U-City: New Trends of Urban Planning in Korea Based on Pervasive Ubiquitous Geotechnology and Geoinformation

Mar. 24, 2010 Institute of Urban Sciences,

University of Seoul

▶ Dr. Myungjun Jang

Contents

Background Def. & Char. of U-City Trend And Status of U-City Future of U-City Core Success Factors & Activation

Direction of U-City Concluding Remarks

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Definition And Characteristics of U-City (1)

Definition of U-City▶ A fuse of spatial concept and high-tech information▶ Enables all human activities through high-tech

infrastructure and ubiquitous information service Ubiquitous :

» ‘existing anywhere’ in Latin» Accessible regardless of place

▶ Next-generation informatization city ▶ Place of innovation and improvement of quality of life

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Definition And Characteristics of U-City (2)

Characteristics of U-City▶ Intelligence

Manages and optimizes urban functions

▶ Network Wired and wireless communications network connections

▶ Platform Electronic spatial embodiment Common platform and integrative management for universal

service

▶ Service Provide just in time service to enhance the urban functions

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Definition And Characteristics of U-City (3)

Types of U-City Service

▶ u-Home, u-Work, u-Traffic, u-Health, u-Environment, u-Public service and u-Education, and etc.

▶ Combined with communication infrastructure wired and wireless service

(ex: xDSL, FTTH, RFID, Wi-bro, mobile communication) construction infrastructure such as high-tech intelligent building

and intelligent road solutions such as home networking, building management

system

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Trend And Status of U-City (1)

Driving Factor for Developing U-City

▶ Convergence of many fields in urban life Information technology, construction, home-appliances and etc.

▶ Positive expectations for developing U-City for future urban forms

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Trend And Status of U-City (2)

Current examples of development of U-City▶ Hong Kong: cyber port

Building strategic cluster to support for finance, communication, trade and etc

Promoting intelligent building management, super –high networking connection s, informatization of the regional area

▶ Dubai: Technology and Media Free Zone Internet city, media zone, and knowledge village Alluring media industries and universities based on high-tech

infrastructure

▶ Malaysia: MSC(Multimedia Super Corridor) Smart town project Building multi-media complex based on IT industry

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Trend And Status of U-City (3)

Development in Korea▶ U-City as promoting local economies

Partnerships among local governments, private companies and publicly owned companies

▶ U-City as promoting urban quality of life Combination of IT and local services Promoting ubiquitous connections

▶ About 20 cities in Korea planning to construct U-Cities High-level of technology in wired wireless infrastructure Competitive construction infrastructure

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Future of U-City

Fundamental questions for future of U-City

▶ Whether it can give useful added value to human beings?

▶ Can computation will catch the human behavior patterns?

▶ Can market opportunity will be realized?

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Core Success Factors And Activation Direction of U-City

Construction of IT infrastructure

Self-sufficient function of the city

Development of successful business model

Reinforce differentiated urban industry strategy and specialization of the city

Supplementary but necessary factors such as laws and policy support

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Conclusions

Dev. of U-City can respond from demand rather than the U-City as policy propaganda▶ Amalgam of the local needs, business opportunity,

technology, and strategy ▶ Growth engine of the region

Ubiquitous is the innovative way, not new way Need more cooperation and standardization

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