things sector, the ICT
ministry agreed to allow a higher output of
electromagnetic frequencies... by 20 times
the current level to 2-hundred milliwatts.
The ministry says the changes will lower costs
for companies by a-third... and help them
build exclusive I-o-T network connectivity.
By June, the ICT ministry says it will come
up with clear guidelines... in cooperation
with the interior ministry, the Korea Communications
Commission and the Financial Services Commission...
on how big data companies should handle personal
information.
The new guidelines will no longer require
companies to get an individual's approval
for the collection of personal information,...
but they are expected to impose higher security
standards on the companies with regard to
how they should handle and store the data.
The ICT ministry also says it's upgrading
its public database to help companies providing
offline services online... starting with the
National Police Agency's database on drivers'
licenses of chauffeurs.
Kim Ji-yeon, Arirang News.
