Ulsan Ulju-gun Operates 'Drone-Enabled Smart Safety City' Living Lab

Discussion and Improvement of Resident-Centered Smart Solution Services in 5 Major Areas by November

Ulju County Office.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Ulju-gun, Ulsan City, is operating a ‘Living Lab’ involving local residents and experts to build a smart safety city using drones.

This project discusses smart solution services in five resident-experience drone utilization areas: ▲mountain rescue ▲urban management ▲crop diagnosis ▲crime prevention ▲radiation safety, and aims to derive service advancement and improvements suitable for local conditions.

About 30 citizen participants, including residents and university students, along with public officials, companies, and technical experts, participate together in the Living Lab.

Participants are divided into six subcommittees: five teams by resident-experience fields and one autonomous theme team. From this month until November, they will carry out activities in the drone-utilization smart solution project areas within the county, including Sangbuk-myeon, Samnam-eup, Beomseo-eup, and Seosaeng-myeon.

After capacity building and research plan establishment, user-centered ideas will be applied on-site for demonstration, and improvements will be identified to advance the solutions.

In November, a performance sharing meeting will be held to present the final solution plans, improvements, and regional issues and needs that can be addressed using the services.

An Ulju-gun official said, “Through operating the ‘Living Lab,’ where local residents and experts directly participate to devise problem-solving measures, we will strive to provide drone utilization services that residents can truly experience across various social sectors.”

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