Busan is good

Busan-Style Integrated Data Platform "Big-Data Wave" Officially Launched

내용

Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that the pilot operation of the Busan-style integrated data platform, “Big-Data Wave,” has concluded and that the platform officially launches today (July 21).

The name “Big-Data Wave” was selected through a citizen contest in June 2024. The platform initially launched its portal services with a data repository, analytical tools, and dashboards. The second phase of development, which included features like the data market and integrated data maps, was completed in March this year. After user testing involving students, businesses, and public officials and a pilot operation beginning in April, the platform is now fully operational.

Key services include:

• ●Data Catalog (Public and customized data)

• ●Data Analysis (Dashboards and self-service analytics)

• ●Data Utilization (Visualization and data profiling)

• ●Data Market (Data purchasing, custom data requests, and business promotion)

• ●Data Map (National integration map, map-based data, and citizen sentiment map)

During the pilot period (April–July), the city made improvements based on user feedback and built a response system for service issues to ensure smooth operation.
In preparation, the city also recruited companies to participate in the data market and registered datasets for sale. Enhancements in interface design and functionality were made to improve user experience, and a service contingency response plan was established.

The operation of the data market service through “Big-Data Wave” marks the first case of its kind among local governments nationwide. It will play a leading role in developing the local data industry and acting as a public-private collaboration-based data hub, advancing the vision of “Busan, a digital economic city powered by data.”

Unlike conventional data marketplaces focused solely on transactions, this initiative aims to facilitate collaboration among local data companies, promote shared use and analysis of data, generate synergy, and serve as a venue for information exchange and promotion.

To encourage participation and activation of the data market, the city established the “Busan Public-Private Data Sharing and Utilization Council” this past May. The council includes 31 organizations (6 related public institutions and 25 private companies) and aims to guide data registration for business transactions and discuss collaboration strategies.

With the official launch of “Big-Data Wave,” it is expected that data supply and demand companies in the private sector will actively participate, creating value through data distribution and transactions, and laying the groundwork for a data-sharing ecosystem based on public-private collaboration.

To further promote the official launch of the service, Busan Metropolitan City will begin a nationwide publicity campaign via local government websites and host an online citizen participation event starting today (July 21).

The promotional event will be conducted through the “Big-Data Wave” website (data.busan.go.kr) via pop-ups and announcements, as well as through surveys on the city’s official website (www.busan.go.kr/minwon/survey), featuring two main topics:
① (From July 21 for two weeks) What is the name of Busan’s integrated data platform?
② (From July 28 for two weeks) Slogan contest for “Big-Data Wave” (within 20 characters, including spaces; example: “Busan! The Wave of Data, the Flow of the Future!!”)

Jung Na-young, Director General of the Future Technology Strategy Bureau, stated,
"Through the official launch of the Busan-style integrated data platform, we will take the lead in building a regional data hub and implementing data-driven, scientific governance."
She added, "We will contribute to enhancing the competitiveness of Busan as a global hub city in the digital economy by fostering a data-sharing ecosystem based on public-private collaboration and revitalizing the local data industry."