Suwon Wins 'ITS City Award' from Korea ITS Society

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jeong Jun-sung] Suwon Special City has received the 'ITS City Award' established by the Korea ITS Society to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ITS (Intelligent Transportation System) adoption in South Korea.

The awards ceremony took place at the 'Korea ITS Society 2023 Autumn Academic Conference' held on the 16th at Halla Convention Center in Jeju Halla University.

ITS is a system that applies advanced information and communication technology to transportation vehicles and facilities to enhance safety and convenience. Representative examples of ITS include bus information systems and traffic information systems.

Suwon City was highly evaluated for building ITS infrastructure with its own budget since 1997 and for being selected as the host city for the 20th ITS Asia-Pacific Congress in 2025.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport held the 'Evaluation Committee for Selecting Candidate Cities for the 2025 ITS Asia-Pacific Congress' in February and selected Suwon City as a candidate city. The organization committee was formed with Suwon City, Gyeonggi Province, the Korea Intelligent Transportation Systems Association, Korea Tourism Organization, and Gyeonggi Tourism Organization, and through a final presentation held in April at the Suzhou Convention Center in China, Suwon City successfully won the hosting rights to the '2025 ITS Asia-Pacific Congress' after competitive bidding.

The 'Korea ITS Society 2023 Autumn Academic Conference' runs until the 18th under the theme of 'Korea ITS 30 Years.' Suwon City will present the status of the 2025 Suwon ITS Asia-Pacific Congress initiative during the conference and operate a promotional booth.