Yongin City Joins Hands with ETRI to Utilize ICT Convergence Technology

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Yongin City has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) to utilize ICT convergence technology.

The agreement ceremony held at Yongin City Hall on the 27th was attended by Mayor Baik Kun-gi, ETRI President Kim Myung-jun, and Park Dong-hoon, a special advisor at the Gyeonggi Province Economic Science and Technology Promotion Agency.

The agreement was reached to collaborate in solving regional community issues through information and communications technology (ICT) and fostering strategic industries in the region.

Through this agreement, the city and ETRI plan to discover and plan demonstrable projects to address urban issues such as transportation, environment, energy, and safety.

Additionally, they will support local small and medium-sized enterprises in developing core ICT convergence technologies and will exchange technological information to enhance the competitiveness of regional strategic industries.

Mayor Baik said, “Yongin City is establishing a Yongin Smart City Plan to systematically implement a 'smart city' that improves citizens' quality of life,” and added, “We will continue to expand infrastructure so that citizens can easily and conveniently use smart services.”