Building on a total investment of USD 320 million, Busan Green u-City is now moving forward and implementing its multi-staged development plan. This will result in the launch of community centres and numerous urban services for its citizens.
Busan’s “Green u-City” is a combination of green-growth initiatives and ICT infrastructure based on the u-City model. u-City is based on the idea of “ubiquity”—being present everywhere at once—supported by ICT to enable the exchange of information, anywhere, at any time. In uCity, ICT infrastructure, technology, and services are integrated into housing (home automation), economic, transportation, tourism, safety and security, environmental, and other city infrastructures and systems.The result is an intelligent management system that delivers better urban services to increase economic growth and improve quality of life. Green u-City, on the other hand, takes into account green-growth initiatives not only for achieving intelligent city management, but also for realizing social inclusion and environmental sustainability.
Smart City Busan has involved several major steps:
- 2005: u-city master plan completed
- 2006-2011: Busan Information Super-Highway (Ubi-Way)
- 2012-2013: Busan Ubiguitous City Plan, Global Cloud Data Center and Pilot Cluster
- 2014: MOU for Smart City among Busan Cisco and SKT
- 2015 – ongoing: Initiation of IoT-based Smart City Project (e.g. Haeundae Smart City Test-bed)
Smart City Busan – ICT Infrastructure
- Busan Information Highway: 1,278㎞ network connecting 319 public service organizations in Busan (Completion in 2007, established and owned by Busan City government)
- Wi-Fi Zones: Wireless Internet Access (free service for citizens)
- Integrated CCTV System
Busan U-City Project (2006 -2014)
- 10 Domains, 66 Projects, $274 million
Smart City Busan – 4 Clusters (2015 – ongoing)
- MoonHyun Financial ICT Valley
- Haeundae Smart City Test-Bed
- West-Busan ICT Bed
- Yeongdo Ocean ICT Convergence Belt
Smart City refers to a futuristic city based on the latest ICT that provides a pleasant and convenient life for the citizens.
Beyond the simple combination of 'smart' and 'city, smart city aims to make the city 'smarter' for the purpose of resolving various problems found in the city, in terms of traffic, environment, housing, and facilities.
