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Platform for Innovation, Smart City Making Together
- Government Holds ‘Smart City Innovation Strategy Briefing’ on Feb 13 (Wed)
- Platform to Become Smart City Global Leader
◈ Announced national pilot city execution plan, which is a leading model for future smart cities
ㅇ (Sejong 5-1 Neighborhood) Provide urban space optimized for configuring the seven major services that can change the lives of citizens such as mobility and health care based on AI
ㅇ (Busan Eco Delta City) Establish ecosystem for new industries such as robots and water management by constructing ‘urban life with robots’ and ‘Korean water specialization city model
※ Pursue development of leading technologies from this year (‘19, 26.5 billion KRW) and also make bold reforms to regulations
◈ Launch ‘convergence alliance’ to establish smart city led by private companies
ㅇ 113 companies made up of small, medium and large companies as well as start-ups participate as equal founding members to lead technological cooperation, development of business models, and joint entry to overseas markets, etc.
1. Event Overview and Project Progress
□ The Presidential Committee on the Fourth Industrial Revolution Team (Chairman Jang Byeong-gyu) and MOLIT (Minister Kim Hyun-mee) held the convergence alliance launching event upon announcing the national pilot city execution plans at BEXCO in Busan on February 13.
ㅇ Over 300 people including from relevant agencies such as the Presidential Committee, MOLIT, Ministry of Science and ICT, Ministry of Environment, National Assemblymen, associations, committees, experts, private companies and citizens participated.
□ The smart city national pilot city is a project for establishing a future smart city leading model by utilizing the advantages of the site, which is currently blank.
ㅇ After selecting the site in January of last year, the basic plans (Jul ‘18) and execution plans (Dec ’18) were established. Since then, innovative attempts have been made such as ①the urban establishment system focusing on the master plan (MP) was established, ②pursuing the integration of new technologies and services related to the fourth industrial revolution, and ③establishing cities based on the participation of private companies and citizens. (# Reference1)
ㅇ The pilot city will begin groundwork construction in the second half of the year after completing the execution designs based on the execution plans announced by the master plan (MP) today and it aims at receiving first residents by the end of ‘21.
□ The main contents of the national pilot city execution plans announced today are as follows.
(# Reference2)
□ Sejong 5-1 Neighborhood offers spatial plans optimized for configuring the seven major services* such as mobility, health care and energy with the goal of building a smart city that can change the everyday lives of citizens based on AI, data and block chain.
* ①Mobility, ②Health care, ③Education, ④Energy/Environment, ⑤Governance, ⑥Culture/Shopping, ⑦Jobs
□ In particular, the urban spatial structure will be newly planned so that optimized mobility services can be provided to create autonomous driving and sharing-based advanced transportation roads and areas that restrict personal vehicles.
ㅇ For example, plans are to restrict driving and parking of personal vehicles inside the autonomous vehicle road district (ring shape) to encourage use of autonomous driving shuttles and share cars.
< Sejong 5-1 Neighborhood Spatial Composition >
① (Innovative Growth Promotion District) Space that minimizes location regulations and a smart service convergence and promotion space
② (Autonomous Driving Roads) Exclusively for autonomous driving, share cars and personal mobility (regular cars not allowed)
③ (Personal Vehicle Restriction Area) Restrict entry of personal vehicles coming into autonomous driving roads
④ (AI Data Center) Core infrastructure that reflects the data center (including startup incubating center)
⑤ (Smart Education) Integrated design of school facilities for efficient facilities operations between elementary, middle and high schools
⑥ (Smart Tech Lab) Land to be used for new technology test bed and to provide multi-purpose support for companies
⑦ (Zero Energy Town) Microgrid, ESS, etc.
ㅇ In addition, plans are to design roads optimized to personal mobility, reflect elements for pedestrians such as smart crosswalks and school zone safety services to gradually reduce the number of personally owned vehicles to 1/3 in the city to create a city that is not centered on automobiles, but is good for people to walk in.
□ ‘Health care’ will also be provided as a core service to preemptively (prevent) and promptly (emergency) protect the lives and safety of citizens living in Sejong.
ㅇ When emergency situations occur, smart paging and emergency drones are used to provide optimal routes to emergency centers and to give patient information (emergency vehicles – hospitals) through video conferencing to procure the golden time and enhance patient survival rates.
ㅇ Individual hospitals will be connected in a network to provide convenient medical services through optimal hospital linking according to customized medical care and patient status (location, disease type, wait time, etc.) using the accumulated personal health data making the entire city act become an extended city.
□ In addition, Sejong block-chain will be integrated in all parts of the services to safely manage personal data collected per innovation factor, and it will be established with the goal of becoming the world’s first smart city that operates the city with AI.
(# Reference3)
□ Busan Eco Delta City (Semulmeori District) will be pursued focusing on fostering new industries such as robot and water management to respond to urban issues of Busan such as rapid aging and drop in jobs.
□ First, the Busan pilot city will aim at becoming a city where robots are involved in all parts of everyday life to make the lives of citizens more efficient and safe.
