2019-08-19

Current Status of Korea’s Smart City Promotion (Municipalities) Episode 2




Many local governments in Korea have formed task force teams to pursue various Smart City related projects.

As of June 2019, 78 municipalities across the country have established task force such as Smart City departments and teams, and the number is increasing rapidly in recent years. There are some 60 local governments that are promoting government funded smart city projects.

Status of Task Force: 10 in 2014 34 in 2018 78 in 2019 (17 metropolitans +61 cities)

Smart services and business types are also diversifying.

In 2014, two sectors, including crime/disaster prevention (35%), accounted for 67%. However, recently, it is diversified with 24% of crime/disaster prevention, 22% of transportation, 15% of administration, 15% of environment, energy and water resources, 8% of facility management and 7% of health and welfare.



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