Building 'Korean-Style Smart Cities' in 8 Overseas Cities

Korean-style smart cities will be constructed in Ukraine, Indonesia, Egypt, and other countries.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 22nd that it has selected eight projects in Ukraine, Indonesia, Egypt, and other countries as part of the ‘K-City Network 2023 Project,’ which supports the creation of smart cities in overseas cities and expands international cooperation.

Aerial view of Indonesia's new capital city. [Photo provided by the Indonesian Ministry of Public Works and Housing]

The K-City Network project was divided into planning-type and overseas demonstration-type projects, and an international call for proposals was conducted from April, with a total of 30 projects submitted from 18 countries.

The planning-type project supports the establishment of basic plans related to smart city development by receiving applications from overseas cities. Four projects were selected from Uman in Ukraine, the new capital in Indonesia, Badr in Egypt, and Aghdam in Azerbaijan.

In the case of Uman, Ukraine, a smart city master plan covering transportation, infrastructure, housing, and other sectors for post-war reconstruction will be established to support systematic project implementation during the post-war recovery process.

For Indonesia’s new capital, a preliminary feasibility study will be supported to build a smart city control center, verifying the project's viability and laying the groundwork for Korean companies to enter the new capital’s smart city business.

The overseas demonstration-type project supports Korean companies to demonstrate their smart city technologies and products in overseas cities. Four projects were selected this year in Rangpur, Bangladesh; Haiphong, Vietnam; Sakarya, T?rkiye; and Banyumas, Indonesia.

Gil Byeong-woo, Director of Urban Policy at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said, “As interest in Korean smart cities is increasing in various countries and cities overseas, the participation rate in international calls for proposals is also rising. Through this project, we will actively support the export of our companies’ excellent smart city technologies to countries around the world.”

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