Jeju Island, a southern island in South Korea, is among the hottest vacationer locations for Koreans and has about 15 million guests yearly.It now
Jeju Island, a southern island in South Korea, is among the hottest vacationer locations for Koreans and has about 15 million guests yearly.
It now requires these guests to make use of a decentralized id (DID) blockchain expertise based mostly app that claims to supply personal, safe COVID-19 contact tracing. An August 19 announcement stated that Jeju Province had reached an settlement with South Korean blockchain firm ICONLOOP to introduce the system.
Beginning this week, guests shall be required to obtain the Zzeung cell app when arriving on the Island and confirm their id utilizing a Korean telecom service. A verifiable credential on the backend shall be issued through a public blockchain community to ensure that there isn’t a forgery or tampering of any data.
Zzeung was designated as an progressive monetary service (“MyID”) by Korea’s Monetary Providers Fee in recognition of its comfort and safety. Jeju is typically often called ‘Bit Island’ as a consequence of its embrace of expertise, significantly blockchain.
Privateness assured (till a case is found)
Guests might want to arrange fingerprint authentication or a PIN code which shall be saved in a personal blockchain community. Every customer’s private figuring out data, and data of the place they go to, are separated to make sure private privateness. The information is stored personal until a COVID-19 case is found.
Along with ICONLOOP and Jeju Island’s latest pilot program, the operation will broaden to incorporate greater than 50 personal companies later this month. Tae-bong Lim, Director of Well being and Welfare of Jeju Self-Governing Province stated:
“Via this new infectious illness prevention system, Jeju Island will have the ability to be reborn as a secure and consultant vacationer vacation spot in Korea.”