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Korea post office evolves into everyday safety infrastructure beyond delivery
Cases are rising of postal carriers acting as a local safety net, from helping at traffic accidents to stopping fires and preventing voice phishing losses. Korea’s Postal Service said carriers’ roles are expanding beyond reporting incidents to early response and support for elderly and isolated households. It has institutionalised regular home visits through a welfare parcel programme and piloted cash delivery of local subsidies for older residents.
People & Events
Ryu Je-myeong attends Digital Insight Forum to discuss ways to coexist with AI
Ryu Je-myeong (류제명), second vice minister at South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT, attended the 13th Digital Insight Forum in Seoul on April 9 and discussed ways to coexist with artificial intelligence. He listened to a lecture by Lee Sedol (이세돌), a visiting professor at UNIST, marking the 10th anniversary of the Lee Sedol-AlphaGo match. Participants discussed human domains and roles that AI cannot replace.
People
Park In-hwan encourages postman who saved citizen during mail delivery
Park In-hwan (박인환), head of Korea’s Postal Service, visited the Seoul Gangnam Post Office on March 18 to praise and encourage postman Yoo Sang-beom (유상범) for rescuing a citizen who lost consciousness in a traffic accident while delivering mail. Park said he was proud that Yoo protected a valuable life at a dangerous scene and said postmen serve as guardians across society. He added thanks to all postmen working in the field.
