-In the 9th evaluation of the World Intelligent Cities (Global Smart Center) Index announced by Jiyansa, a British global advisory agency, Busan ranked 79th out of 14 cities around the world (3rd in Asia, 1st in Korea).
-Busan is the only city in the world that has continuously risen in ranking (from 21.6nd to 62th, 14th place) since entering the rankings (June 48)... It has firmly established itself as a world-class intelligent city by ranking in the top 20 targets set by the city three times in a row.
□ Busan City (Mayor Park Hyeong-jun) achieved 14th place in the world and 3rd place in Asia in the world intelligent (smart) city evaluation through all-out efforts for great digital transformation, solidifying its reputation as a world-class (global) smart city.
□ In the 9th evaluation of the Global Smart Centers Index (SCI: Smat Centers Index)* announced by Z/YEN, a world-class (global) advisory (consulting) agency in the UK, the city of Busan was ranked It was announced that it ranked 79th out of 14 major cities around the world.
| <Global Smart Center Index Overview>
– (Official name) The Smart Centers Index ※ Center refers to city – (Announcement period) Twice a year in the first and second half of the year ▸’2. Announcements started in July, and so far, 20 announcements have been made. – (Presentation organization) London-based professional consulting agency Z/Yen Group (established in 1994) – (Evaluation method) Utilization of 135 intelligent (smart) related statistical indicators and expert surveys from around the world |
□ Busan's ranking has been continuously rising since it was first ranked in an evaluation three years ago, and it is the only city in the world to do so. Ranking 3th in this 9th evaluation is the city's goal of entering the world's top 14 (global TOP) for the third time in a row following the 7th evaluation. This means that Busan has properly established itself as a world-class intelligent city.
* SCI 3 ('21.6.) 62위 → SCI 4 ('21.11.) 41위 → SCI 5 ('22.5.) 27위 → SCI 6 ('22.11.) 22위 → SCI 7 ('23.5.) 19위 → SCI 8 ('23.11.) 15위 → SCI 9 ('24.5.) 14위
○ In addition, in Asia, it is chasing after Singapore (7th) and Hong Kong (12th) and has a similar level of alignment, making it a '아시아 3vs intelligent(smart)city'established itself as Seoul ranked 29th, the same as last time, and Busan firmly maintained its first place in Korea.
| ※ Major city rankings: London (1st), Zurich (2nd), New York (3rd), Los Angeles (6th), Singapore (7th),
Hong Kong (12th), Berlin (20th), Washington DC (23rd), Seoul (29th), Beijing (30th), Tokyo (33rd), Paris (38th), etc. |
□ The main factor for this top ranking was that Busan entered the excellent rankings in five out of six evaluation items in the <competitiveness evaluation category>.
○ It led the rise by ranking 12th, 6th, and 7th in the Business Environment, Infrastructure, and Reputation categories, respectively.
○ In particular, the fact that the human capital and financial services sectors entered the top rankings for the first time at 13th and 9th place, respectively, is quite encouraging for the continued growth and ranking of smart cities in the future.
□ In addition, among the <Evaluation Perspective Categories>, the Delivery Capability item, which refers to the quality of innovation, also jumped from 15th to 11th, indicating that the quality of city policies toward smart cities was also excellent.
□ In addition, in the <Expert Survey Category>, which is based on an online survey of experts in the intelligent (smart) field around the world, it ranked first in the reputation/reputation category, following the last time.
○ We were able to reaffirm that Busan's city brand value has further increased through the process of hosting the 2030 World Expo.
○ As this is an evaluation by experts in each field, it is expected that the potential for development into a world-class intelligent (smart) city will be greater in the future.
□ The fact that Busan was able to leap forward once again in the rankings is proof that the 'digital economy conversion policy' that Mayor Park Hyeong-jun is focusing on is having a clear effect.
○ This also means that by applying digital throughout Busan City, the digital and smart experience of citizens and external investors is naturally improving.
□ In particular, cutting-edge information and communication technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), metaverse, cloud, and big data are centered around the 'Digital Economy Innovation Office', which oversees 'intelligence (smartization)' and 'digitization' of the city's overall economy. It is assessed that various efforts to foster ICT) technology and create a knowledge service industry ecosystem have played a significant role.
○ In addition, to expand digital infrastructure (infrastructure) ▲Establishment of 5 innovation clusters for new industries in each region ▲Creation of eco-friendly and highly efficient green data center complex ▲Provision of high-speed Wi-Fi service city buses in 5th district (G) ▲Manufacturing industry to spread digital technology Expanding smart and digital transformation ▲Creating a quantum information technology industry ecosystem ▲Opening the ‘Busan Digital Innovation Academy’ for sustainable growth of the digital city (training 5 high-level information and communication technology (ICT) talents over 1 years), discovering and promoting various digital industries. there is.
○ Based on these efforts, the city plans to continue the current upward trend.
□ Mayor Park Hyeong-jun said, “The results of this evaluation have once again proven that our city’s efforts to become a leading city in digital transformation are in the right direction, and by landing in the top rankings three times in a row, Busan has now joined the ranks of world-class smart cities in name and reality.” “We will continue to do our best to help Busan stand tall as a ‘global hub city’ by creating a wave of bold innovation in various fields based on smart cities,” he emphasized.