Directions and improvements of the future smart city development: a case of Gyenggi province

Smart city is attracting attention as an effective way to enhance the quality of life of urban residents and achieve sustainable economic development through convergence of information and communication technologies. This study examines the current situation of domestic and foreign smart cities and presents the improvement plans after examining the problems of smart cities in Korea based on demand survey of domestic civil servants and citizens. First, we pursue the construction of a customized smart city that is specialized in the area. Second, there should be a plan for introducing Living Lab Smart City Model in order to make Gyeonggi-do become a sustainable smart city. Third, to promote smart city business through communication and rational decision making, public–private partnership projects will be promoted. Fourth, we have to establish a smart city promotion strategy for old cities that can create synergies between new cities and old cities, along with differentiated new city models. Fifth, control tower and propulsion system should be provided for smart city promotion. It is expected that this study will be used as basic data for establishing the mid-to long-term basic direction for securing competitiveness in smart city market of in the future. It will also help to establish a customized export strategy that is suitable smart cities for the country when entering the overseas market. © 2017, Korean Spatial Information Society.