Korea's strength in advanced science technology such as AI and IoT should be utilized for disaster prevention and response.
North Korea exploited public interest in the deadly crowd crush in Seoul in October to conduct cyber attacks on South Korean targets, Google said on Thursday.
A government-wide civil emergency communication system set up in the aftermath of the 2014 Sewol ferry sinking was barely used to coordinate inter-agency action while the fatal Itaewon crowd crush unfolded last weekend.
The Korea Environment Corporation (K-eco) received a presidential citation for disaster management, the government agency said in a statement Thursday.
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