Japan Visits Eunpyeong District Office to Learn About Korea's Electronic Government System

On the 28th, 36 Japanese Diet members and officials visited to benchmark electronic government construction

Kim Mi-kyung, District Mayor, “I feel rewarded to introduce our pioneering smart projects”

Thirty-six Japanese Diet members and government officials visited Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, to learn about South Korea’s advanced electronic government system.

Eunpyeong-gu (District Mayor Kim Mi-kyung) announced on the 28th that a Japanese delegation consisting of Diet members, local council members, government officials, and university professors visited Eunpyeong District Office to study ‘electronic government construction.’

This visit was made at the request of the Japanese side, who wanted to directly observe Korea’s local governments, which are recognized for successfully establishing electronic government. The delegation leader, Professor Yeom Jong-soon, is promoting a program called ‘Internet Columbus,’ which allows Japanese leaders to learn from Korea’s advanced information and communication technology.

The Japanese delegation received an overview of the informatization projects that Eunpyeong-gu has been promoting at the Eunpyeong District Office’s Planning Situation Room. Afterwards, they moved to another location to experience firsthand Eunpyeong-gu’s cutting-edge administrative services, including the ▲Smart Administrative Integrated Platform ▲Smart City Integrated Control Center ▲Unmanned Civil Service Issuance Machines ▲Unmanned Book Loan Services.

Eunpyeong-gu is regarded as a model city representing local electronic government in South Korea. It won the ‘Korea Knowledge Innovation Smart City Grand Prize’ by spreading excellent cases using advanced technology, such as playing a decisive role in catching sexual offenders through CCTV (Closed-Circuit Television). Additionally, it received the Presidential Award at the ‘Public Service Innovation Best Practice Competition’ for its AI (Artificial Intelligence)-based public healthcare welfare innovation at the health center.

Kim Mi-kyung, Mayor of Eunpyeong-gu, said, “I feel rewarded to have the opportunity to introduce Eunpyeong-gu’s pioneering smart projects to a neighboring country. I hope both countries learn from each other’s strengths and achieve mutual growth.”

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