Incheon City Starts Securing National Funds for Next Year's Smart Village Project... This Year Promotes Smart Senior Centers and More

Incheon City announced on the 7th that it has officially begun preparations for selection in the Ministry of Science and ICT's 'Smart Village Distribution and Expansion Project' next year. This project aims to promote the digitalization of local communities and support competitiveness enhancement by utilizing information and communication technology (ICT).

Earlier, on the 5th, the city held a briefing session on the Smart Village project for city departments, districts and counties, and related organizations, and plans to secure more than 20 billion KRW in national funding next year by discovering metropolitan and district/county projects.

Last year, the city, together with Incheon Smart City (an ICT specialized institution invested by Incheon City), derived 18 types of Incheon-style smart services reflecting smart construction project plans and policy trends. This year, it secured about 20 billion KRW in national funding to promote three metropolitan projects, eight district/county specialized projects, and two district/county contest projects.

The metropolitan projects include ▲Establishment of Incheon-style Smart Senior Centers ▲Development of Incheon City Smart Design Special Zone ▲Construction of AI-based Evacuation Guidance System for Multi-use Facilities.

Incheon City is holding a 2025 Smart Village project briefing session on the 5th for city departments, military districts, and related organizations. February 5, 2024.
[Photo by Incheon City]

District/county specialized projects include ▲Establishment of Pedestrian Complex Cognition Integrated Platform (Ganghwa-gun) ▲Smart Senior Center Construction (Ongjin-gun) ▲Yulmok Smart Park Project, Eco-friendly Smart Road Heating System Construction (Jung-gu) ▲Sustainable Eco-friendly Smart 'Subong' Village (Michuhol-gu) ▲Creation of Smart Rest Areas in the Old Downtown, Smart Village Development in Guwol 3-dong (Namdong-gu) ▲Creation of Smart Town around Gyesan Samgeori (Gyeyang-gu), among others.

For the district/county contest projects, two districts/counties will be selected after a contest held this month, and budgets will be supported accordingly.

An official from Incheon City stated, "Since we have received a large scale of national funding compared to other metropolitan cities and provinces in the Smart Village project, we will promote projects reflecting Incheon's characteristics to improve citizens' quality of life and strengthen the competitiveness of the old downtown."

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