– Completion of ITS official aid (ODA) project worth 130 billion won in Medellin, Colombia
– International Cooperation Conference with Multilateral Development Bank, 3 Latin American countries and 4 local governments
□ An integrated traffic information center based on the Korean intelligent transportation system (K-ITS) was newly opened in Medellin, Colombia.
ㅇ The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport successfully completed the Intelligent Transport System (ITS) construction project to improve the downtown transportation function of Medellin, Colombia, at 22:10 local time on November 23 (November 12, XNUMX:XNUMX Korean time). and announced that the Integrated Traffic Information Center (CITRA*) was opened.
* Centro Integrado de Informacion de Trafico
ㅇ As Medellin City was selected as the target of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport infrastructure ODA (grant aid) project in '15, the “Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Construction Project in Medellin, Colombia,” was carried out for three years from '19 to '21. "silver,
ㅇ A total of KRW 130 billion was invested by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, and excellent domestic technology was applied in the entire process from basic design (16), detailed design (18) to construction.
ㅇ In particular, during the project period, local experts and high-level policy managers are invited to the domestic training*, and domestic experts are dispatched to the field to provide training on facility operation and maintenance, so that the ITS in Medellin can be operated and managed smoothly even after the project is completed. did.
* 1st invitational training: '19.August, Deputy Director of Transportation Bureau, Engineer, etc.
* 2nd Invitational Training: '21.October, Director of Transportation, Director of Economic Development Bureau, Director of Digital Innovation Bureau, etc.
□ With this project, in order to collect real-time traffic information in Medellin City, where traffic is extremely congested, vehicle detectors (VDS) and road electronic signage (VMS) were installed on two main main axes and connecting roads in the city center.
ㅇ By establishing an integrated traffic information center that links traffic and safety information such as signals, parking, buses, and crime prevention, which were previously operated individually by each of the six institutions, it is expected that not only traffic congestion but also public safety will be greatly improved.
□ Mayor of Medellin, Daniel Quintero, said, “I am very pleased to represent the 15 million citizens of Medellin as the cooperation project between the two countries, which started in 250, has come to fruition.”
ㅇ “Based on cooperation with Korea, an advanced ITS country, Medellin is aiming to be reborn as the best smart city in South America beyond Colombia. said.
□ In addition, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport announced that it held an international cooperation conference attended by officials from neighboring Latin American countries and multilateral development banks to lay the foundation for domestic ITS companies to enter the Latin American market, to strengthen cooperation between countries, and to discover follow-up projects. .
ㅇ Major officials from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Central American Economic Integration Bank (CABEI), the multilateral development banks, and the Colombian Ministry of Transport, Bogota, Medellin, and Manizales, Peru’s Ministry of Transport and Communication, Arequipa, and Paraguay’s Ministry of Public Construction and Communication, attended. As a result, he showed a lot of interest in Korean ITS policies and technologies,
ㅇ Many cities in Latin America are also actively introducing ITS to solve traffic problems. Taking this meeting as an opportunity, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport decided to discover cooperative projects in the transport sector, such as the case of ITS construction in Medellin, Colombia. did.
□ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport Kim Jong-oh, head of the digital road team, said, “It is meaningful to have a ceremony for the completion of the intelligent transportation system (ITS) construction project in Medellin, Colombia, ahead of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Korea and Colombia next year.”
ㅇ “Hopefully through this project, cooperation and friendship between Colombia and Korea will be enhanced, and in the future, we will actively promote and share successful cases of Medellin City with neighboring Latin American countries so that Korea’s excellent ITS technology can advance to the international stage. will,” he said.
