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"Convergence" is the key to President Park Geun-hye's vision for a "creative economy"
-- and she defines it as science and information communication technology mixed together with
other sectors to create something new.
Our Yoo Li-an gives us a better idea of just what that means. This is the nation's biggest
IT show, held every year in Seoul, and it gives tech giants and aspiring entrepreneurs
a chance to unveil their latest gadgets.
But this year, there's a rather peculiar participant.
Mackiss is a drink that turns any kind of non-alcoholic beverage into a cocktail...
and it stands as a literal representation of the government's vision for a creative
economy.
"Convergence essentially means mixing. Even though our product has no direct relationship
to information technology, the concept behind it -- of mixing -- fits well into the rising
trend in the IT sector. That's why we were given a booth at this show."
The key idea driving the "creative economy" concept is not simply to create, but to mix
with something else to produce something new.
Here's another company that does just that.
This program serves as a mobile office,.. allowing users to participate in a conference
using anything with a camera -- be it a laptop, a smartphone or a tablet PC.
But it's not simply a video chat for multiple users.
"Anywhere users have access to internet, they can also share documents, video or even stream
live from a CCTV. Users can also write on top of that for a full office experience."
Here, a digitalized Van Gogh is explaining his artwork and telling the viewer about himself.
It's technology mixed with art for educational purposes.
The monitor has cameras that sense the height of anyone that stands before it to gauge his
or her age and then the artist gives age-appropriate quizzes.
Interactive digital art pieces such as these have been used at so-called "Live Art" museums
since the beginning of the year.
These are just some of the technologies giving us a glimpse of where the "creative economy"
will take us in the future.
Yoo Li-an, Arirang News.