- Implementation of drone commercialization services by linking drone demonstration cities, special liberalization zones, and related organizations -  Jeju Special Self-Governing Province is promoting a contest for drone demonstration cities hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport to revitalize administrative services using drones in 2024 and conducting a special drone campaign. It was announced that the project to create a liberalized zone, collaboration with provincial organizations, and integrated drone management work will be promoted. ❍ Jeju Island has been operating the country's largest drone special liberalization zone (2021km1,283) since 2. Through this, a total of 3 service models were discovered over the past three years, and in 16, it was selected as an excellent local government. ❍ This year, △Safe tourism and leisure services using drones △Linking and upgrading drone identification devices △Analysis of meteorological environment on urban air traffic (UAM) routes △Establishment of drone delivery infrastructure and inspection of drones (2021 units) in the province △Use of drones to transport marine waste and drones Promote special zone projects such as operational support.  Delivery and marine environmental cleanup using drones are also promoted. ❍ Jeju Island proposed a demonstration item for the use of urban drones suited to the characteristics of the island region and was selected as Korea's first drone demonstration city contest for two consecutive years starting in 94. ❍ In 2019, a total of 2 projects were carried out to solve Jeju's pending problems with government funding of approximately 2023 billion won. ❍ This year, we also applied for the drone demonstration city contest and conducted document evaluation (February 34) and presentation (February 11), and are about to announce the final results (February 2). Through this, we plan to carry out drone delivery to affiliated islands (inhabited islands) such as Biyangdo, Marado, and Gapado, △transport marine waste using drones, and promote the revitalization of logistics chain infrastructure in remote islands and marine environment purification projects.  Through collaboration with agencies and departments, we check the real-time location and video of drones and seek to expand the discovery of administrative services across the province. ❍ Jeju Island is promoting integrated drone management in the province to streamline the use of public drones. Among the 21 drones (2 departments, administrative cities and investment agencies), 22 underutilized drones were transferred and managed and drone sharing was implemented to promote inter-departmental collaboration. promote. ❍ Linkage between the drone integrated control center and related organizations (fire, military) has already been carried out. ❍ In the future, we plan to establish a continuous inspection, maintenance, and education system for drone management, and establish a public-private cooperation system by convening drone owners and qualified personnel from each department.  Yang Je-yoon, Director of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province’s Innovation Industry Bureau, said, “Through the drone business, we will solve various urban problems in the Jeju region and provide an opportunity to take a step forward as a global drone hub city by implementing commercial services,” adding, “Jeju’s urban air transportation (UAM) will be launched in the future.” ) We plan to greatly contribute to the development of the future mobility industry along with our services.” Source: Jeju Island

-Ulsan City, improving mobility services in areas vulnerable to public transportation - Completion briefing session for the 'Our Village Intelligent Transportation (Smart Mobility) 1.0 Construction Project' - Safe crosswalks and bus stop environment improvement in the Eonyang Alps Market area - Automatic extension of walking time by up to 54.2%, Guaranteeing the right to pedestrian mobility for the mobility-disadvantaged - expected to improve public transportation convenience by providing Masil Bus information With the completion of the 'Our Village Intelligent Transportation (Smart Mobility) 1.0 Construction Project' promoted by Ulsan City, transportation services in the Eonyang Alps Market area are expected to improve. do. Ulsan City in February [...]

Saudi Arabia's Royal Commission for AlUla is scheduled to visit Seongnam City in the first half of this year to discuss business. Seongnam City (Mayor Shin Sang-jin) recently held a video conference with Saudi Arabia's Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), and RCU is located in northwest Saudi Arabia. It was announced on the 20th that they discussed the case of Seongnam City, which can be used as a reference for the smart city construction project being promoted in the AlUla region. In a video conference at the request of Saudi Abaria RCU, the city discussed transportation, safety and welfare, environment, economy, and [...]

- One Team Korea town hall meeting held on the 16th to shift the overseas construction paradigm - Government and public institution support also shifted from simple ‘backward support’ to ‘public leadership’ role □ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (Minister Park Sang-woo) announced in February One Team Korea town hall meeting will be held with overseas construction officials at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul at 2 p.m. on the 16th (Friday). ㅇ This town hall meeting was held under the vision of 'Next Cityscape', which suggests innovation and future prospects for urban development, and a paradigm shift in the overall overseas construction industry through high value-added overseas construction and entry into related industry packages [...]

Personal Information Commission announces major policy implementation plan for 2024... Promoting the enactment of the Personal Video Information Act, preemptive status inspection in the smart car, AI, and super app sectors... Expanding support for the 'right to be forgotten' to delete digital records The government has decided to establish AI guidelines to protect personal information in the era of artificial intelligence. In addition, we are also promoting the enactment of the 'Personal Video Information Act' (tentative name), which contains standards for reasonable use of video information in response to changes in the industrial environment, such as self-driving cars. On the 16th, the Personal Information Commission announced a major policy implementation plan for 2024 containing the following contents. According to the plan, the data processing method [...]

