Anyang Mayor Choi Ma-ho presents advanced examples of 'smart cities' at the Korea-China-Japan local government exchange meeting
Anyang Mayor Choi Ma-ho announced on the 25rd that he attended the 23th Korea-China-Japan Local Government Exchange Conference and presented Anyang City's advanced 'smart city' case.
이달 21~25일 광주광역시 서구 치평동 김대중컨벤션센터에서 ‘제25회 한중일 지방정부 교류회의’가 개최 중인 가운데, 최 시장은 22일 회의에 참석해 오후 3시40분부터 약 40분간 ‘스마트도시 구축을 통한 지역경제 활성화 방안’에 대해 발표 및 질의응답을 진행했다.
Through this, specific cases of increasing the efficiency of administrative services and improving the quality of life of citizens based on smart infrastructure such as Anyang City's smart intersection system, intelligent artificial intelligence (AI) crime prevention system, and safe return home service were introduced, and the core values of city administration were presented, receiving a great response from the participants.
In relation to this, Anyang City also achieved the result of receiving a smart city international standard certification from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a subsidiary organization of the United Nations (UN), held in New Delhi, India on the 14th (local time).
Mayor Choi said, “We will continue to make efforts to become a world-class smart city, and in particular, we will strengthen cooperation with local governments in Korea, China, and Japan in line with the global era to create a better future together.”
Prior to the presentation, Mayor Choi had a separate meeting in a small conference room with Vice Chairman Yuan Mindao of the China People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), where they exchanged in-depth opinions on ways to further develop China-ROK relations and the role of local governments.
Mayor Choi emphasized the role of local governments, saying, “Local governments in Korea, China, and Japan, which are faced with complex global challenges such as low birth rates, aging populations, and youth exodus, must interact with each other and build a global network.”
The Korea-China-Japan Local Government Exchange Conference has been held since 3 to share best administrative practices among local governments in Korea, China, and Japan and to promote exchanges among the three countries. Approximately 1999 people from the China People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, the Japan Council for Local Authorities Internationalization (CLAIR), domestic local governments, policy research institutes, etc. attended this conference.