Geumcheon-gu Holds G-Valley Offline Export Consultation · Guro-gu Launches '4th Industrial Revolution Advisory Committee'

[Seoul District News] Geumcheon-gu Supports SMEs' Overseas Market Expansion with 1:1 Matching with Foreign Buyers on the 28th & Sends Domestic Product Samples and Provides Customized Export Consulting After Export Consultation... Guro-gu Appoints 15 Experts in 4th Industrial Revolution Advisory Committee for 2-Year Activities... Seocho-gu Offers ICT Education Including Coding and VR to Develop Employment Skills for People with Developmental Disabilities... Gwanak-Style Smart Senior Centers Pilot Operation

G-Valley Export Consultation Meeting Held in 2019

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yu Seong-hoon) will hold an offline export consultation meeting for G-Valley on September 28 to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) struggling to open overseas market channels.

The G-Valley export consultation meeting is jointly hosted by Geumcheon-gu, Seoul Business Agency (SBA), Guro-gu, and Korea Industrial Complex Corporation to support G-Valley companies' entry into overseas markets, and will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton Seoul Guro Hotel.

About 40 SMEs located in G-Valley and Seoul and about 20 overseas buyers are expected to participate in this export consultation meeting.

Geumcheon-gu invited overseas buyers in IT, information and communication, and promising fields, and completed 1:1 matching with participating companies in advance. In addition, after the event, it plans to support participating companies by sending product samples, providing customized export consulting, follow-up meetings, and interpretation services.

Yu Seong-hoon, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, said, "This event was prepared to contribute even a little to expanding market channels for SMEs and revitalizing the local economy," adding, "We will continue to support G-Valley SMEs to strengthen their competitiveness." For more details, inquiries can be made to the Regional Economy Division of Geumcheon-gu Office.

The Guro-gu 4th Industrial Revolution Advisory Committee begins its activities.

Guro-gu (Mayor Moon Heon-il) officially launched the activities of the Guro-gu '4th Industrial Revolution Advisory Committee' by holding an appointment ceremony at 2 p.m. on the 26th in the Creativity Hall of the district office.

At the appointment ceremony, Mayor Moon Heon-il, the chairman, attended and presented appointment letters. The advisory committee is composed of 15 experts from various fields including entrepreneurs in G-Valley, industry, academia, and related organizations, broadening the scope of participation.

The launch of this advisory committee is part of Mayor Moon's 8th-term election pledge to efficiently and professionally promote the fostering and development of the 4th industrial revolution, including big data, AI, and IoT.

Guro-gu plans to discover major policies related to the 4th industrial revolution through the advisory committee and reflect them in district administration. In this process, advisory committee members are expected to provide professional advice in the relevant fields as well as convey the vivid voices from the field of the 4th industrial revolution.

Immediately after the appointment ceremony, the advisory committee held its first meeting to discuss committee operations and the direction of major projects for 2023. They also agreed on the importance of the 4th industrial revolution from the perspective of urban competitiveness and pledged to actively work on realistic and effective policy preparation.

Mayor Moon Heon-il said, "Actively responding to the 4th industrial revolution is the beginning of making Guro an advanced industrial city and is also an election pledge made to the residents in the 8th term," adding, "I ask for the active participation of the committee members so that private-sector-centered 4th industrial revolution policies can be established through the advisory committee."

The Guro-gu 4th Industrial Revolution Advisory Committee will hold meetings quarterly and actively carry out activities to foster and develop the 4th industrial revolution.

Recently, interest in people with developmental disabilities has increased due to the drama "Extraordinary Attorney Woo," which gained syndromic popularity on TV. However, in reality, employment education and hiring opportunities for people with disabilities are fewer than those for non-disabled people.

Seocho-gu (Mayor Jeon Seong-su) announced that it will operate practical ICT education such as computer coding and virtual reality (VR) to cultivate customized professional manpower for people with developmental disabilities in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution.

The education content includes coding methods, which are the basics of computer programming, virtual reality (VR, AR), and platform production using the metaverse, conducted at the 'Seocho Lifelong Education Center for People with Developmental Disabilities' located in Bangbae-dong.

The target is adults aged 19 or older with developmental disabilities who have basic computer skills, with two classes totaling 12 people, and a total of 11 lectures will be held until November.

The reason for this education is based on survey results (the '2021 Survey on the Status of People with Developmental Disabilities' announced by the Ministry of Health and Welfare) showing that computer use accounts for the second largest portion of leisure activities for people with developmental disabilities. Accordingly, this education was prepared to help those interested and proficient in computer use to find employment in computer-related industries.

Meanwhile, the district operates six 'Neulbom Cafes' where people with disabilities work as baristas and the nation's first disability vocational training convenience store, 'GS Neulbom Store,' employing about 20 people with disabilities to provide employment opportunities and support independence.

Jeon Seong-su, Mayor of Seocho-gu, said, "The 4th industrial era can be an era of opportunity to strengthen the capabilities of people with disabilities," adding, "We will spare no support in nurturing digital talents with customized ICT education for people with developmental disabilities."

With a super-aged society, an increase in elderly living alone, and the era of non-face-to-face interactions, the proportion of seniors living in senior centers is gradually increasing.

Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) supports the 'Gwanak-type Smart Senior Center Service,' which systematically provides various services such as health, education, counseling, and leisure to eliminate the digital information gap among seniors.

The 'Smart Senior Center' project aims to make senior centers convenient and happy spaces through IoT (Internet of Things) and AI (Artificial Intelligence)-based smart services.

The district was finally selected in the '2022-2023 Living Field Smart City Pilot Project Autonomous District Contest' hosted by Seoul City, investing a total of 700 million KRW to complete system construction at 10 senior centers in the region this year and will begin pilot operation from next year.

Through facial scanning, it automatically measures body temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, stress, etc., and provides personalized exercise programs. It also establishes a smart healthcare system including issuing health diagnosis reports, medication reminders, smartphone guardian guidance, AI body shape analysis, and customized exercise provision.

A hands-on program is introduced where seniors can practice ordering through kiosk voice guidance just like in restaurants and movie theaters, helping them overcome difficulties and fears related to non-face-to-face food ordering and ticket booking.

A two-way real-time video conferencing system is established to provide digital leisure programs such as online yoga, mill exercise, singing classes, and laughter therapy, involving multiple senior centers to create lively and enjoyable senior centers.

In particular, through living lab operations with companies possessing smart technology and residents, the service will carefully apply senior-friendly digital design to ensure that seniors with an average age of over 80 have no inconvenience using the smart senior center service, and directly reflect the opinions of senior center seniors in building the service.

Meanwhile, the district is promoting three pilot smart city services closely related to residents' lives in safety and welfare for socially vulnerable groups, including the 'Beacon-based Missing Prevention Smart Keeper' and 'Autonomous Patrol Robot Service,' in addition to the 'Smart Senior Center Project.'

Mayor Park Jun-hee said, "We established the smart senior center service to provide health and leisure culture services for seniors using new technologies," adding, "Through the smart senior center service, we plan to naturally eliminate seniors' digital resistance in their living spaces and make senior centers a happy resting place full of vitality for seniors."