Songpa-gu and University of Seoul Join Forces to Build a Smart City

Collaboration on Big Data and AI R&D, Talent Development... Park Seong-su, Songpa District Mayor, "Will Solve Urban Issues by Introducing Advanced Technologies"

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) and the University of Seoul have joined hands to create a smart city.

On the 12th, the district announced on the 13th that it held a business agreement ceremony at the University of Seoul for "mutual cooperation to create a smart city in Songpa."

This agreement was promoted to leap forward as a leading smart city in line with the times, as services utilizing digital technology have recently spread to all areas of society due to COVID-19.

According to the agreement, the district and the University of Seoul will promote ▲ discovering policies and projects for smart city creation ▲ mutual cooperation for utilizing big data, artificial intelligence, and new energy businesses ▲ research and development of smart city services in various fields such as administration, safety, welfare, transportation, and environment ▲ fostering talent related to smart cities and linking education programs.

In January, the district expanded and reorganized the existing Information and Communication Division into the Smart City Division, establishing an institutional foundation such as establishing a master plan presenting the future vision of Smart City Songpa and enacting ordinances.

Furthermore, taking this agreement as an opportunity, the district plans to build a big data platform to solve various urban problems such as population overcrowding and climate change response, and expand various smart city services that residents can feel in their daily lives.

Songpa-gu Mayor Park Seong-su said, "Smart cities are a core project that will lead future innovative growth and are becoming a new paradigm of urban policy," adding, "Based on this agreement, we will incorporate cutting-edge technologies of the 4th Industrial Revolution into urban spaces to further improve residents' quality of life and the city's competitiveness."

Meanwhile, the University of Seoul established the Urban Science Big Data and AI Research Institute in June last year and was selected as a "4th Industrial Revolution Innovation Leading University."

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