Gyeonggi-do Expands 'Integrated Reservation for Shared Facilities' Including Sports Facilities to 31 Cities and Counties

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will expand its online reservation service (Gyeonggi Sharing Service), which allows users to search for shared facilities such as sports facilities, event halls, and auditoriums within the province online, and make reservations and payments, to 31 cities and counties by the end of this year.

On the 18th, Gyeonggi Province announced that on the 17th, it held an online kickoff meeting with 31 cities and counties to integrate the reservation systems that were previously handled via phone or in-person visits and scattered across each city and county into the "Gyeonggi Province Representative Integrated Reservation System."

The Gyeonggi Sharing Service is a system that allows reservations for shared facilities managed by the province and Gyeonggi public institutions, initiated at the suggestion of Governor Lee Jae-myung of Gyeonggi Province.

In March 2019, at an expanded executive meeting, Governor Lee said, "While building many public facilities is important, making full use of existing facilities helps residents' welfare without additional budget," and urged, "Please open up facilities managed by the province or its public institutions for use as meeting places, event venues, and more."

Accordingly, the province has been working to expand the sharing service, which was previously applied mainly to shared facilities of Gyeonggi Province and its public institutions, to cover the entire province.

Through this Gyeonggi Sharing Service, the province plans to collect open shared facilities by institution, build mini-pages, and provide them to cities and counties. With city and county-specific mini-pages, online reservations will be possible, allowing cities and counties without reservation systems to enjoy the benefits of a reservation system without additional budget investment.

Additionally, a quick reservation service will be provided that allows residents who want to use shared facilities to conveniently search and book by selecting region and resource classification. In particular, facility locations will be provided based on maps (latitude and longitude).

Furthermore, a 360-degree VR (virtual reality) panoramic video service will be offered so that users can check facilities in advance without visiting in person. Responsive web support will also be provided to enable the same service on mobile phones and tablet PCs.

Ki Do, Director of the Asset Management Division of the province, said, "By expanding the service, which was limited to the province and public institutions, to 31 cities and counties, the number of shared facilities available to residents will greatly increase, enhancing resource utilization," and added, "Although many facilities cannot be used currently due to COVID-19, we will continue to expand so that more public facilities can be used for residents after the pandemic."

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