Wando-gun, Smart Healing Village Development Project Progressing Smoothly

Improvement of Residential Conditions, Expectation of Tourist and Population Influx, and Income Generation

Wando-gun Smart Healing Village Bird's-eye View (Photo by Wando-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando County (Governor Shin Woo-cheol) announced on the 26th that since the Smart Healing Village project was selected as a Ministry of the Interior and Safety public contest project in 2019, it has secured a total project cost of 2 billion KRW and is accelerating the project implementation.

The Smart Healing Village is being developed in the Bulmok-ri area of Gunoe-myeon, and it is a project promoted to improve residential living conditions and create lodging facilities using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to attract tourists and population inflow and generate village income.

Currently, in the Bulmok-ri area of Gunoe-myeon, a Smart Center, a leisure, culture, and community life service platform based on ICT technology, and two Healing Houses, smart healing lodging facilities, are under construction.

Additionally, using advanced technology, an emergency safety and security service based on ICT that automatically reports emergencies and a companion service for elderly living alone residents in the project area are being smoothly established.

Furthermore, a safe system that can protect residents from disasters and calamities is being built, and by publicizing resident welfare and convenience services, high-quality programs will be provided, which is expected to improve residents' quality of life.

The Smart Center and Healing Houses began construction in January and are being promoted with the goal of completion within the first half of the year. As the structural work is finishing, the progress rate has reached 50%. After completion, experiential content will be prepared.

A county official stated, “By providing leisure, culture, safety, and other services using information and communication technology, we expect to enhance residents' quality of life and revitalize the village into a more vibrant and attractive space through tourist attraction and new income generation.”

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