※ Notice Prize winners will be selected at random. Winners will be contacted separately via email by the city of Seoul. We will not be held responsible for any losses that may occur due to data error from incorrect email input. Email responses for prize distribution will be collected by December 21, 2018, and prize...   Read more

Regeneration of Declined Urban Industrial Area Sewoon Shopping Center – A dream reestablished : Young creators, master craftsmen, and citizens walking together Yongsan Electronics Shopping Center – A creation of new city ecosystem based on government-supported ownership and innovation Janganpyeong – Ignite the area again: A new center of automotive aftermarket   Click for full PDF Regeneration of...   Read more

Current Progress of Major Urban Regeneration Projects in Seoul Areas for facilitated Urban Regeneration: 27 areas Project Stage 1 (13 areas): Seoul Station, Sewoon Shopping Center, Nakwon Shopping Center, Changsin-Sungin, Haebangchon, Chang-dong and Sanggye, Janganpyeong, Seongsu-dong, Jangwi-dong, Amsadong, Sinchon-dong, Garibong-dong and Sangdodong   Project Stage 2 (14 areas): Jeong-dong, Yongsan Electronics Shopping Center, 4·19 Crossway,...   Read more

The basic direction of Seoul’s urban regeneration is to develop a city “created by all together”, where “all live well together” and “all can be happy together”.

Basic Direction for Urban Regeneration The basic direction of Seoul’s urban regeneration is to develop a city “created by all together”, where “all live well together” and “all can be happy together”. First, a city with a sustainable environment will be “created by all together” with the efforts of residents, experts, and public institutions. The...   Read more

Details of 2016 Seoul News Top 10 No.1 Call Bus for Late-night Passengers (13,338 votes; 5.9%) Those who travel through similar paths can share a bus using the app for this real-time service, and they can go anywhere without refusal at 70% to 80% of the midnight surcharge for taxi service. Users can call a...   Read more

Participatory Budget System

Social innovation Various nations in the EU and North America see social innovation as one of their governments’ important policy issues that will help to resolve complicated social problems. The Young Foundation defines social innovation as the process of designing, exploring, and developing new ideas that meet social objectives and needs. Social innovation resolves social...   Read more

The basic plan for human rights has the following five objectives: improving the human rights of second-class citizens, creating a human rights-oriented urban environment, diffusing a human rights value-oriented culture, laying the groundwork for the human rights system, and constructing the community’s cooperative system. It consists of 17 areas, 25 key tasks, and 73 detailed...   Read more

Town Community Support Project Shadows of Rapid Growth – Intensified Conflict among People and Weakened Community Korea has continued to grow fast. This led to uncontrolled urbanization, excessive anonymity, and collapse of the community. Seoul’s moving rate is around 20%, which is high around the world. This indirectly shows how weak the local community is....   Read more