Creating Safe Areas for Pedestrians and Women Together with Residents Using Digital Technology

Ministry of the Interior and Safety Selects and Supports 4 Digital Regional Innovation Projects to Ensure Citizen Safety

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] A digital regional innovation project, in which residents actively participate and public-private cooperation solves safety issues for the safety of our region, is set to begin in earnest.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 29th that it has selected four tasks to ensure citizen safety as part of the '2020 Digital Regional Innovation Activation Project' and will actively support their successful implementation.

Digital regional innovation refers to activities that use digital and scientific technologies to solve community problems through cooperation among various stakeholders, promoting various projects such as reducing regional disparities, ensuring citizen safety, and supporting the use of science and technology.

This year's citizen safety projects consist of four tasks in two fields, and each selected task will be carried out through public-private collaboration by a 'Self-Solution Team' composed of residents, experts, and public officials.

First, in the pedestrian and traffic safety field, Hwaseong-si in Gyeonggi Province plans to enable transportation-vulnerable groups such as the visually and hearing impaired to easily check bus arrival information and use public transportation safely, while Hadong-gun will establish a system that proactively informs pedestrians and drivers to reduce elderly traffic accidents caused by population aging and increased tourists.

In the field of living safety, Eumseong-gun, which was selected, will build a broad public-private cooperation system including a women-friendly city citizen participation group, women's organizations, local crime prevention units, and police stations, creating safe paths and safe keeper houses for women, while promoting the installation of safety facilities using LED lighting technology.

Gwangyang-si will introduce easily portable emergency bells and establish a system that links real-time monitoring using intelligent CCTV and rapid police dispatch in emergency situations.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety will support the successful implementation of the projects through expert consultations for each project and joint training involving private and public sector implementers. Additionally, it plans to prepare and share a guidebook documenting the project process, achievements, and outcomes so that residents and local governments facing similar regional issues can utilize it.

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