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The WeGO Smart Sustainable City Awards was established in 2011 to recognize and promote the outstanding ICT and e-Government practices of cities around the world. Through this regular international competition, the WeGO Smart Sustainable City Awards aims to encourage the incorporation of innovative ICT technology for the enhancement of administrative efficiency; increase citizen access to...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will collect ideas for the 2017 First Annual Seoul Citizen Hope Commercial between March 21 (Tues) and April 24 (Mon). A successful work should give hope and invoke sympathy from Seoulites. All non-profit organizations, traditional markets, disabled-owned enterprises, female-owned enterprises, co-ops, social enterprises, sharing enterprises, and other small business owners...   Read more

Over the past five years (2012-2016), 197 new green spaces have been created in downtown Seoul. The total area amounts to 1,880,000㎡, which is eight times the size of Yeouido Park (230,000㎡) and 142 times the size of Seoul Plaza (13,207㎡). At present, Seoul has a total of 2,278 green spaces (146.22㎢), which accounts to...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will operate a series of therapeutic programs at the World Cup Park between April 1 and November 30, 2017 to offer healing to citizens using the natural environment and facilities at World Cup Park. At the World Cup Park, you can experience various programs under the guidance of forest healing experts...   Read more

On March 15, 2017, the Seoul Metropolitan Government will launch the ‘Guides for the Blind Service in Subway Stations’ in which 1,656 guides will be stationed at 77 stops on subway lines 1 to 9 including Seoul Station and Express Bus Terminal Station to assist the blind. The service was launched in earnest encouraged by...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government hopes to increase visits to Seoul by selling the ‘Discover Seoul Pass,’ a one-day tourist pass for foreigners, at ‘One More Trip,’ a mobile market for tour products, in the first half of 2017 at a 30% discounted price and actively advertising it to individual tourists. ‘Discover Seoul Pass’ allows tourists...   Read more

Starting on March 13, 2017 (Monday), the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will visit each household and implement the Arisu Quality Verification System, a free water quality check consisting of five items including turbidity and residual chlorine of tap water, in order to improve the environmental conditions and safety of the supply of tap water. The...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government aims to increase the number of social enterprises from 2000 to 4,000 in 2017, which means more jobs and social contribution for the socially vulnerable groups of women, seniors, and disabled. The SMG has led the expansion and growth of social enterprises in the past five years through implementation of policies...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will establish and implement the 2017 Anti-corruption and Transparency Policy Promotion Plan consisting of four strategies (① Continued promotion of innovative measures to reform public offices, ② Reinforcement of the corruption prevention system, ③ Expansion of support for a transparent culture within organizations, ④ Utilization of the private governance) and...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will shift away from “Punctuality”, which had been the paradigm of Seoul Metropolitan Subway for the past 40 years since its opening, and introduce “Safety” as the new standard. To support the new subway operation paradigm, “Safety”, the SMG announced “Seoul Metropolitan Subway Safety Reinforcement Plan” on March 8, 2017...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government has prepared various participatory programs that will be held prior to the grand opening of Seoullo 7017 on May 20, 2017. Events will be held at ‘Seoullo 7017 Info Garden’ to the west of Seoul Plaza between March 13 and 24, 2017. Overview of Seoullo 7017 Info Garden Program ○ Time:...   Read more

During the spring of 2017, the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will operate various leisure and culture activities in 20 parks so that citizens may experience nature in the city. <Boramae Park, Seoul Forest, World Cup Park, etc.> The following family events will be held in various locations in celebration of Dano and Children’s Day. Boramae...   Read more