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dc.titleInternational Case Studies of Smart Cities: Songdo, Republic of Korea
dc.contributor.authorLee, Sang Keon
dc.contributor.authorKwon, Heeseo Rain
dc.contributor.authorCho, HeeAh
dc.contributor.authorKim, Jongbok
dc.contributor.authorLee, Donju
dc.contributor.orgunitFiscal and Municipal Management Division
dc.date.available2016-06-30T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2016-06-27T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis case study is one of ten international studies developed by the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS), in association with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), for the cities of Anyang, Medellin, Namyangju, Orlando, Pangyo, Rio de Janeiro, Santander, Singapore, Songdo, and Tel Aviv. At the IDB, the Competitiveness and Innovation Division (CTI), the Fiscal and Municipal Management Division (FMM), and the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative (ESCI) coordinated the study. This project was part of technical cooperation ME-T1254, financed by the Knowledge Partnership Korean Fund for Technology and Innovation of the Republic of Korea. At KRIHS, the National Infrastructure Research Division coordinated the project and the Global Development Partnership Center provided the funding. Songdo, as part of Incheon Free Economic Zone, is an iconic new smart city of Korea that hosts international business events and attract IT, biotech, ad R&D facilities. Its smart city initiative began in 2008 and is still ongoing with an aim for completion by 2017. The project is largely divided into six sectors including transport, security, disaster, environment, and citizen interaction while other services related to home, business, education, health and car are also being developed. Specialized service in Songdo includes smart bike services, criminal vehicle tracking and monitoring unusual activities through motion detecting technology while Integrated Operation and Control Center (IOCC) readily facilitates collaboration between various agencies and citizen engagement. Songdo smart city initiative is managed by Incheon U-city Corporation, a private- public partnership in order to secure funding for system operation through effective business model.
dc.format.extent44
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0007012
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/International-Case-Studies-of-Smart-Cities-Songdo-Republic-of-Korea.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectSustainable City
dc.subjectUrban Innovation
dc.subjectRoad Traffic Control
dc.subjectUrban Transport
dc.subjectUrban Sustainability
dc.subjectCitizen Security and Crime Prevention
dc.subjectInformation and Communication Technology
dc.subject.jelcodeL86 - Information and Internet Services • Computer Software
dc.subject.jelcodeL91 - Transportation: General
dc.subject.jelcodeL96 - Telecommunications
dc.subject.jelcodeO18 - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis • Housing • Infrastructure
dc.subject.jelcodeQ55 - Technological Innovation
dc.subject.jelcodeR41 - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion • Travel Time • Safety and Accidents • Transportation Noise
dc.subject.keywordsSmart city;urban management;intelligent transport system;public-private partnership;business model;new town development;real-time information;crime and disaster prevention
dc.typeDiscussion Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberDiscussion Papers
idb.operationME-T1254
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