Suwon Urban Corporation Receives 'Smart City Service' Re-certification from Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jeong Jun-seong] Suwon Urban Corporation (President Heo Jung-moon) announced on the 27th that the 'Smart Integrated Parking Information System' project, which was promoted in collaboration with Suwon Special City, has been re-certified as a smart city service by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has introduced and operated a smart city certification system to diagnose local governments' smart capabilities and discover best practices.

The re-certification evaluation examines indicators including △smart city conformity △configuration and function △operation. In particular, re-certification also evaluates whether enhanced services were provided following the initial certification assessment.

As a result of the evaluation, the corporation received re-certification following its initial certification in 2022. In particular, among re-certification targets, the corporation is the only local government or public enterprise to receive this distinction.

Since 2020, the corporation has promoted the 'Smart Integrated Parking Information System' project together with Suwon City and T-map Mobility, based on the vision of 'a smart inclusive city of history, technology, and people.'

The Smart Integrated Parking Information System is a system that provides services including remaining parking spaces, congestion levels, fee information, and payment processing for public parking lots operated by the corporation through information sharing between the corporation's integrated parking information system and the T-map system.

President Heo Jung-moon said, "We will discover and implement various projects and policies to enable Suwon Special City to lead in smart city development."