Smart Solution Demonstration

2025 K-City Network Global Cooperation Program for Smart Solution Demonstration

Purpose

This program was created to share Korea’s smart city expertise and experience with overseas cities interested in Korea’s smart city model and give Korean companies opportunities to demonstrate smart solutions/technologies/services they developed in overseas markets.

Summary

The program provides support for activities as well as funding for implementation of Korea’s smart solution demonstration projects abroad, including survey of project sites, installation and operation of smart solutions/technologies/services for demonstration, and evaluation.

Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants for smart solution demonstration projects are Korean businesses/organizations which lead the project consortiums formed with foreign national/regional/city governments that will host the smart solution demonstration projects (hereinafter referred to as the “overseas partner governments”). To confirm the establishment of the project consortium, applicants are required to submit either a Letter of Intent (LOI) or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed with the overseas partner governments.

Candidate Cities

Cities overseas that are suitable for demonstrating smart city solutions developed in Korea and willing to integrate Korean smart city technologies

Eligible Solutions

Smart city solutions developed and integrated in Korea and aimed at demonstration overseas (services, platforms, or systems either as a standalone solution or as a package)

Scale of Support

Selection of up to six (6) projects with 300~400 million KRW funding per project.

How to Apply

Applications should be submitted to the KCN Secretariat by e-mail (kcitysolution@kaia.re.kr)
no later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday 11th of March, 2025.
For further information, please refer to the project proposal guideline or contact the KCN Secretariat
(Tel: +82-31-389-6359/+82-31-389-6409, Email: kcitysolution@kaia.re.kr)

☞2025 K-City Network Overseas Demonstration Announcement (Korean) PDF
☞2025 K-City Network Overseas Demonstration Announcement (Korean) HWP
☞Calls for Projects 2025 K-City Network Smart Solution Demonstration Project(Eng) PDF
☞Calls for Projects 2025 K-City Network Smart Solution Demonstration Project(Eng) doccx

Process and Timeline

2024 K-City Network Global Cooperation Program for Smart Solution Demonstration

Purpose

This program aims to apply and demonstrate Korean smart city technologies in cities overseas to build a platform to promote and spread smart solutions overseas and create an opportunity for global cooperation projects.

Summary

This project will render support for demonstration projects in order to roll out or expand Korean smart city solutions in cities overseas that seek to adopt a smart city approach.

Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants for smart solution demonstration projects are Korean businesses/organizations which lead the project consortiums formed with foreign national/regional/city governments that will host the smart solution demonstration projects (hereinafter referred to as the “overseas partner governments”). To confirm the establishment of the project consortium, applicants are required to submit either a Letter of Intent (LOI) or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed with the overseas partner governments.

Candidate Cities

Cities overseas that are suitable for demonstrating smart city solutions developed in Korea and willing to integrate Korean smart city technologies

Eligible Solutions

Smart city solutions developed and integrated in Korea and aimed at demonstration overseas (services, platforms, or systems either as a standalone solution or as a package)

Scale of Support

Up to two hundred (200) to four hundred (400) million Korean won per project, for within six (6) projects

How to Apply

(Submission period) From 8th of February to 19th of March, by 17:00(KSP)
(Place to submit) The K-City Network Solution Demonstration Program Secretariat (KAIA)
Application documents can be submitted via e-mail
(Submission Method) Submit by email (kcitysolution@kaia.re.kr), see notice below for details

☞ 2024년 K-City-Network 해외실증형 사업 공고문(국문).hwpx
☞ 2024년 K-City-Network 해외실증형 사업 공고문(국문).pdf

☞ Call for Application 2024 K-city Network smart solution demonstration project(Eng).docx
☞ Call for Application 2024 K-city Network smart solution demonstration project(Eng).pdf

Process and Timeline

2023 K-City Network Smart Solution Demonstration

Purpose

This program aims to apply and demonstrate Korean smart city technologies in cities overseas to build a platform to promote and spread superior solutions overseas and create an opportunity for global cooperation projects.

Summary

This project will render support for demonstration projects in order to roll out or expand Korean smart city solutions in cities overseas that seek to adopt a smart city approach.

Eligible Applicants

Korean organizations or corporations seeking to access the international market with their own smart solution developed and demonstrated in Korea (consortium with a local institution from a candidate city is required)

Candidate Cities

Cities overseas that are suitable for demonstrating smart city solutions developed in Korea and willing to integrate Korean smart city technologies

Eligible Solutions

Smart city solutions developed and integrated in Korea and aimed at demonstration overseas (services, platforms, or systems either as a standalone solution or as a package)

Scale of Support

Up to three hundred to five hundred million Korean won per project, for four or five projects.

How to Apply

(Submission date) By 2023:5 on Tuesday, May 30, 17 (Korean time)
(Submission Place) Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (KAIA) Smart City Industry Support Center * K-City Network Smart Solution Type Business Operation Secretariat
(How to submit) Email submission (kcitysolution@kaia.re.kr)

☞ 2023 K-City Network 솔루션 해외 실증사업 공고문(Kor)
☞ Request for Application for 2023 K-city Network smart solution demonstration project(Eng)

Process and Timeline

2022 K-City Network Smart Solution Demonstration

Purpose

This program aims to apply and demonstrate Korean smart city technologies in cities overseas to build a platform to promote and spread superior solutions overseas and create an opportunity for global cooperation projects.

Summary

This project will render support for demonstration projects in order to roll out or expand Korean smart city solutions in cities overseas that seek to adopt a smart city approach.

Eligible Applicants

Korean organizations or corporations seeking to access the international market with their own smart solution developed and demonstrated in Korea (consortium with a local institution from a candidate city is required)

Candidate Cities

Cities overseas that are suitable for demonstrating smart city solutions developed in Korea and willing to integrate Korean smart city technologies

Candidate Cities

Smart city solutions developed and integrated in Korea and aimed at demonstration overseas (services, platforms, or systems either as a standalone solution or as a package)

Scale of Support

Up to three hundred (300) to five hundred (500) million Korean won per project, for up to two (2) projects.

How to Apply

(Submission date) By 2022:5 on Friday, May 20, 18 (Korean time)
(Submission Place) Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (KAIA) Smart City Performance Diffusion Office * K-City Network Smart Solution Type Business Operation Secretariat
(contacts) kcitysolution@kaia.re.kr, +82-031-389-6359 <br> (Address) 7th Floor, 286 Simin-daero, Dongan-gu, Anyang-si, Korea 14066

☞ 2022 K-City Network 솔루션 해외 실증사업 공고문(Kor)
☞ Request for Application for 2022 K-city Network smart solution demonstration project(Eng)

Process and Timeline

* The timeline may be subject to change over the course of the program.