Anyang City Undertakes Full Organizational Restructuring Centered on 'AI'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Yu Je-sung] Anyang City is undertaking comprehensive organizational restructuring centered on artificial intelligence (AI) in line with the new government's national policy direction.

The city plans to implement organizational restructuring effective December 31st and proactively establish a foundation to lead future administration in response to rapidly changing administrative environments and technological paradigm shifts.

The core of this organizational restructuring is the transition from 'Smart Anyang' to 'AI City Anyang.' Aligning with the government's policy direction to foster the artificial intelligence industry as a national strategic industry through investment of approximately 10 trillion won in budget next year, the city will establish the 'AI Strategy Bureau' to serve as the control tower for city-level artificial intelligence policies.

The AI Strategy Bureau will subsequently perform functions including △planning artificial intelligence policies and establishing mid- to long-term strategies △developing data and administrative services based on artificial intelligence △introducing artificial intelligence technology across administration and urban areas △overseeing digital transformation (DX) promotion.

Starting next year, the city plans to strengthen administrative efficiency and expand AI-based services through establishing an 'Artificial Intelligence (AI) Basic and Comprehensive Plan,' laying institutional foundations including enacting ordinances, and establishing expert cooperation systems.

Furthermore, the city will integrate existing urban data on crime prevention, traffic, and disaster response centered on artificial intelligence and reorganize it to strengthen advance prediction and proactive response systems through more sophisticated analysis.

The AI Strategy Bureau will establish the AI Policy Division and AI Strategy Task Force, and relocate the Smart City Information Division under the Road and Traffic Bureau and the Information and Communication Division under the Safety Administration Bureau to the AI Strategy Bureau to seek synergies.

Organizational restructuring to strengthen urban competitiveness will be pursued simultaneously. To revitalize the old downtown area and create a safer and more pleasant living environment, the city will rename the existing 'Urban Regeneration Division' to 'Urban Innovation Division' and pursue comprehensive urban innovation strategies beyond simple urban redevelopment.

Climate and environmental organizational units will also be restructured in line with national policy direction.

Following the government's organizational restructuring trend, the city will reorganize the 'Climate and Air Division' into the 'Climate, Air and Energy Division' to strengthen coordination with energy policy, and will rename the 'Green Space Division' to the 'Garden City Division' to fully launch local garden development projects centered on the Anyang Stream.

In addition, to support the promotion of major policies including artificial intelligence (AI) platform construction, strengthened integrated care systems, urban development, and metropolitan railway projects, the city will establish a total of 8 new teams and augment related personnel.

Regarding this organizational restructuring, Mayor Choi Dae-ho stated, "This restructuring is an expression of Anyang City's strong determination to lead future administration," and added, "We will accelerate administrative innovation based on artificial intelligence in line with the national policy direction and develop AI-specialized projects unique to Anyang."