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Smart citizens are front and centre of Seoul’s smart city masterplan, with smart infrastructure and smart services completing the trilogy

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Seoul Metro aims to reduce pollution by more than a third

Seoul implements intelligent disaster prevention system

Seoul’s fine particulate matter levels drop 37 per cent

Tokyo named most innovative city in annual ranking

Seoul begins roll-out of smart bus shelters

Seoul creates new spatial urban planning framework

Seoul launches autonomous night bus

Smart City Expo announces awards finalists

Singapore, Seoul and London top smart city governance ranking

Seoul employs robots and AI to roll out further smart city services

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Seoul has a population of 9.7 million people (2020) and was the world’s fourth largest metropolitan economy with a GDP of US$635 billion in 2014 after Tokyo, New York City and Los Angeles. In 2015, it was rated Asia’s most liveable city with the second highest quality of life globally. In 2016, the World Health Organisation stated that the air quality was 2.4 times the recommended level.

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Smart citizens are front and centre of Seoul’s smart city masterplan, with smart infrastructure and smart services completing the trilogy

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Two-thirds of Britons demand digital public services

Research by Nortal also reveals that they expect their digital experiences to mirror the slick, seamless interactions they get from private sector services.

What is ‘Smart City’ and why do we need them?

Smart city is the framework based on Information and Communication technologies that enable the development of sustainable practices to address the urbanisation challenges. Leveraging the technology is one of the foremost pillars of ‘smart cities’ in order to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of resident’s life and the city’s services.

UK train station harvests kinetic energy from commuters’ footsteps

The project at Leighton Buzzard station aims to show how untapped footfall energy at transport hubs represents a real opportunity to provide sustainable energy sources.

Manchester launches People’s Panel for AI

The panel aims to provide residents with access to education and training on AI, enabling local communities to influence the development of AI initiatives.

Riyadh to deploy smart pole infrastructure pilot

The project follows an agreement between Apollo International and Riyadh-based House of Invention to deploy smart poles and infrastructure across the Kingdom.

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