Voices of Seongdong Residents Realize 'Smart Life-Closely Policies'

'6th Living-Close Policy Idea Contest' Receives 188 Entries Across 4 Categories, Selects 11 Living-Close Ideas... Policy Initiatives Include Installing Mirrors Using Intelligent CCTV to Prevent Illegal Dumping, Marking Facilities for the Vulnerable Such as Wheelchairs and Strollers on District Office Websites... Since 2019, 20 Resident Ideas Have Been Made into Policies to Enhance Daily Convenience, Realizing a Smart Inclusive City Together with Residents

Seongdong-gu, Seoul (Mayor Jeong Won-oh) announced the final selection of 11 resident ideas as a result of the '6th Seongdong-gu Life-Closely Related Policy Idea Contest.'

Seongdong-gu held the contest for two months starting February 20 under the theme of 'Smart Life-Closely Related Policy Ideas for a Smart Inclusive City Seongdong,' receiving a total of 188 proposals in four categories: ▲ reducing household waste and achieving carbon neutrality, ▲ life-closely related policies utilizing smart technology, ▲ support for single-person households and revitalization of local commercial districts, and ▲ life-closely related policies directly affecting residents' lives and safety.

After departmental review and proposal evaluation, a total of 11 ideas were selected in the final screening. The adopted ideas will be continuously developed into policies for residents' convenience and regional development.

Among the selected ideas, the 'Installation of Mirrors to Prevent Illegal Dumping Using Intelligent Unmanned Surveillance Cameras (CCTV)' received particularly high praise. It includes installing smart mirrors that detect illegal dumping behavior and broadcast real-time on-site video along with advisory voice messages.

Currently, Seongdong-gu operates 225 unmanned surveillance cameras (CCTV) and 83 logoprojectors in vulnerable areas prone to habitual illegal dumping, striving to prevent and crack down on illegal waste disposal. The district plans to actively incorporate the selected idea to enhance the efficiency of the project. By simultaneously filming with CCTV and displaying illegal dumping footage in real time on-site, it will effectively serve as a monitoring tool, while the automatic warning voice broadcast is expected to play a significant role in educating residents.

Additionally, various ideas will be developed into policies, such as indicating the availability of facilities for the vulnerable like wheelchairs, strollers, and children's playrooms in the 'Tourist Attractions' section on the Seongdong-gu website; installing QR codes containing travel information at Seongsu Station’s Seongsu Tourist Information Center, which has a high floating population; and subsidizing a certain amount for purchasing small household food waste reducers to reduce food waste generation.

Since 2019, Seongdong-gu has been holding the ‘Smart Life-Closely Related Policy Idea Contest’ as a practical communication channel to reflect residents' voices in district policies. Over six years, a total of 844 ideas have been submitted, with 20 of them being developed into policies. Representative examples include smile markings on rainwater drainage grates, the installation of ‘It’s Okay to Be Slow Zones’ to bridge the digital divide, linking missing child information promotion in smart shelters, and installing signs for the Seongdong Purumi Recycling Station.

Mayor Jeong Won-oh said, “We hold the Life-Closely Related Policy Idea Contest annually to incorporate residents’ creative ideas into district administration and strive to develop the selected ideas into policies. We will do our best to actively reflect residents’ valuable opinions in district governance, increase residents’ participation in administration, and ensure that everyone can enjoy a convenient daily life without discomfort.”

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