Launch of the 'Gangnam-gu Smart City Committee'

Seoul Venture Graduate School Professors and Hancom CTO Participate as Experts... Advisory Role Throughout Entire Policy Development Process

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jeong Soon-gyun) will launch the ‘Smart City Committee’ on the 27th, chaired by Deputy Mayor An Junho, to create a safe and convenient city centered on people leading the 4th Industrial Revolution era.

The Smart City Committee is composed of 16 smart city technology experts, including Professor Hwang Chan-gyu of Seoul Venture Graduate School and Oh Soon-young, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Hancom, along with 7 senior officials from the district office. Over the next two years, the committee will serve an advisory role, exploring detailed roles and development directions from policy formulation to execution stages of smart city initiatives.

At the launch ceremony, reports on the comprehensive plan presenting Gangnam-gu’s smart city vision and execution system, as well as ongoing smart city projects by each department, will be discussed.

Following the establishment of the ‘Smart City Division’ on July 1st, the district is taking the lead in preparing systematic policies for a citizen-tailored smart city, including projects such as fostering smart citizens through digital education and building an Internet of Things platform.

Yoon Jong-min, head of the Smart City Division, said, “We will actively strive to create a smart city blueprint where all elements?Gangnam’s human capital, investment environment, infrastructure, and innovation?are well connected and function centered on people.”

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