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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 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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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Seoul

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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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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.

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