Smart Cities Association signs business agreement with Telkom Group, Indonesia's state-run telecommunications company

 

□ Korea's smart city technology and experience are actively shared in smart city creation projects, including the relocation of Indonesia's new capital.

Smart City Association(Executive Director Hwang Gwi-hyeon) and Telkom ICT Task Force for IKN; Indonesia*(Telcom Indonesia Network & IT Solutions Director Herlan Wijanarko) held a project on February 2023, 2 (Tuesday) at Lotte Hotel in Sogong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul to promote the relocation of Indonesia's new capital and smart city development in other cities. "Smart City Development Cooperation" no agreement(MOU) was signed.

* Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk, (hereinafter referred to as Telkom Group)

ㅇ The specific content of the agreement is to establish a smart city strategy and roadmap for Indonesia's new capital (Ibu Nota Nusantara*, hereinafter IKN) and other cities, and cooperate in joint development of business models and knowledge exchange.

* Ibu Kota Nusantara (IKN) means 'Capital of the Archipelago' in Indonesian.

<Telcom Indonesia – Business Agreement Ceremony between Smart City Association>

□ Indonesia plans to move its capital from Jakarta, the current capital, to East Kalimantan by 2045, and in July 2022, President Joko Widodo declared strengthening cooperation in the development of the new capital (IKN) at the bilateral summit during his visit to Korea.

ㅇ The Indonesian government has the basic concepts of a forest city, a livable city, and a smart city in the new capital master plan for a site of 324.3㎢, minimizing deforestation and creating a carbon-neutral city. are oriented

□ Telkom Group is an Indonesian state-run information and communication technology company and telecommunications network company established under Indonesian law, and the Indonesian government owns 52.09% of the shares.

ㅇ The Telkom Group intends to evaluate and develop smart city technologies to be introduced in the Indonesian New Capital (IKN) and other cities. stay

□ The Smart City Association is a statutory association under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, and is in charge of research and development, business management, corporate support, international cooperation and overseas expansion support for the development of smart cities in Korea.

ㅇ In particular, during the Telkom Group's visit to Korea, the Smart City Association introduced the excellent smart city technologies of member companies and smart city convergence alliance companies, and held a meeting to help domestic smart city companies enter the Indonesian smart city and IKN development project. hold

□ In the afternoon following the business agreement ceremony between the Smart City Association and Telkom Group, the Smart City Global Technology Innovation & Cooperation Seminar was held for mutual cooperation, and the Smart City Policy of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport An introduction followed.

<Introduction to major domestic smart city policies – Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport>

□ Afterwards, on February 2 (Wednesday), at the Charlotte Suite Hall on the 8th floor of Lotte Hotel in Sogong-dong, Seoul, the Telcom Group attended, and excellent smart cities owned by association member companies and convergence alliance companies such as smart city design, platform, transportation, safety, and robots were presented. “Telkom Indonesia-Smart City Association: Korean Smart City Company Indonesia Smart City and IKN Development Conference” was held to introduce technology.

□ On February 2 (Thursday), they visited the Smart Seoul Exhibition Hall and Anyang City Integrated Control Center to indirectly experience the application cases of Korea's smart cities.

<Visit to the Domestic Smart City Integrated Control Center – Anyang City Hall>

□ With this MOU between Telkom Indonesia and the Smart City Association, it is expected that Korea's excellent smart city technology will be introduced to Indonesia and a bridgehead will be prepared for domestic companies to enter the Indonesian smart city market, including the new capital relocation project.