Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Signs Agreement for Smart City Innovative Technology Demonstration Project

Smart Campus Challenge University (Graduate) Student Idea Contest Awards Ceremony

On the 9th, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 10th that it signed agreements between innovative companies and demonstration institutions (local governments, etc.) for four smart city technologies at the Startup Campus in Pangyo Technovalley, Gyeonggi Province.

According to the agreement, the Ministry of Land will provide 200 million KRW each to the contracted companies for demonstration costs and offer demonstration sites to support a stable demonstration process.

The four selected technologies are ▲ Augmented Reality (AR) indoor navigation system (Gongganui Party Co., Ltd. · Nowon Youth Future Career Center) ▲ Real-time road surface condition measurement service to reduce traffic accident rates (MobaWheel Co., Ltd. · Yuseong-gu, Daejeon) ▲ Smart city real-time heatwave monitoring system (NanoWeather · Yeongcheon-si, Gyeongbuk) ▲ IoT-based barrier-free pedestrian alley mobility environment construction (Bareun InfoTech · Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul).

Additionally, the Ministry held an award ceremony for the 'Smart Campus Challenge Idea Contest' on the same day.

The urban innovation contest, held for the first time this year to discover and demonstrate youth ideas in the smart city field, saw participation from 41 university and graduate student teams.

The grand prize was awarded to Hanyang University's 'Dongne Dubakwi Team' for their idea of a 'Hyperlocal Map for Young Single-Person Households,' receiving the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Award and up to 80 million KRW in demonstration support funds.

The excellence awards went to Dongyang Mirae University's 'Sumakers Team' for their 'Smart IoT System Using KakaoTalk' and Sungkyunkwan University's 'MyRen Team' for their 'AI-based Mobility Accident Reporting Platform.'

The encouragement awards were given to Chung-Ang University's 'SBS Team' for their 'Smart City Customized Subway Civil Complaint Service' and Korea National University of Transportation's 'FM Team' for their 'Campus PM Safety Support System.'

Kim Bok-hwan, Director of Urban Policy at the Ministry of Land, who attended the event, stated, “For Korean-style smart cities to have global competitiveness, the growth of youth and innovative companies is essential,” adding, “We will spare no support to create an ecosystem where fresh ideas and new technologies can be continuously discovered and demonstrated.”

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