Busan City Receives Minister of the Interior and Safety Award for 'Digital Care Service Construction Project for the Elderly'

‘Digital Care Service Project for Preventing Cognitive Impairment and Muscle Loss in the Elderly’

Improving Quality of Life for Dementia Patients, Addressing Socioeconomic Issues Using Digital Technology

Busan City announced that its "Digital Care Service Construction Project for the Prevention of Cognitive Impairment and Muscle Loss in the Elderly" was selected as an outstanding case and received the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award at the '2023 Digital-Based Local Problem Solving (Gonggam e Gadeuk) Project' performance sharing event hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

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The 'Gonggam e Gadeuk Project' is a program where residents directly participate throughout the entire process from discovering to solving local issues, utilizing digital technology through cooperation between private companies and local governments to address regional problems.

At the performance sharing event held on the 24th, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety selected the final outstanding projects through resident voting and expert evaluation from among 10 excellent projects nationwide initially chosen, awarding the Presidential Award (1), Prime Minister's Award (1), Minister of the Interior and Safety Award (3), and Korea Local Information Development Institute Award (5).

This project was jointly carried out by a consortium formed by Busan City, Busan Technopark Medical Industry Technology Support Center, and private companies SmartBig and Ssangte Healthcare, after being selected in the Gonggam e Gadeuk contest in May.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety (Korea Local Information Development Institute) announced the Gonggam e Gadeuk project contest in March, and Busan City was selected as an excellent project in May after first and second round presentations, receiving a special grant of 100 million KRW to carry out the project from May to November.

The "Digital Care Service Construction Project for the Prevention of Cognitive Impairment and Muscle Loss in the Elderly" addresses the quality of life and socio-economic issues of dementia patients caused by the aging population in Busan, which has entered a super-aged society, by utilizing digital technology.

The project recruited 100 elderly participants aged 65 and over and formed a "Self-Solution Team" composed of local residents and experts to early detect cognitive and muscle loss risk groups among participants and share information with caregivers through a digital care service. It received positive evaluations by proposing solutions to social problems through health management and reduction of social and economic costs.

Shim Jae-min, Planning Officer of Busan City, stated, "This award is the result of efforts to solve local problems using digital technology in the era of digital transformation," adding, "We will continue to discover and promote various projects that enrich citizens' lives through digital technology to create a 'Busan where people want to live again'."

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