ㅇ For example, it plans to implement wearable robots, parking robots, logistics and transport robots, and medical robot rehabilitation centers (health care clusters), etc. so that citizens can experience various robot services in everyday life.
ㅇ For this, plans are to install the robot integrated control center (platform) and robot support center, and will provide infrastructure and test beds optimized for robots to provide support for the free development and commercialization of companies.
□ Furthermore, the Busan pilot city is planning to apply advanced smart water management technologies and services in the entire water circulation process (precipitation – river – purification – sewage – reuse) to construct a ‘Korean water specialized city model’ that responds to climate changes.
ㅇ Some sub-projects include constructing an integrated management center that manages relevant infrastructure including high-precision small rainfall radars, etc. improving river water quality by establishing the nation’s largest (110,000㎡) eco-filtering and water circulation park, smart water purification center pilot project, and construction of a 100% water reuse system, etc.
□ Plans are to establish the ‘Five Major Innovation Clusters’ to foster new industries related to the fourth industrial revolution including augmented reality related to spatial composition.
* 845,000㎡ including Public Autonomous Innovation Cluster, Health Care Cluster, etc. (1/3 of the area of the smart city)
< Busan Eco Delta City Spatial Composition >
① (5 major innovation clusters) Public autonomous innovation, hydro-thermal energy, health care, water science, new Hallyu AR‧VR
② (Smart roads) C-ITS, smart signals, mobility
③ (Robots) Robot-wear, surveillance patrol, smart parking lots (robot parking)
④ (Innovation Center) Urban data analysis center, maker space
⑤ (Smart School) Smart pad, electronic chalkboard, AR/VR experience
⑥ (LWP Community Center) Library, work center, etc.
⑦ (Building-type water purification facility) Smart water purification pilot project
□ At the briefing today, plans to construct a 60MW (enough for 24,500 households to use for 1 year) hydro fuel cell generator and introduce the nation’s first hydro-thermal energy using river water as part of its plans to construct a 100% energy independent city were introduced.
※ For details on execution plans of each pilot city, see the attached Sejong and Busan execution plans
(# Reference4)
□ The execution plans will be divided and taken charge by the public and private sector, and cross-examination and bold regulatory reforms will also be conducted for entry into overseas markets.
□ First, the government will invest 26.5 billion KRW in a total of 11 projects to integrate new technologies and attract private companies for the pilot city in ‘19 as a type of leading investment with a priming character.
ㅇ The most authoritative public and research institutes of each field will be designated as exclusive institutes, and also, leading technologies such as digital twin, data, AI center, etc. and companies that construct relevant services such as transportation, health care, energy, environment and safety, etc. will be selected by the competent institute to manage the project per year (‘19 - ’21).
ㅇ For this, we are planning* to discuss and concretize the establishment of an SPC from companies participating in the ‘smart city convergence alliance’ that was launched today.
* (SPC organization schedule proposal) Research on business model to organize SPC (Jan ’19～) → Select private sector business (’19.7) and begin negotiations → Establishment and operation of SPC (Jun ’20)
□ Lastly, the government is planning to continue with bold regulatory reforms.
ㅇ In accordance to the Smart City Act that was revised last year, the special clause will be effective from Feb 15 for the smooth use of personal information as anonymous data as well as to foster new industries such as autonomous cars and drones within the pilot city.
- Plans are to promptly legislate* special clauses such as for innovative urban planning (easing location regulations), promoting share cars, expanding the scope of accepting hydro-thermal energy, etc.
* Motion for revision of the Smart City Act by National Assemblyman Park Jae-ho (Oct ‘18), forwarded to subcommittee of the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee
ㅇ In addition, the ‘smart city regulation sandbox’ will implemented to collectively address the relevant regulations for the smart city project from the perspective of cities.
2. Establishment of Smart City Centering on Citizens and Private Companies
□ The government is currently pursuing to establish smart cities where citizens and companies participate together, rather than the old method of being led by the public sector.
□ The following were performed to encourage participation by citizens.
ㅇ The ‘Smart City 1st Avenue (received 219 ideas from citizens and businesses)’, pilot city brand contests (3,300 applications), urban simulation contests (42 applications submitted), and public hearings for citizens of Sejong were carried out.
ㅇ In today’s briefing (innovation concert), a session was set aside for citizen representatives of Sejong and Busan to comment on what they want to see from the pilot city.
□ The following were performed to establish a company-led smart city.
ㅇ The ‘Smart City Convergence Alliance’ comprised of 113 small, medium and large companies and venture and start-ups related to smart cities such as mobility, communication/platform, energy/environment, smart home, health care, urban safety, etc. participating as founding members was launched today.
ㅇ This alliance will make suggestions for reforming laws or systems to the government on behalf of the companies that are interested in participating in the smart city, including the pilot city, while also mutually cooperating in technological cooperation, development of business models, and domestic and foreign distribution and outreach.
3. Expected Effects by Establishing the National Pilot City
□ The pilot city will continue to innovate not only during the establishment process, but also after moving in.
ㅇ It is expected that citizens will receive never-before experienced high-quality mobility, health care, education and other services, and it is expected that the smart city will be fostered as a future new industry and act as a platform to create high-quality jobs.
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