Seoul: Smart City Strategies
for Local Government
Scott Moore
Business Analyst
Scottish Improvement Service
What is a Smart City?
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Rapid urbanisation
Increased pressure on public services
Integration of technology and citizens
Sustainable solutions
Increase efficiencies, reduce costs, improve
public services
• Top-down / Bottom-up
City Overview
• Population 10 million
• Total area 605km squared
• Annual city budget: USD 27.5
Billion
• GDP per capita $23,375
• GDP 25% of South Korea total
• 90% smart phone users
• 95% broadband connectivity
• Ranked 6th in the Global Power
City index
• Ranked 1st in UN eGovernment
survey 6 years in a row
City Overview
Old vs. new
Old vs. new
Seoul’s e-Government development
Oasis of 10 million imagination
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Online citizen proposal system
Reduction of citizen complaints
Open administration
Public services built with citizens
669 proposal cases each month
565 since 2006 have been adopted into policies
mVoting
• A participatory voting
app that allows anyone
to ask questions and vote
on policies on real issues.
• Voting either through
smart phone or pc
• Can target key
demographics or by area
for local votes
mVoting
• Number of downloads 20,292
• Number of proposals 1,147 (2015)
• Number of comments 12,197
2015/16 budgetary review
$4.2 Billion
IoT City
• To resolve urban issues concerning safety,
welfare, transportation, tourism and
environment.
• Phase 1: Buckhon IoT Pilot zone
• Phase 2: Incremental citywide expansion of
IoT infrastructure
IoT City
IoT City
Big Data
• Pioneering use of Big Data technology in
collaboration with KT Telecoms
• Night bus route optimisation
• Traffic accident analysis and monitoring
• Location analysis for public wi-fi
• 2,291 wi-fi spots and 350 charging ports
Big Data
Open data
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Open data plaza created in 2012
Improve public services
Open administration
Innovation
Accountability and transparency
4,000 open data sets
1,500 monthly users
WeGo
• International eGovernment organisation for
cities and local government
• Promotion of smart sustainable cities for
enhanced well-being of urban citizens
• 101 international members
WeGo
• Digital capacity building
– eGovernment training programs
– eGovernment toolkits
• IT consultation and Pilot Projects
– Feasibility studies
• Knowledge sharing and networking
– Smart city conferences
– Research projects