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Seoul City Pushes for
Citizens-Oriented e-Government
"To meet citizens' growing demands
for online communication
and effectively cope with rising demand
for green IT services and
green growth, the city government
is actively pushing ahead with the
e-government vision," said Song
Jung-hee, Assistant Mayor for
Information Technology (CIO) of
Seoul Metropolitan Government.
"To achieve the e-government vision,
which is essential in an era of
mobile environment, such as smart
phones, we have set four policy targets,"
she said. "First of all, we are
propelling a project to help underprivileged
people have easier access
to the digital society and offer life
information services to citizens
through up-to-date information media,
including mobile phones and
IPTV. Along with this, we are
pushing for GOV2.0 by providing
Apple developers with development
space through the Seoul App
Center, and make a public life information
database," said Song.
“Secondly, the Seoul city plans
to expand wireless Internet zones at
public places and establish U-shelter, which uses sophisticated
technology to collect weather & atmospheric environmental information
from sensors at bus stops, then make this life information
available to citizens. For safety of children, the city is also
moving to establish U-Seoul children safety zones near primary
schools in Seoul by using CCTV, sensor networks and mobile
phones.” Song added. "Thirdly, to realize convergence and green
IT administration, we built a mobile office by making the best use
of smart phones. By doing so, we have a comprehensive management
system on budgets, accounts and personnel affairs of Seoul
city-invested institutions and have optimized the business
process.” "Meanwhile, we will upgrade administrative portals to
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Song Jung-hee, assistant mayor for information technology (CIO)
of Seoul Metropolitan Government
provide customized information
centering on communication and
cooperation. We will also build a
public infrastructure for administrative
information database, as well
as create an environment-friendly
green data center, armed with advanced
technology high efficiency,"
said Song. Fourth, the Seoul city established
the World e-Governments
Organization of Cities and
Local Governments (WeGO) in
September of this year to lead the
global e-government and strengthen
IT governance.
Seoul Metropolitan Government
has been making a strong push for a
citizen-oriented e-government and
the world's top smart Seoul, a highranking
city official said.
"We will push for e-government
cooperative projects through expansion
of a memorandum of understanding
(MOU) with global
cities and establish the U-city model
as a means of actively fostering
next-generation growth industries.
IT-Complex to be built by 2012,
will house a city integration management
center, a media center, and an e-sports stadium, becoming
the IT landmark of Seoul," she said.
Inaugural General Assembly of WeGO
"Seoul City will lead in the development of e-government
based on state-of-the-art technologies and the WeGO, an organization
of e-governments established in Seoul," the Assistant
Mayor said. The Inaugural Genreral Assembly of WeGO was
held at Grand Hyatt Seoul from Sept. 6 to 8 for sustainable city
development and promotion of citizens' quality of life through exchanges
and cooperation between e-governments of global cities.
The meeting was sponsored by the United Nations Project