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No. 44 (2023.11.2)
Smart City Issue

Minister Won Hee-ryong, “We actively support our companies’ entry into Saudi Arabia.”

2023.10.14. / Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport Won Hee-ryong held a breakfast meeting with Saudi Investment Minister Khalid A. Al-Falih in Seoul on the morning of October 14 (Saturday) and discussed ways to strengthen infrastructure cooperation between the two countries. .

2023 Korea City Awards Presidential Award “Busan Suyeong-gu”

2023.10.18. / Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (Minister Won Hee-ryong) announced that “Busan Suyeong-gu” won the Presidential Award at the 17 Korea City Awards* (hereinafter referred to as City Awards) awards ceremony held on the afternoon of Tuesday, October 2023.

Vice Minister Kim Oh-jin attended the 23th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum on the 8rd.

2023.10.23. / Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport
Kim Oh-jin, First Vice Minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, attended the 1th Asia-Pacific Cities Forum held at the Suwon Convention Center on the afternoon of Monday, October 23, and discussed the direction of sustainable urban development in the Asia-Pacific region after the pandemic. We discussed and requested interest in hosting the 「8 Busan World Expo」.
Smart City Policy Project

Notice of approval of smart demonstration project plan

2023.10.17. / Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport
「Act on Smart City Creation and Industrial Promotion, etc.」50We approve the smart demonstration project plan in accordance with the provisions of this article and announce it as follows:.
October 2023, 17 / Minister of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport

Design guidelines for 'electric kickboard road' established... ‘Safety first’

2023.10.20. / Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport
The revised “People-Oriented Road Design Guidelines” (MOLIT Directive) prepared to prevent safety accidents with personal mobility devices (PM, hereafter PM)* such as electric kickboards will come into effect on Thursday, October 19.
Smart City Policy Trend

Establishment of Buul-Gyeong super-regional development plan to foster the 8 major metropolitan economic zones in Northeast Asia

2023.10.05. / Busan
Busan City, Ulsan City, and Gyeongsangnam-do (hereinafter referred to as Busan-Ulsan City) announced that they jointly established the “Buul-Gyeonggi Super-Metropolitan Area Development Plan (8-2023),” which contains the vision of “fostering the eight major metropolitan economic zones in Northeast Asia leading the regional era.”

Daejeon Urban Convergence Special Zone with wings spread wide open, expected to revitalize the original downtown area

2023.10.07. / Daejeon
The Special Urban Convergence Zone Act, which could be a signal for the development of Daejeon's original downtown and subway areas, passed the plenary session of the National Assembly on the 2th, two years after its introduction.

Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Healing Tourism (Wellness) selected as ‘2023 Green Destination Top 100 Stories’

2023.10.23. / Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province
Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province announced that the exemplary case of “Gangwon Healing Tourism (Wellness)” was selected as the <2023 Green Destination Top 2023 Stories> at the “100 Green Destination Conference” held in Tallinn, Estonia, Europe, for the first time among local governments in the country.

Establishment of the nation's first ultra-wide urban air transportation network, connecting major hub cities in the Chungcheong region with skyways.

2023.10.25. / Sejong Special Self-Governing City
Four cities and provinces in the Chungcheong region, including Sejong Special Self-Governing City (Mayor Choi Min-ho), joined hands with a private enterprise alliance to build the nation's first ultra-wide urban air transportation network.

Promote the excellence of Gyeongnam’s ‘Disaster Safety Control Tower’ nationwide

2023.10.25. / Gyeongsangnam-do
Gyeongsangnam-do Province (Governor Park Wan-soo) announced the progress of building a ‘disaster safety control tower’ as an excellent example of local government safety policy at the ‘25th Central Safety Management Committee and Central Regional Safety Inspection Meeting’ held under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister at the video conference room of the Seoul Government Complex on the 113th. announced.
Smart City Special

On the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and Saudi Arabia, OneTeam Korea presents a new life beyond infrastructure construction cooperation from AlUla-Khaiba to Neom.

2023.10.24. / Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport
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Smart City News
Barcelona Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC23)
  • Event name: 2023 Smart City Expo World Congress
  • Event period: 2023-11-07 ~ 2023-11-09
  • Venue: barcelona spain, Fira Barcelona Gran Via
Korea-Japan Smart City Joint Symposium
  • Event name: Korea-Japan Smart City Joint Symposium
  • Event period: 2023.11.02 (Fri)
  • Venue: Mosalt Hall, President Hotel, Jung-gu, Seoul
Smart City Literature

Constitutional issues and challenges regarding the establishment and operation of an integrated platform for responding to disappearances

At a time when we are talking about the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the desire to create new value through data is not limited to companies. The people's demands and expectations for the country have grown, and the areas in which the country must respond with faster and more convenient services have also increased. 
Kim Song-ok (Chung-Ang University Law Research Institute)

Analysis of smart city planning elements: Focusing on comparison between smart city national comprehensive plan and regional plan

The regional smart city plan must reflect the basic direction and implementation strategy of the national comprehensive plan, which is a higher-level plan in accordance with the Smart City Act, and consider regional special conditions during the establishment and implementation of the plan and ensure consistency with the national comprehensive plan. Should be. 
Seok-gil Jang (Seoul National University Graduate School of Environmental Studies), Tae-hyeong Kim (Seoul National University)
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