Gwangju Seo-gu Accelerates Creation of Smart Care Leading Model for the Elderly

Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kim Ikang) is accelerating the creation of a leading smart care model for the elderly using ICT devices, the only one of its kind nationwide.

Seo-gu announced on the 23rd that it held a kickoff meeting for the "Elderly Smart Care Service Construction Project" to develop a unique service model for Seo-gu.

Senior Smart Care Service Construction Project Kick-off Meeting
[Photo by Seogu]

Selected last October by the Ministry of Health and Welfare as the executing agency for the project, Seo-gu will start from this meeting to establish a smart leading model that comprehensively handles emergency response, emotional support, and medical health management for vulnerable elderly people using various ICT devices, and lay the foundation for nationwide expansion.

By 2024, Seo-gu plans to invest 1.4 billion KRW in national funds and 600 million KRW in local funds to implement ▲ development of a health care service system ▲ development of a data platform ▲ development of an integrated control platform ▲ linkage with existing integrated care platforms ▲ advancement of ICT device utilization ▲ analysis of project effectiveness.

Additionally, to ensure smooth project progress, a consortium consisting of four companies and institutions including Cognnet9 has been formed, and the project will be collaboratively promoted with the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea Health Industry Development Institute, and Korea Social Security Information Service.

Once the target selection is completed, ICT devices will be installed in the respective homes, and the information generated by these devices will be used to establish care plans through the data platform.

Subsequently, a care team composed of doctors, nurses, and social workers will provide services using the health care system, and the integrated control center will monitor the service operation status in real time to recognize and respond to emergencies.

Mayor Kim Ikang of Seo-gu said, "While participating in the community-integrated care leading project, we have been striving to establish our own smart care service system," adding, "We will work hard to build an elderly smart care service model that can be expanded nationwide based on Seo-gu’s pioneering experience and efforts."

Reporter Dongho Shin, Honam Coverage Headquarters, Asia Economy baekok@asiae.co.kr

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