Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Seongnam City and 6 Others Newly Certified as Smart Cities
Drone Delivery and Safe CCTV, etc.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 21st that six locations, including Seongnam City and Ulsan Metropolitan City (large cities), and Daegu Suseong-gu, Seoul Gwanak-gu, Seoul Songpa-gu, and Seoul Jongno-gu (medium-sized cities), have been newly certified as 'Smart Cities 2023'.
Along with this, four services were certified as 2023 Smart City Services: the smart mobility sharing platform and AI-based smart parking platform (transportation sector), and the smart manhole IoT system and intelligent energy safety management integrated platform (environment and energy sector).
The smart city certification comprehensively evaluated △the level of smart city services and infrastructure, △institutional foundation and implementation system, and △expertise and innovativeness of citizens and local government officials. Using 53 detailed evaluation indicators, certification was granted to cities that scored at least 70% of the total points.
In particular, Seongnam City received high scores in terms of citizen convenience, such as providing delivery services using drones and building heat maps, while Seoul Jongno-gu scored highly in citizen safety aspects, including the installation of Hanok-style smart security lights in densely populated areas and the establishment of a crowd management system. Additionally, as the two-year certification review period for cities certified in 2021 approached, all eight cities underwent a review for certification continuation, and all were granted extensions.
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The smart city service certification comprehensively evaluated △perceived effects and citizen satisfaction, △level and suitability of technology and functions, and △potential for regional expansion. Using 55 detailed evaluation indicators, certification was granted to city services that scored at least 70 points out of 100.
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