Gyeonggi-do Expands 'Safety Bell' for Single-Person Households Across the Province

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province is expanding the 'Gyeonggi Safety Bell' for single-person households throughout the province.

Gyeonggi Province recently held a progress report meeting on the Gyeonggi Safety Bell with related organizations including Suwon City, Ansan City, Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency, and Ansan Danwon Police Station, announcing future plans reflecting this content.

The Gyeonggi Safety Bell is a service where, in case of an emergency, pressing the bell allows the police to accurately identify the caller's location and dispatch immediately.

It is an effective auxiliary reporting method that can be used when calling 112 is difficult. Users pre-register personal information such as name, address, and mobile phone number, and in an emergency, the report is made via wireless communication connected through Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, enabling rapid dispatch.

The device can be distributed at 50,000 KRW per unit without additional construction costs or communication fees. Especially, even if the user does not have or cannot use a smartphone, the network of nearby Safety Bells is linked to enable reporting.

The province has built an integrated disaster safety control center necessary for establishing the Gyeonggi Safety Bell system and developed beacon emergency bell terminals and user applications, conducting trial operations. So far, 1,425 people have participated in the Gyeonggi Safety Bell pilot project.

As the third-year project this year, the province plans to expand the project to two more local governments following Suwon City and Ansan City, where the pilot project was conducted, and is currently in discussions. Additionally, the number of participants in the pilot project will increase from 1,500 to 5,000.

During the pilot project, many people preferred mobile terminals over fixed terminals, so from this year, the province decided to develop and distribute mobile terminals.

An Chi-kwon, Director of the Science and Technology Division of the province, said, "The Gyeonggi Safety Bell is an emergency relief system targeting single-person households or single-person stores that find it difficult to respond quickly to daily safety accidents or sudden situations," adding, "We will successfully complete the third-year pilot project so that it can be expanded throughout Gyeonggi Province next year."

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