Hwaseong City Establishes Foundation for Leap to '1 Million Special Municipality' Through Data-Driven Administration

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Lee Su-won] Hwaseong City announced on the 28th that it will strengthen its data analysis and utilization capabilities to establish a foundation for its leap to becoming a '1 million special municipality.'

The city has been generating results that demonstrate diverse possibilities of data-driven administration.

The city has been actively engaged in data utilization, including participation in 4 public data standard analysis model projects—the most among local governments nationwide. Last year, it newly opened 54 types of demand-oriented public data and operated the data sharing platform 'Data Ro,' providing services such as △population and sales analysis △in-migration and out-migration data △card sales visualization services.

Additionally, through various self-directed analyses including △prediction of timing to reach 1 million population △epidemic response civil complaint data visualization △public transportation data analysis △regional currency effect analysis, the city established a foundation for data-driven policymaking. Through collaboration with external organizations, it has demonstrated the potential of data utilization in diverse fields including △crime prevention and urban environment analysis △prediction of care demands in new apartments △transportation data analysis △flood damage risk area analysis.

The city's efforts have also been notable in traffic safety. The city has built an AI-based pothole detection and repair system to contribute to road safety and is leading disaster prevention efforts by collaborating with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to analyze flood damage risk areas.

In particular, the city was selected in April for the Ministry of Interior and Safety's '2024 Data-Driven Administration Capacity Enhancement Consulting' project. It plans to advance data-driven administration by conducting tailored consulting with top experts in the data field and implementing data analysis and utilization capacity diagnostics for employees and establishing customized capacity enhancement plans.

The city has also achieved results in AI administration utilization. The city operated the nation's first ChatGPT utilization research task force among local governments to explore administrative applications of generative AI, and is creating innovative data utilization cases by building chatbots and civil complaint AI assistants.

These efforts by the city are expected to serve as a good example demonstrating the significant impact data-driven administration has on urban development.

Hwaseong Mayor Jung Myung-geun stated, "I believe data utilization capability is a beacon illuminating the future of Hwaseong as a 1 million special municipality," and added, "Through this Ministry of Interior and Safety data-driven administration capacity enhancement consulting, we will emerge as a leading city in the field of data utilization and strengthen citizens' quality of life and the city's competitiveness."