South Korean regions collaborate to expand digital services
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The Science, Technology and Information Ministry of South Korea launched the ‘Smart Village City and Provincial Council’ with representatives from across the country.
The council will work together to expand digital services in local communities. Since 2019, the Smart Village project has used technologies like artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things to improve life for residents and address local issues. In 2023, the project shifted to allow local governments to create services based on regional characteristics and resident needs.
The “Smart Senior Citizen Center” program, which adds information and communication technology to existing senior centers to offer interactive educational programs, serves as a leading example of this approach. The new council will meet regularly, twice per year, and will also establish specialized groups and consult experts as needed. They will discuss improvements to the Smart Village project, share successful examples from different regions, identify model services that can be applied nationally, and address challenges encountered during implementation.
