Daegu City-Sky TV, Business Agreement for Establishing Smart Tourism Infrastructure

Mayor Kwon Young-jin: "Smart Tourism, an Alternative for the Post-Corona Tourism Industry"

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] On the afternoon of the 23rd, Daegu City signed a 'Smart Tourism City Foundation Establishment' business agreement at City Hall, attended by Mayor Kwon Young-jin and Yoon Yong-pil, CEO of SKY TV.

This agreement is part of a new strategic plan aimed at improving the smart tourism service system and establishing a mobile-centered smart tourism platform, targeting the travel trends expected after the COVID-19 pandemic, which focus on small-scale and non-face-to-face travel.

The main contents include ▲support for establishing a smart tourism city foundation (AR immersive tourism cultural content, KT 5G Wi-Fi installation) ▲activation of image content branding (planning, production, and broadcasting of TV and web content) ▲support for sales channels of small and medium-sized enterprises' products and agricultural products, and related home shopping linkage projects. Both parties plan to form a joint working-level promotion council soon to advance specific projects.

Yoon Yong-pil, CEO of Skylife TV, pledged, "To revitalize the Daegu tourism industry, which has been stagnant due to COVID-19, we will actively cooperate in developing diverse content related to Daegu based on the content production infrastructure and various broadcasting channels we possess."

Mayor Kwon Young-jin of Daegu said, "This business agreement is very meaningful at a time when smart tourism using advanced information and communication technology is gaining attention as an alternative for the post-COVID tourism industry," adding, "We will strive to make Daegu the nation's top smart tourism city utilizing 5G technology and Hallyu content."

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