'2025 Suwon ITS Asia-Pacific General Assembly Organizing Committee' Launches

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] The '2025 Suwon ITS Asia-Pacific General Assembly Organizing Committee' has launched. Suwon Special City Mayor Lee Jae-joon and Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Park Sang-woo are serving as co-general chairpersons to lead the organizing committee.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Suwon Special City held the launch ceremony for the Suwon ITS Asia-Pacific General Assembly Organizing Committee at the Suwon Convention Center on the 20th.

The launch ceremony proceeded with remarks by Mayor Lee Jae-joon and Director of Road Division Jo Jong-wan of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, presentation of committee member appointment certificates, and a nameplate unveiling for the organizing committee secretariat (Room 509 of Suwon Convention Center).

Mayor Lee Jae-joon said in his opening remarks, "The Suwon ITS Asia-Pacific General Assembly will serve as an opportunity to bring city governments, nations, and academia across the Asia-Pacific region closer together and accelerate technological innovation," and "We will mobilize all of Suwon's capabilities to ensure the successful hosting of the general assembly."

At the launch ceremony on this day, President Ham Jin-gyu of the Korea Expressway Corporation was appointed as committee chair, and approximately 50 committee members from industry including Hyundai Motor and SK Telecom, academia, research institutes, and public institutions were appointed. Suwon City, the Korea Expressway Corporation, and the Korea Intelligent Transportation Systems Association (ITS KOREA) comprise the secretariat to provide support for work by division.

The ITS Asia-Pacific General Assembly is an international conference held by Asia-Pacific countries to conduct public-private technology exchanges related to ITS, understand market trends, and strengthen cooperation between countries and companies. This is the first time an ITS Asia-Pacific General Assembly is being held in Korea in 23 years since the 2002 Seoul ITS General Assembly.

The '2025 Suwon ITS Asia-Pacific General Assembly,' co-hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Suwon City, will be held from May 28 to 30 next year under the theme 'Hyper-Connected Cities by ITS' at the Suwon Convention Center and throughout Suwon City. Officials from approximately 50 ITS-related companies from over 20 countries in the Asia-Pacific region are expected to attend.

ITS (Intelligent Transportation System) is a transportation system that efficiently manages traffic information by utilizing advanced traffic technology and improves traffic efficiency and safety through scientific and automated operations. Bus information systems and traffic information systems are examples of ITS.