Yangcheon-gu Smart City Idea Contest

Yangcheon District Residents' Contest to Propose Ideas for Diagnosing and Solving Urban Issues, Awards and Prizes Given to 4 Outstanding Works

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Kim Soo-young) is hosting the "1st Smart City Idea Contest," where residents diagnose various urban issues, discover and propose smart ideas to solve urban problems, and apply them to actual district administration.

The contest will be held from August 12 to September 28, and anyone interested in Yangcheon-gu can participate.

Participants can choose to submit ideas on either a designated theme or a free theme.

The designated theme is smart traffic light ideas using smart technology for socially vulnerable groups, while the free theme involves ideas utilizing smart technology to solve various urban problems in Yangcheon-gu (traffic, safety, environment, welfare, etc.) or to improve residents' quality of life.

Those wishing to participate must complete and submit the application form, idea proposal, and business plan PPT materials via email or postal mail.

After a first round of document evaluation by the organizing institution and experts, followed by a second round of presentations, four final works will be selected in November. The final four will receive awards including a grand prize (1 work) of 1,000,000 KRW, an excellence prize (1 work) of 600,000 KRW, and encouragement prizes (2 works) of 200,000 KRW each, along with commendations from the mayor.

Additionally, Yangcheon-gu plans to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of the selected ideas and support budgets for projects through living labs where users and producers jointly create innovations, fostering resident-led social innovation.

To this end, Yangcheon-gu will create a network linking proposers, companies, and experts to develop prototypes before full commercialization, and if business viability is proven, will continue managing the ideas so they can be applied to solve urban problems in other regions.

Mayor Kim Soo-young of Yangcheon-gu stated, "We expect that many practical ideas that residents can feel will be discovered through this idea contest, leading to new discussions and innovations for the city," and added, "We hope for active interest and participation from residents so that fresh ideas can become district policies and make the Yangcheon that residents dream of a reality."

Detailed information about the contest can be found in the announcements section of the Yangcheon-gu Office website.

For more details, please contact the Smart Information Division.

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