KT announced on the 28th that it held the 'Capital Region Living Mobility Data Hackathon' on the 27th in collaboration with the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Seoul City University.
The theme of this year's first hackathon was 'Design a livable capital region with living mobility data.' The competition aimed to discover solutions to various urban problems in the capital region based on living mobility data and to nurture talent equipped with practical skills in artificial intelligence (AI). A total of 88 teams participated, with 8 teams from both the student division and the general division advancing to the finals.
As a result of the competition, a total of 6 teams were selected as winners. The grand prize in the general division went to the 'Small Business Insight Team' for their project titled 'A large language model (LLM) chatbot for in-depth commercial area analysis based on living mobility data and structured/unstructured data.' The grand prize in the student division was awarded to the 'Min-sim Song-song Team' for their proposal on the optimal location for rental housing based on the youth happiness index, which was highly regarded for suggesting solutions for youth housing stability and tailored policy solutions.
Other notable projects included reviewing walking everyday zone plans by age group, diagnosing supply and demand for social overhead capital (SOC) based on living mobility in the capital region, analyzing areas with mobility inconveniences for the elderly, and proposing tailored transportation services for senior citizens.
The total prize money is 10 million won. Some ideas will be reflected in actual policies and may be considered for commercialization.