Check out the latest smart city policy information!
No. 41 (2023.8.1)
Smart City Issue

Publication of 2022 urban planning statistics

2023.07.18. / Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (Minister Won Hee-ryong) and Korea Land and Geospatial Information Corporation (President Kim Jeong-ryeol) '22year basis Announcement of urban planning statisticsand the main contents are as follows.

Opening of Asia's first 'NEOM Exhibition'

2023.07.26. / Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport
 The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (Minister Won Hee-ryong) and Neom (CEO Nadmi Al-Nasr) held a two-day meeting on July 7 and 24. 아시아in firstheld with discover neom tourMOLIT×neom roadshow And exhibition opening ceremonyannounced that it had carried out
Smart City Policy Project

Relieves the inconvenience and burden of new towns and non-metropolitan areas

2023.07.27. / Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (Minister Won Hee-ryong) plans to promote 23.6 regulatory improvements through deliberation and resolution ('23.7-'13) of the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Regulatory Reform Committee (Chairman Won Sook-yeon). Through this, it is expected to improve the convenience of people's livelihood in various fields such as transportation services, development projects, and park use.
Smart City Policy Trend

Seoul city begins full-scale screening of the global 'Seoul Smart City Award'... presenting a vision for a world smart city

2023.07.12. / Seoul
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has kicked off the screening of the first 'Seoul Smart City Prize', which awards innovation cases of city governments, companies, and individuals for inclusive and sustainable development.

Convergence integrated transportation service (MaaS) started operating in Daejeon

2023.07.21. / Daejeon
The 'Daejeon-type integrated transportation service (MaaS)', which allows transfer and mileage accumulation for city buses, urban railways, and Tash with a single T-money card, began operation in earnest. 

Chungbuk-do, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport Regional Development Competition Selection

2023.07.21. / Chung-cheong bukdo
Chungcheongbuk-do Province secured 2 billion won in government funding after two projects, Boeun-gun 'Sharing Life and Joy' and Goesan-gun 'Thousand Year Hanji Rest Area Creation Project', were finally selected for the local demand customized support contest hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport. announced on the 50st.

Launch of the first smart tourism city by county level nationwide, proclamation ceremony held on the 25th

2023.07.21. / Yangyang-gun, Gangwon-do
Yangyang-gun is the first county in the country to complete the construction of a smart tourism city and start full-scale service in August for the holiday season. Since its release on June 8st, 'Gogo Yangyang', a key platform for smart tourism cities, has been cruising, exceeding 6 downloads during the pilot operation period.
Smart City Special

Commercialization of self-driving cars, what improvements are needed now? /coffee chat season 2

2023.07.21. / Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport
 ※ Go to video > Click image

Alina touring Daegu's first smart city, Suseong Alpha City

2023.07.26. / Daegu-Gyeongbuk Free Economic Zone Authority
 ※ Go to video > Click image
Smart City News

2023 World Smart City Expo

✔2023 World Smart City Expo

- schedule : 2023.9.6-9.8.
– Venue: KINTEX
– Content: Embracing people, opening the future, and connecting the world, South Korea's smart city is making the future city of imagination a reality. Meet the smart city that has become a reality at the 'World Smart City Expo'.

 

Smart City Literature

Smart Cities Everyday: Revisiting Smart Cities as a Pervasive Digital World

The discourse on smart cities has been dominated by functionalist visions that solve urban problems using data technology and criticism of their technology-centered intentions.
Sim Byeol / Seoul National University Asian Studies

The role of the living lab in smart city projects: A comparative case study of two Northeast Asian cities

Extant literature has emphasized the role of citizen participation in creating a successful smart city. However, previous works are lacking in a systematic analysis of the specific mechanisms by which citizen participation makes a positive impact on smart city projects.

Sangbeom Shin, Xinyu Li / Yonsei University
korea@smartcity.or.kr / 02-3667-5005