- One Team Korea town hall meeting held on the 16th to shift the overseas construction paradigm - Government and public institution support also shifted from simple ‘backward support’ to ‘public leadership’ role □ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (Minister Park Sang-woo) announced in February One Team Korea town hall meeting will be held with overseas construction officials at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul at 2 p.m. on the 16th (Friday). ㅇ This town hall meeting was held under the vision of 'Next Cityscape', which suggests innovation and future prospects for urban development, and a paradigm shift in the overall overseas construction industry through high value-added overseas construction and entry into related industry packages [...]

- Amendments to the Logistics Facilities Act and subordinate laws to introduce an order delivery facility system will be implemented from the 17th. □ The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (Minister Park Sang-woo) has introduced an order delivery facility, a new type of logistics facility in the city, It was announced that the amendments to the “Logistics Facilities Act” and related subordinate laws* will go into effect on Saturday, February 2, laying the foundation for the expansion of living logistics facilities in the city. * ｢Enforcement Decree of Building Act｣, ｢Logistics Warehousing Business Registration Rules｣, ｢Guidelines for Writing Fire Safety Management Plan for Logistics Warehousing Industry｣ □ This is due to the spread of E-commerce after COVID-17 [...]

- National satellite map web service provided from the 14th... The National Land Information Platform functionality has also been significantly improved. □Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport National Geographic Information Institute (Director Jo Woo-seok) provides a national land satellite-based image map that allows users to view the latest National Land Satellite Orthoimagery*, which captures the entire Korean Peninsula, on the web without downloading it. (National satellite map) will be available starting February 2th. * Compared to images taken from satellites, the location accuracy has increased (tens of meters → within 14m) and the resolution has improved (2m → 2m), so the image has clear and accurate location information. The size is about 0.5GB, so it takes a long time to download. There is discomfort [...]

- Starting on the 6th, a contest will be held for innovative technologies and services in the field of crime prevention and disaster prevention... A briefing session for public offering was held on the 14th. □Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (Minister Park Sang-woo) identified areas lacking regulatory sandbox utilization to support deregulation of more diverse smart city technologies and services and designated areas to support deregulation. A new regulatory sandbox* public offering is established. * (Field-designated type) Unlike the existing method of receiving regulatory sandbox applications on a regular basis for all innovative technologies and services applied to smart cities, specific fields are designated and submitted through open contest. ㅇ This year, [... .]

Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements, Publication of Working Paper (WP No. 23-16) □ Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (President Shim Gyo-eon) Associate Research Fellow Ye-jin Yoo explains the U.S. smart growth evaluation method through the working paper “Main Contents and Implications of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Smart Growth Evaluation Method” By analyzing the case, implications for the development of smart growth management evaluation methods in Korea were presented. ◦ State and city governments in the United States consider 'smart growth' as ​​a framework for sustainable urban development, and smart growth evaluation methods are mainly developed under the leadership of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [ ...]

Final approval of MOLIT implementation plan, completion of smart infrastructure construction by the end of the year, start of service The 'Regional Base Smart City Creation Project' being built in the Solaseado Enterprise City in Haenam-gun has received implementation plan approval from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, giving momentum to the project. It is becoming. The regional smart city creation project, which is being promoted through a public contest by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, is being promoted with the plan to create a future city using cutting-edge smart city technology together with local governments and private companies. Haenam-gun, which was selected for the 2022 public offering, is a joint venture between Jeollanam-do, private operators BS Industry and SK Securities, and Jeonnam Information and Culture Industry Promotion Agency [...]

- K-Smart City Network Business Contest starting on the 30th... A total of 8 locations selected and 40 billion won in support □Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (Minister Park Sang-woo) will establish a smart city cooperation network with overseas countries and support the overseas expansion of Korean companies through the ｢K-City Network Global Cooperation in 2024 The public offering for the project (hereinafter referred to as “K-city Network”) begins on January 1. ㅇ K-City Network, which started in 30, applies the Korean smart city model to establish smart city plans or conduct feasibility studies in overseas cities that want to create smart cities [...]

