Seongdong-gu Operates Real-Time Monitoring 'Smart Policy Communication Room' for Rapid Disaster, Safety, and Civil Complaint Confirmation

[Seoul District News] Real-Time Monitoring of Over 200 Key Information Types in Seongdong-gu for Rapid Disaster, Safety, and Civil Complaint Response... Closer Communication with Residents for Swift, Systematic Policy Implementation... Guro-gu Establishes 'Highland Disaster Safety Control System'... Gwanak-gu Transforms Neighborhood Supermarkets into Nighttime Unmanned 'Smart Super'... Gwangjin-gu Supports Social Economy Enterprises' Product Crowdfunding... Yongsan-gu's Itaewon Winter Street Performances Held Every Weekend Starting the 27th

You can check disaster, safety, civil complaints, and various data in real time through the 'Smart Policy Communication Room.' Jung Won-oh, the mayor of Seongdong-gu, is inspecting the Smart Policy Communication Room.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jung Won-oh) has established a ‘Smart Policy Communication Room’ this month, enabling real-time monitoring of key information about Seongdong-gu in one place.

The ‘Smart Policy Communication Room,’ installed in the strategic meeting room on the 7th floor of Seongdong-gu Office, is a system that allows viewing about 200 types of data information in one place, ranging from COVID-19 situations, fire and emergency rescue, and various disaster safety situations occurring in the area to traffic and construction status. Six 55-inch TVs are connected and configured as one large screen to monitor the current status of district administration in real time.

In case of disaster safety situations such as fire, rescue, and emergency, the scene can be monitored in real time through nearby installed CCTVs, including all construction sites in the area, as well as traffic conditions such as accidents, construction, and control.

Along with the status of budget and execution, finance, population, the number of elementary and secondary school students, parking lots, and apartment transactions, various administrative key indicators such as public Wi-Fi and CCTV installation status, and vaccination rates are also displayed on the screen in various graphical and diagrammatic forms. The progress and implementation rates of various projects promoted during the 7th local government term are visualized, allowing a detailed view of the progress status down to each of the 17 neighborhoods.

In particular, civil complaints received through internal administrative systems such as the Response Center and ‘Requests to the Mayor’ can be immediately checked, and the most frequently mentioned complaint keywords can be identified to quickly grasp public opinion trends.

Earlier, the mayor of Seongdong-gu disclosed his mobile phone number to residents and actively communicated with them as a ‘civil complaint solver.’ Last month, the district began collecting data related to Seongdong-gu on social (SNS) networks to verify policy effectiveness and predict administrative demand and policy input timing through social big data analysis.

Furthermore, through this ‘Smart Policy Communication Room,’ the district plans to accurately grasp local realities, immediately prepare for dangerous situations, and listen attentively to residents’ opinions moment by moment, thereby realizing prompt and systematic community-based administration.

Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, said, “Administration must come closer to residents,” adding, “We will respond more swiftly to residents’ needs through various media that can identify practical policy demands.”

“Preventing large-scale accidents such as wildfires and floods with ‘Intelligent CCTV’!”

Guro-gu (Mayor Lee Sung) has completed the construction of the ‘Highland Disaster Safety Monitoring System.’

On the 25th, Guro-gu announced, “We operate the ‘Highland Disaster Safety Monitoring System,’ which instantly detects risk signs using artificial intelligence technology to respond quickly when accidents occur in dangerous areas such as mountains and rivers.”

The ‘Highland Disaster Safety Monitoring System’ is a system that constantly monitors urban situations through intelligent CCTVs installed at four highland locations within the district, including the summits of Gaewoongsan and Maebongsan, and rooftops of D-Cube City and G High City.

Equipped with an intelligent video surveillance solution that autonomously detects and alerts for risk factors such as smoke or flames, it enables rapid response to various disaster situations such as fires, wildfires, and floods.

When risk signs are detected in CCTV footage, an immediate alert is sent to the staff at Guro-gu’s Integrated Control Center ‘Smart City Integrated Platform,’ who then verify and promptly share the footage with the police and fire stations.

Additionally, Guro-gu deploys drones to emergency accident sites discovered by the highland disaster safety monitoring system. The drones capture video footage and broadcast it in real time via the ‘Smart City Integrated Platform.’

Through drones, rapid situation sharing and safe, swift responses are expected even in areas inaccessible to people due to wildfires, floods, and other disasters.

A Guro-gu official said, “The highland disaster safety monitoring system has enabled more meticulous urban management,” adding, “We will continue to implement smart administration incorporating advanced technology to protect residents’ safety.”

CCTV footage from the highland disaster safety monitoring system is also available to the general public. Those wishing to view the footage can visit the district office website on a PC or smartphone and access the highland CCTV page under the sector-specific information section.

Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) is transforming neighborhood supermarkets into ‘Smart Supers.’

The district announced that it was finally selected for the ‘Smart Super Promotion Project’ contest hosted by the Small Enterprise and Market Service (SEMAS) and is currently promoting the project with a total budget of 108 million KRW.

