◈ 12.9. 15:30 Webinar held between Busan and Helsinki … Introducing Kalasatama, Europe’s leading smart city, Helsinki’s and Busan’s Eco Delta smart city projects, sharing major policies between Busan and Helsinki regarding data, the core of digital transformation ◈ Cooperation between international cities transcending time and space through holding online seminars Presenting an enhancement model
Busan City (Mayor Park Hyeong-joon) will cooperate with the city of Helsinki, Finland, today (9th) at 3:30 pm (8:30 am Helsinki time) by sharing cases and cooperation on smart city and data access and utilization. It was announced that an online seminar would be held for promotion.
An official from Busan City explained the background of the seminar, saying, "Today's seminar was held thanks to policy consensus between the two cities for a better life for citizens regarding future lifestyle changes and active cooperation between the Embassy of Finland in Korea and Korea Water Resources Corporation." .
「Busan-Helsinki Smart City & Data Access and Utilization Seminar」, under the theme of 'Smart City Case Study and Various Data Approaches', shared best practices and data approaches of both cities for smart city creation and improved the lives of citizens. It illuminates the various data policies that affect it.
The seminar is conducted in English and consists of three parts.
In the first part, under the theme of 'Why Smart City Cooperation?', Antti Niemela, Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Finland in Korea, explained the background and purpose of the seminar, and representatives from both cities introduced the direction of smart city. In Busan, Lee Jun-seung, head of the Digital Economy Innovation Department, will emphasize the necessity of smart cities and the importance of cooperation between the two cities in the era of the 4th industrial revolution and digital transformation. In Helsinki, Chief Digital Officer Mikko Rusama introduces the city of Helsinki's policy.
In the second part, Kerkko Vanhanen, program director of Helsinki Forum Virium*, introduced the smart city of Helsinki under the theme of 'Smart City Cases and Approaches', and Korea Water Resources Corporation Kim Do-gyun Smart The head of the City Operations Department presents the Eco Delta Smart City Smart Village in Busan.
* Creation of a smart city through cooperation with innovative companies in Helsinki, private/public/citizen, etc.
Finally, the third part shares 'data access methods and solutions of both cities'. First, Kim Hyeon-seon, head of the Big Data Statistics Division of Busan City, introduced Busan's data policy, and Helsinki City's data manager Thomas Lehtinen and Juho-Pekka Virtanen, forum corruption room digital twin* expert, introduced data policies in Helsinki. policy will be introduced.
* Realization of machines, equipment, objects, etc. in the real world in a virtual world in a computer
Meanwhile, the city of Helsinki is being reborn as a representative smart city in Europe through the Kalasatama Smart City. Kalasatama is a port in the northern part of Helsinki where declining factories are located. The application of the 4th industrial revolution technology such as IoT application to facilities, introduction of self-driving cars, and energy management using smart grid* technology and living laboratory by citizen participation (Living Lab) ), it was reborn as a representative smart city in Europe.
* Smart Grid: An intelligent power grid that maximizes energy efficiency through two-way, real-time information exchange between power suppliers and consumers
Busan Eco Delta Smart City is located at the mouth of the Nakdong River, and is an innovative growth city that advances the future life where the 4th industrial revolution technology is integrated in life. In order to innovate urban space and lifestyle to create a sustainable future city centered on people, technology, and nature, it was designated as a smart city National pilot smart city in 2018 and is currently creating a smart village to provide zero energy, mobility, robots, and smart About 40 innovative technologies, such as home, are applied on a trial basis and are being tested.
Lee Jun-seung, head of the Digital Economy Innovation Department of Busan Metropolitan City, said, “At a time when cooperation between international cities is most needed in the era of the 4th industrial revolution and digital transformation, the seminar held this time will be an international model for sharing and cooperation between cities.” This online seminar will develop further and serve as a link to promote cooperation between Helsinki and Busan as well as international cities.”