What works in South Korea
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Quality scores are 0–100 rubric scores; “strong evidence” reflects study design; adoptions count documented replications elsewhere. Know more
Evidence snapshot for South Korea
South Korea has implemented multiple evidence-backed digital and emergency-response programmes targeting vulnerable populations. SK Telecom's AI Care voice-monitoring service logged 328 help calls in its first year with 23 confirmed medical emergencies routed to rescue, while Digital Baeumteo trained 793,000 people in 2022—56% of them older adults—through 1,000+ community centres. Legal mandates for accessibility have been enacted: a 2021 kiosk mandate requires accessible self-service machines nationwide with fines up to KRW 30 million, though 44.8% of kiosk users still prefer staff-assisted transactions. Web accessibility certification covers 17,586 sites under government oversight, yet average compliance scores have plateaued near 61/100 since 2020 despite rising certifications—indicating that legal frameworks and volume of certified sites do not guarantee sustained improvement in accessibility outcomes.
Drawn from: SK Telecom's AI Care — Voice-Activated Emergency Monitoring for Seniors Living Alone · Nationwide Accessible Kiosk Mandate · Korea's Web Accessibility Quality Certification — A Digital Inclusion Act Cert Mark Backed by Three Government Bodies · Digital Baeumteo – National Digital Competence Training Network · KWCAG Web Accessibility Mandate & WA Certification · South Korea's National Election Commission — AI Deepfake Detection and Enforcement Ahead of the 2024 Elections · Korea dBrain+ — AI-enhanced national public financial management system for fiscal risk and treasury forecasting · Mandatory Annual Workplace Sexual-Harassment Prevention Education — South Korea
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Evaluation evidence +38 pts 88 here · 49 average
Evaluated outcomes +22 pts 100 here · 78 average
Documented learning +13 pts 88 here · 74 average
Scalability beyond pilot +12 pts 74 here · 62 average
Evidence of impact / measured public value +9 pts 66 here · 57 average
Sustainability (ongoing) +8 pts 86 here · 78 average
Weaknesses
Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced -10 pts 17 here · 27 average
Effectiveness -11 pts 56 here · 66 average
Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced -11 pts 37 here · 48 average
Inclusiveness / equity -16 pts 27 here · 43 average
Equity & inclusion -16 pts 33 here · 50 average
Transparency, ethics & data protection -18 pts 29 here · 47 average
Teacher capability & pedagogy -19 pts 19 here · 38 average
Efficiency -32 pts 0 here · 32 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: South Korea. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
SK Telecom's AI Care — Voice-Activated Emergency Monitoring for Seniors Living Alone · 96
Nationwide Accessible Kiosk Mandate · 92
Digital Baeumteo – National Digital Competence Training Network · 92
KWCAG Web Accessibility Mandate & WA Certification · 88
Mandatory Annual Workplace Sexual-Harassment Prevention Education — South Korea · 85
Each number is the practice's overall 0–100 quality score against its catalogue's rubric. Know more
Cities with evaluated practice
Where the documented practice in South Korea concentrates — each city has its own evidence profile.
Recommended to adopt or replicate
Transferable practices from elsewhere that address this place's gaps.
Ciudad Mujer — El Salvador's Integrated Women's Services Programme · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 3 other places
SASA! Community Mobilisation Programme against Intimate Partner Violence — Uganda · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 4 other places
Rwanda's Land Tenure Regularization Programme — Titling Land in Women's Names · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 6 other places
Abolition of Chhaupadi — Ending Menstrual Exile Huts in Nepal's Far- and Mid-Western Districts · fit 82/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Guyana's One-Third Gender Candidate Quota — Two Decades of Sustained Representation · fit 82/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Serbia's 40% Electoral Gender Quota — From One-in-Three to Near-Parity Party Lists (2020-2025) · fit 82/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Bogotá's Care Blocks (Manzanas del Cuidado) · fit 82/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Fit estimates how well a practice matches this place, 0 (poor) to 100 (excellent); the list is ordered to favour practices that address this place's gaps. Know more