The ‘Smart Super Promotion Project’ supports neighborhood supermarkets in adopting smart technologies and unmanned stores in response to changes in non-face-to-face and digital distribution environments. SEMAS and local governments provide project funds to strengthen the competitiveness of neighborhood supermarkets and improve store owners’ quality of life.

The standard model of a smart super includes an entry authentication device, unmanned checkout counters, liquor sale locking devices, LED signboards, and CCTV. Installation costs amount to 9 million KRW (excluding VAT) per store, and store owners can switch to unmanned operation anytime if they wish.

Although the contest conditions required 50% of the costs to be supported by national funds, local governments to bear at least 20%, and store owners to cover about 30%, the district supported 50%, the maximum local government support rate, minimizing the store owners’ burden to the VAT amount and further strengthening support for smart supers in the area.

Through an announcement in April, a total of 19 supported stores were finally selected, and in July, the district, SEMAS, and each supported store signed a smart super promotion project support store agreement.

Currently, smart super equipment installation and consulting are underway for 12 supported stores that have finally paid their self-burden costs among the 19 stores. The district plans to continuously convert neighborhood supermarkets into smart supers to enhance convenience for consumers during late-night hours and improve poor business environments, contributing to improving store owners’ quality of life.

Additionally, linked with the ongoing revitalization of local alleyway commercial districts by region, the district plans to increase the number of customers visiting smart supers to help boost sales.

A district official said, “We will continue to implement various projects that can help small business owners, who have suffered especially from the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, to revitalize the local economy.”

Social Economy Enterprise Crowdfunding Sonyeo Bangatgan

Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Sun-gap) has launched support for social economy enterprises by opening online sales through crowdfunding to strengthen product competitiveness and expand sales channels.

Crowdfunding is a method of raising funds from the public, where products are made and delivered to funders only if the target amount is reached. Actual payment occurs only when the goal is met, and if the funding fails, consumers are fully refunded.

Since August, the district has been preparing to conduct crowdfunding to enhance the marketability of social economy enterprise products and support diversified sales channels.

First, product marketability tests and one-on-one distribution marketing consulting education were provided to strengthen product competitiveness. This month, in collaboration with Updream Korea, a private crowdfunding specialist company, social economy enterprise products were officially opened on the crowdfunding platform.

Currently, two companies’ products?▲Sugar Clay children’s dessert toy and ▲compression stockings for nurses?have successfully completed funding, exceeding their goals.

The district is sequentially opening various products. Ongoing projects include ▲horticulture kits and educational programs (scheduled to end on 11.28), ▲knit cardigans from a seamless company (scheduled to end on 12.2), and ▲DIY single-person home meal kits (scheduled to open on 11.25), all available on the crowdfunding platform Tumblbug.

Kim Sun-gap, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, “We aim to revitalize the social economy market, which has been depressed due to COVID-19, through systematic support using innovative methods like crowdfunding,” adding, “We will do our best to promote value consumption and create a social economy ecosystem so that more residents can experience and easily access excellent products and services from social economy enterprises.”

Previously, the district supported the production of online product catalogs for 15 social economy enterprises in Gwangjin-gu through the ‘Online Market Entry Support Project,’ supported the production and sales of gift packages using the Gwangjin-gu social economy joint brand ‘Senaru,’ and assisted in creating detailed pages and product photography for building a Naver Smart Store.

The district is also building a dedicated site for the ‘Gwangjin-gu Social Economy Enterprise Online Purchase Comprehensive Information System,’ linked from the Senaru website, expected to be completed by the end of this month.

Yongsan-gu (Mayor Sung Chang-hyun) will hold ‘Back to Daily Life with Piano Busking’ on Itaewon Street to provide visitors with attractions and revitalize the Itaewon Tourism Special Zone.

The piano busking will be held four times on weekends from November 27 to December 5. The district will install 15 pianos at 11 locations along the Itaewon-ro sidewalk, from Noksapyeong Station Square to Itaewon Station Exit 2, creating performance spaces.

Anyone visiting Itaewon can freely play the pianos placed on the street. Live performances will also be held to enhance the atmosphere.

Main performance pieces include ▲piano solos (Chopin Nocturne, Mendelssohn’s Rondo Capriccioso, Studio Ghibli animation medley), ▲piano concertos (Scott Joplin’s Ragtime, Offenbach’s Can-can), and ▲piano and vocal duets (Quando Men Vo).

On Saturdays, two sessions with five performances each will be held, each lasting 30 minutes. On Sundays, only one session will be held. Four two-person ensemble teams will perform one piece on two pianos, and seven solo performers will play various pieces throughout the street.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19 during street performances, personnel will be deployed to encourage compliance with quarantine rules such as mask-wearing and hand sanitization for performers. Cooperation has also been requested from the Seoul Yongsan Police Station to ensure smooth traffic flow around Itaewon-ro.

Sung Chang-hyun, Mayor of Yongsan-gu, said, “This street performance will be a unique attraction in Itaewon this winter,” adding, “We will continue to implement creative district administration to revitalize the Itaewon commercial district, which has been depressed due to COVID-19.”

