Suwon to Launch 'Mobile E-Notice' Service from November...Budget Savings and Environmental Protection Expected

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon Special City has established a 'mobile e-notice service' system to deliver various revenue-related notices and announcements, including local taxes, via KakaoTalk and text messages, and will begin full implementation starting in November.

The city held the 'Suwon Mobile E-Notice System Construction Project Completion Briefing' on the 21st at the city hall's disaster and safety situation room, presided over by First Vice Mayor Kim Hyun-soo, to discuss plans for the service launch.

The mobile e-notice service is a system that sends notices and announcements to the recipient's own smartphone through authorized electronic document relay providers such as Kakao and KT, in place of paper notices.

The targets of the mobile e-notice service include four types: local tax payment reminder notices, non-tax revenue arrears payment notices, automobile mandatory insurance rate reduction notices, and automobile comprehensive inspection reminder notices. Next year, five additional types, including advance and formal parking violation fine notices, are planned to be added.

The implementation of the mobile e-notice system is expected to save approximately 380 million won in annual budget.

The e-notice system uses CI (linked information: an encrypted value using the 13-digit resident registration number, corresponding one-to-one with the resident registration number, which was introduced as a replacement following strengthened restrictions on resident registration number usage) to accurately deliver notices to recipients and guarantee legal validity of receipt and viewing. Citizens can conveniently receive notices on their smartphones regardless of whether they apply for e-notices.

Personal information is safely protected, and the city can reduce the budget spent on producing and sending paper notices. Reducing paper usage also contributes to carbon neutrality. Additionally, a smartphone screen enlargement function for the elderly is applied, allowing e-notices to be viewed in larger font.

First Vice Mayor Kim Hyun-soo stated, "With the introduction of the mobile e-notice service, citizens can receive notices and announcements more conveniently and quickly, and the reduction in paper usage will help protect the environment," adding, "We will continue to expand the scope of e-notice service targets and work to improve administrative services by adding convenient features."