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Seoul’s Owl Service has reduced the use of passenger cars by more than 2 million trips per year.
Seoul established a quasi-public bus system, restructured routes, created median lanes, built transfer centers, and integrated its fare system to improve service.
A “polluters pay” policy helps Seoul reduce household waste going to the landfill by 90% and waste generated by the city by 40%.
In Seoul, 90% of landfill-bound wastes were instead used to produce energy enough to heat 518,000 households.
Efforts are needed to get third parties engaged in the emissions market.
Maneuvering through the web of stakeholder interests, the Republic of Korea institutionalized a service-oriented bus transportation system in Seoul and its satellite cities in surrounding provinces.
The Republic of Korea has been a leader in training government officials to be catalysts of economic development.
Companies and governments are devising strategies for how to manage the personal information of users of online services.
Solutions include lowering statutory maximum lending rates, expanding policy financing and mid-rate loans, increasing loans and loan guarantees.
The Korean government has employed comprehensive policy measures to manage household debt risks.