Use of Digital Entry Log Surges in Multi-use Facilities in Suwon

[Suwon Ilbo=Correspondent Seo Dong-young] The usage rate of digital entry logs (KI-pass) at multi-use facilities in the Suwon area has significantly increased due to COVID-19 spread.

As of the 19th, the City of Suwon identified that 7,584 facilities have been registered in the digital entry log management system, it announced on the 24th.

In particular, 1,341 mandatory facilities including eight high-risk venue types (hunting pojangmacha, sensibility pubs, entertainment establishments, casual bars, coreography studios, karaoke rooms, indoor group exercise facilities, and indoor standing concert halls) as well as buffets and academies with 300 or more students are all using digital entry logs.

When the city examined daily enrollment trends of facilities within its jurisdiction, mainly mandatory facilities applied for enrollment in early June, the initial stage of digital entry log implementation.

Subsequently, the number of facilities enrolling in the digital entry log, which had decreased to around 10 cases per day in early August, began to surge when social distancing was strengthened to level 2 on August 18th.

In particular, on the 28th when the decision to implement enhanced quarantine measures in the Seoul metropolitan area starting August 30th was announced, 435 facilities enrolled on the 28th and 492 facilities on the 29th in the digital entry log system.

Analysis suggests that applications from voluntary facilities stood out because the digital entry log eliminates the need to separately store handwritten rosters containing personal information, making it convenient and hassle-free for facility managers.

Moreover, recently, even those without a business registration number can be approved to use the digital entry log, leading to cases where citizens are utilizing the digital entry log for small gatherings.

They organize gatherings such as soccer clubs, footvolley clubs, and alumni associations while registering meeting venues and managing them through the digital entry log.

The city has posted notices on the Suwon City website explaining how to use the system to both operators and users, and also made available handwritten rosters that address concerns about personal information leaks.

A city official stated, "As COVID-19 has become prolonged and usage methods have been widely publicized, the usage rate of digital entry logs appears to have increased," and added, "Reflecting this trend, we will work to ensure more thorough COVID-19 quarantine measures."