문 대통령 "스마트시티에 10조 투자...15만개 일자리 창출"<br /><br />South Korea will invest more than 8-point-8 billion U.S. dollars by 2025 to foster smart cities nationwide and create some 150-thousand new jobs.<br />President Moon Jae-in unveiled the plan - a key part of his Korean New Deal initiative - as he visited the country's first smart city in Songdo, west of Seoul.<br />The site of his visit dubbed "Integrated Opeations Center" is a control where data is collected in real time from thousands of sensors and surveillance cameras across the city.<br />We will swiftly push for smart cities nationwide. The government will supply data integrated platforms to 108 localities across the country, enabling 60 percent of the people to experience smart cities.<br />The government plans to build more smart cities: one in the southeastern port city of Busan next year and another in the administrative capital of Sejong by 2023.<br />Smart cities incorporate ICT, big data and other technologies to manage issues related to transportation, environment and crimes.<br />It also plans to speed up the digitalization of public infrastructure, such as roads and railways.<br />
