Icheon City Hall 2nd Floor Lobby Gets Facelift After 17 Years

[Suwon Ilbo=Um In-yong Reporter] The 2nd floor lobby of Icheon City Hall has been renovated for the first time in 17 years, capturing the attention of visitors.

Upon entering the 2nd floor of City Hall, three large-scale media boards measuring 3 meters in height and mounted on pillars, along with an extra-large media board measuring 10 meters in width, are installed and displaying brilliant images to greet citizens.

The city installed the media boards as part of implementing an advanced future city image and diversifying city promotion media, aiming to provide citizens with more intuitive and dynamic city government information.

The city plans to go beyond simply displaying city government promotional videos and utilize the space as a digital platform where citizens can enjoy themselves—a so-called 'digital playground'—transforming it into a civic space.

A demonstration ceremony held on June 26 with the theme 'Smart City Connecting Digital Space and the Future' was attended by Mayor Kim Gyeong-hee of Icheon, Chairman Park Myeong-seo of the City Council, Vice President Jung Sang-rok of SK Hynix, Dean Kim Sung-hyun of Cheongkang Culture & Industry University's Industry-Academic Cooperation Center, along with heads of various organizations and civic groups and citizens, who experienced the renovated city hall space and shared plans for its utilization.

Through the media boards, the city plans to swiftly convey diverse city government information to citizens, including major policies, festivals, and events, and will also display the Nine Scenic Sites of Icheon and beautiful seasonal natural landscapes, serving as photo zones and healing spaces.

Mayor Kim Gyeong-hee stated, "I hope this space will be filled with citizens' interest and diverse talents—from children to seniors—through art exhibitions, graduation exhibitions, photography exhibitions, and more."