Ulju-gun Selected for Innovation Procurement-Linked Government R&D Project ... Secures 1 Billion KRW in National Funding

Ulju County Office.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Ulsan Ulju-gun has been selected for the '2022 Innovative Procurement-Linked Government R&D Project' organized by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Public Procurement Service, securing 1 billion KRW in national funding.

The '2022 Innovative Procurement-Linked Government R&D Project' investigates development demands for introducing new technologies and products to solve public sector issues and social problems, aiming to provide new support.

The project started demand surveys in December last year and selected the final project operator through evaluation in April.

In this competition, Ulju-gun's project titled 'AI-Based Simulation and Real-Time Data Fusion Solution Project for Large-Scale Disaster Occurrences' was selected.

The project proposed by the county focuses on implementing a system that predicts and judges resident protection measures by fusing artificial intelligence (AI) and real-time floating population data based on telecommunications companies during large-scale disasters such as radiological disasters or complex disasters.

Ulju-gun has a nuclear power plant and a national industrial complex, and its relatively high population density makes systematic and efficient disaster management in vulnerable areas essential.

Therefore, it is expected to establish an optimal resident protection measure foundation through efficient resident evacuation and relief activities for disaster victims based on real-time floating population and evacuation information.

A county official said, "We will continue to strengthen disaster response capabilities at the local government level through scientific projects of disaster prevention systems using digital technology and ensure trusted resident protection measures."

Since starting the self-development of the 'Disaster Victim Management System' in 2017, Ulju-gun has been actively working on building digital-based disaster prevention systems focused on resident protection, including the 'Smart Radiological Disaster Prevention Command and Control System' and 'Safety Navigation (Chatbot)' in 2020, and the 'Radiological Disaster Response Training System' in 2021.

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