Anyang City Wins 'Smart City Award' for Second Consecutive Year

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Anyang City has solidified its status as a world-renowned smart city by winning the Smart City Award for two consecutive years (2024·2025) at the '4th Industrial Revolution Power Korea Expo'.

According to the city on the 7th, the Power Korea Expo held at the National Assembly Building on the 4th is an annual event organized to promote a clear understanding of the fourth industrial revolution that will transform the future world, raise awareness of its necessity, and build public consensus. It is jointly hosted by the National Assembly's Structural Reform Practice Forum for Sustainable Growth and the Korea Press Association, and is sponsored by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, among others.

The city was recognized as a successful model that integrates management of transportation, safety, disaster response, and welfare across the city through the Smart City Integrated Center, which consolidates fourth industrial revolution technologies.

Additionally, the city highlighted its international recognition through the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's 'Smart City' certification and the United Nations International Telecommunication Union's 'Smart City International Standard Certification,' as well as its status as a world-class smart city with 7,025 representatives from 929 cities in 143 countries visiting for benchmarking purposes.

Mayor Choi Dae-ho stated at a certificate presentation ceremony held at City Hall on the 5th, "The Smart City Award is the fruit of efforts made over the past 20 years alongside citizens," and added, "We will continue to lead smart city development through unending innovation and realize 'Digital Special Autonomous City Anyang.'"