- Collaboration ‘challenge’ between 29 ministries starting from the 10th! Consolidated notice for recruitment of participating teams for ‘K-Startup 2024’ □Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (Minister Park Sang-woo), Ministry of SMEs and Startups (Minister Oh Young-joo), Ministry of Education (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Lee Ju-ho), Ministry of Education Science and ICT (Minister Lee Jong-ho), Ministry of National Defense (Minister Shin Won-sik), Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister Yoo In-chon), Ministry of Environment (Minister Han Hwa-jin), Ministry of Gender Equality & Family (Minister Kim Hyun-sook), Defense Acquisition Program Administration (Director Eom Dong-hwan) and Korean Intellectual Property Office (Director Lee In-sil) are hosting 'Challenge! It was announced that ‘K-Startup 10’ will be promoted in earnest. ㅇ ‘Challenge! ‘K-Startup 2024’ announced a comprehensive notice on Monday, January 2024 [...]

Public hearing held to establish the 「4th Smart City Comprehensive Plan」 □ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (Minister Park Sang-woo) and Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (Director Shim Gyo-eon) held a public hearing at the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (Sejong Special) auditorium at 1 p.m. on January 25. A public hearing was held to establish the “2th Smart City Comprehensive Plan” at 5), National Research Institute Road, Autonomous City. ◦ The 「4th Smart City Comprehensive Plan (5~4)」 is scheduled to be established in accordance with Article 2024 of the 「Act on Smart City Creation and Industry Promotion, etc.」 □ This public hearing will explain the 「2028th Smart City Comprehensive Plan (draft)」 And the vision of “realizing a smart city of coexistence and leap forward that connects the city and people” [...]

- Development of real-time urban big data convergence 119 disaster response platform system - - Introduction of the nation's first customized two-way notification service, expectations of citizen-participatory disaster safety service - □ Daejeon Fire Department is developing real-time urban big data convergence 119 disaster response that will become the foundation of Daejeon, a first-class safe city. The development of the ‘response platform’ system has been completed. ㅇ This system is a project for scientific decision-making based on data at disaster sites that are becoming more complex and large-scale, utilizing cutting-edge information technology hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety in 2023 [...]

Creating a digital innovation district… Overcoming local extinction by adding two pilot regions Supporting the convergence and diffusion of new technologies such as artificial intelligence and nurturing digital talent The Ministry of Science and ICT is investing a total of KRW 2 billion this year in 5770 provinces to implement 'realization of a local era in which people can live well everywhere in Korea'. It was announced on the 56th that it would pursue a digital innovation project. Local digital innovation projects increased KRW 17 billion compared to last year, ▲ KRW 237 billion to create bases such as digital innovation districts, ▲ new technologies such as artificial intelligence [...]

○ Governor Kim Dong-yeon signs a business agreement with the World Economic Forum to establish the 4th Industrial Revolution Center - 4th Industrial Revolution Center: Regional cooperation base organization of the World Economic Forum. Building industry-academia-research networks, sharing technology trends, promoting research projects, etc. 18 installations around the world - Gyeonggi Province plans to establish one around May of this year. Tentative name ‘Korea Innovation Center for Humans and Earth’ - Dongyeon Kim “Focusing on three areas: climate change, smart manufacturing, and startups. We will strive to operate sustainably through participation from the private sector and academia [...]

Daegu Metropolitan City became the first Asian city to successfully acquire the ISO 2 series for two consecutive years. 〈Certification Ceremony〉 Daegu Metropolitan City succeeded in acquiring the ISO 37120 series, an international standard certification for smart cities, for two consecutive years and held the certification ceremony at the CES Daegu Corporate Hall in the United States. The ISO 37120 series, which Daegu Metropolitan City succeeded in obtaining certification for two consecutive years, is one of the smart city international standard indicators created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)* to promote standardization of smart city-related technologies and services between cities. * [...]

 - Integrated Korean Pavilion operated by 32 organizations and 443 companies, including MOTIE, MSS, Seoul Metropolitan Government, etc. - 143 companies won the ‘CES Innovation Award’, the largest ever for a Korean company… 13 companies exhibiting in the integrated Korean pavilion - 6 companies participating in the integrated Korean pavilion are expected to sign an on-site business agreement (MOU) worth USD 800 million+α Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (Minister Ahn Deok-geun) and Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) (CEO Yoo Jeong-yeol) ) is local time from January 1 (Tuesday) to January 9. It was announced that the largest integrated Korean pavilion ever will be built at ‘CES 1’ (Consumer Electrics Show), which will be held in Las Vegas, USA on Friday, December 12. Consumer Electronics [...]

Comprehensive administrative data of Goyang City… 'Digital Policy Platform' begins operation - Establishment of data-based integrated management system... Taking the first step in implementing data correction - collecting, linking, and visualizing distributed data... Expected to increase administrative work efficiency and reflect policy formulation, Goyang Special City (Mayor Lee Dong-hwan) completed the establishment of a 'digital policy platform' and began operating it on the 2nd. The digital policy platform, where all administrative data can be viewed in one place, applies cutting-edge information and communication technology (ICT) to [...]