The district has been holding busking performances in Itaewon since June this year. Following the phased recovery of daily life, weekend street performances will continue for four weeks in the Itaewon Tourism Special Zone. The Itaewon Global Village Festival has been held annually in the special zone since 2002 but was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19.

Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Sung-soo) will hold a pansori performance titled ‘Late Autumn (Manchu)’ with master singer Shin Young-hee at the Seokchon Lake Atelier at 6 p.m. on the 26th.

This performance is the second event following the one held on the 19th, aiming to comfort residents facing the COVID-19 crisis with the refreshing resonance of pansori and to wish for a safe return to daily life.

Master singer Shin Young-hee is the holder of the National Intangible Cultural Property No. 5, Pansori Chunhyangga. She won the grand prize in the master singer category at the Namwon Chunhyang Festival in 1977 and was designated as the holder of the ‘Chunhyangga’ art following Manjeong Kim So-hee in 2013. Recently, she has appeared on numerous broadcasting programs, greatly contributing to popularizing pansori and Korean traditional music.

The performance is richly composed, starting with the Namdo folk song Saetaryeong, traditional dance, duet of daegeum and ajaeng, Sinbaetnorae, gayageum byeongchang, and pansori.

Master Shin Young-hee and her junior disciples will also captivate the audience by leading and responding in songs such as Bangataryeong and Jindo Arirang, creating a unified sound.

The district hopes this performance will provide a stage where intangible cultural heritage artists, who have been unable to perform due to COVID-19, can interact with the audience, and residents can experience the charm of traditional Korean music.

Additionally, the district enacted the ‘Songpa-gu Ordinance on the Preservation and Promotion of Intangible Cultural Heritage’ in 2019 as the first step to support intangible cultural heritage. In June this year, it launched the Songpa-gu Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee, the first among Seoul’s autonomous districts, and continues to work on preserving and transmitting intangible cultural heritage.

Park Sung-soo, Mayor of Songpa-gu, said, “I hope everyone will immerse themselves in the beauty and charm of our traditional sounds through the ‘Late Autumn’ performance,” adding, “We will continue to promote traditional arts and support active activities of intangible cultural heritage to develop Songpa as a cultural and artistic hub city.”

Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) announced that it has replaced and installed building number plates on 39 aging public buildings in the area with ‘autonomous building number plates’ that better reflect the characteristics of streets and buildings to promote the use of road name addresses and improve urban aesthetics.

The autonomous building number plate installation project departs from the existing standardized building number plates, allowing building owners to freely design and install number plates without restrictions on size and shape to harmonize with the building’s exterior and surrounding environment.

The newly installed autonomous building number plates target public facilities frequently visited by residents (21 cultural and sports facilities, 9 welfare facilities, 7 libraries, and 2 ecological experience centers). The project actively reflected opinions from public building management departments and center heads on preferred types by users, attempting to differentiate from the existing standardized number plates and provide a fresher urban aesthetic.

Additionally, phosphorescent autonomous building number plates that accumulate natural and artificial light and emit fluorescent light in dark places were installed. These plates emit light without separate power sources, making them easy to identify at night and helpful for quick rescue in emergencies by securing golden time.

A Seongbuk-gu official said, “This pilot installation will contribute to spreading autonomous building number plates and provide residents with a friendly opportunity to familiarize themselves with road name addresses,” adding, “Autonomous building number plates allow buildings to express their individuality while differentiating from surrounding buildings.”

Installation of autonomous building number plates can be requested when applying for building number assignment during new construction, extension, or reconstruction. For those wishing to change existing number plates to new designs, they can submit an application to the district office’s cadastral department and install them at their own expense.

Lee Seung-ro, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu, said, “A building number plate that well represents the building’s characteristics becomes the building’s signboard,” adding, “We plan to guide building owners and architectural offices to freely design building number plates from the architectural design and building number assignment stages to encourage the expansion of autonomous building number plate installation, and we ask for residents’ active interest and participation.”

Seoul city bus number 2416 has been newly established, running between Gunja Station and Konkuk University Station in Gwangjin-gu.

Bus 2416 departs from Jungnang Public Garage and runs through Sangbong Station (Line 7), Janghan-ro area, Janghanpyeong Station (Line 5), Gunja Station (Lines 5 and 7), Konkuk University Station (Line 7), and terminates at Samseong Station (Line 2).

The bus interval is 13 to 16 minutes, with the first bus at 4:30 a.m. and the last bus at 10:40 p.m.

The stops in Gwangjin-gu are ▲Gunja Bridge Entrance ▲Neungdong Intersection/Gunja Station ▲In front of Neungdong Church ▲In front of Children’s Grand Park/Sejong University ▲Children’s Grand Park Station/Hwayang Catholic Church ▲Seoul Hwayang Elementary School ▲Konkuk University Station Intersection/Konkuk University Hospital ▲Konkuk University Station. This route passes through Junggok 1-dong, Gunja-dong, Neungdong, Hwayang-dong, and Jayang 4-dong within the district.

The establishment of bus 2416 is expected to enhance public transportation connectivity in Gwangjin-gu, a transportation hub connecting north and south Seoul, and improve residents’ mobility convenience.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.