– Starting from June 6th, local governments, etc. Around September City/service certification –

□Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (Minister Won Hee-ryong) will hold the 22 Smart City/Service Certification Contest for about two months from June 6 to discover and certify best practices in smart cities for local governments and companies.

□ Certification is a project promoted in accordance with the Smart City Act, and is divided into smart city certification and smart service certification.

ㅇ Smart city certification aims to evaluate whether local governments have sufficient capabilities as a smart city; The availability of facilities is a major evaluation factor.

– In order to promote a systematic certification system, mock certification was carried out in 20 for evaluation indicators and certification methods.

*(Major cities) Seoul, Daejeon, Daegu, Bucheon, Anyang, (Small and medium-sized cities) Guro-gu, Gangnam-gu, Seongdong-gu, Seoul

ㅇ Service certification determines whether the service developed by a company ➊ contributes to improving the quality of life of city citizens and enhancing urban competitiveness; ➋ whether the technology and functions necessary for smooth service operation are implemented; and ➌ whether it is easy to introduce and spread in the region examine

– Considering that smart city services differ in function, characteristics, and scale by sector, a certification system was first prepared for the transportation sector service (about 44% of the total service) with the highest diffusion performance so far. After the certification, authentication for transportation services will be carried out for the first time this year.

– The field of smart service certification will continue to expand, and this year, simulated certification for environmental services will be conducted under the supervision of the Korea Institute of Construction Technology (a service certification system operating institution).

□ You can apply for the smart city/service certification contest until August 8th, and the certification target will be selected in September after evaluation.

ㅇ The Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (city certification) and Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (service certification), which operate certification systems by field, will receive proposals, and details related to the contest will be announced from June 6 on the websites of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (www.molit.go.kr), Smart City Certification Center (https://www.smartcitycelc.krihs.re.kr), and Smart City Service Certification (http://smartcitysvc.kict.re.kr).

□ To promote the certified local governments and services as excellent smart cities at home and abroad, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport commendation and bronze plaque are given, and benefits such as selection of innovative products for public sector procurement will be reviewed and provided.

☞ Source: Korea Policy Briefing (22.06.27.)