Navigating the Path to Smart and Sustainable Cities: Insights from South Korea’s National Strategic Smart City Program
This study evaluates the progress of Korea’s National Strategic Smart City Program (NSSCP), a flagship R&D initiative, in advancing sustainable and intelligent urban development on a global scale. Utilizing the United Nations’ United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) framework, which integrat...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2025-04-01
|
| Series: | Land |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/5/928 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850126596952817664 |
|---|---|
| author | Yookyung Lee Seungwoo Han Youngtae Cho |
| author_facet | Yookyung Lee Seungwoo Han Youngtae Cho |
| author_sort | Yookyung Lee |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | This study evaluates the progress of Korea’s National Strategic Smart City Program (NSSCP), a flagship R&D initiative, in advancing sustainable and intelligent urban development on a global scale. Utilizing the United Nations’ United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) framework, which integrates both sustainability and smartness in city development, this research examines the program’s alignment with global standards. The findings reveal that the NSSCP contributes to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in areas such as health, energy, innovation, and sustainable communities. It also effectively addresses key dimensions of smart cities, including smart living, environmental stewardship, mobility, and economic vitality. Despite these achievements, this study identifies critical challenges, such as the absence of robust evaluation tools and an overemphasis on quantitative targets. This research is important in advancing the discourse on smart city development, offering insights into the efficacy of smart services and systems through the lens of the NSSCP’s cloud-based open data hub model. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-2525df98d39a402fb75e25ae08fc7511 |
| institution | OA Journals |
| issn | 2073-445X |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2025-04-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Land |
| spelling | doaj-art-2525df98d39a402fb75e25ae08fc75112025-08-20T02:33:54ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2025-04-0114592810.3390/land14050928Navigating the Path to Smart and Sustainable Cities: Insights from South Korea’s National Strategic Smart City ProgramYookyung Lee0Seungwoo Han1Youngtae Cho2Yongin Research Institute, Yongin 16976, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Political Science and International Relations, Kyonggi University, Suwon 16227, Republic of KoreaLand and Housing Research Institute, Daejeon 34047, Republic of KoreaThis study evaluates the progress of Korea’s National Strategic Smart City Program (NSSCP), a flagship R&D initiative, in advancing sustainable and intelligent urban development on a global scale. Utilizing the United Nations’ United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) framework, which integrates both sustainability and smartness in city development, this research examines the program’s alignment with global standards. The findings reveal that the NSSCP contributes to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in areas such as health, energy, innovation, and sustainable communities. It also effectively addresses key dimensions of smart cities, including smart living, environmental stewardship, mobility, and economic vitality. Despite these achievements, this study identifies critical challenges, such as the absence of robust evaluation tools and an overemphasis on quantitative targets. This research is important in advancing the discourse on smart city development, offering insights into the efficacy of smart services and systems through the lens of the NSSCP’s cloud-based open data hub model.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/5/928National Strategic Smart City Program (NSSCP)United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC)Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)South Koreaprogram evaluation |
| spellingShingle | Yookyung Lee Seungwoo Han Youngtae Cho Navigating the Path to Smart and Sustainable Cities: Insights from South Korea’s National Strategic Smart City Program Land National Strategic Smart City Program (NSSCP) United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) South Korea program evaluation |
| title | Navigating the Path to Smart and Sustainable Cities: Insights from South Korea’s National Strategic Smart City Program |
| title_full | Navigating the Path to Smart and Sustainable Cities: Insights from South Korea’s National Strategic Smart City Program |
| title_fullStr | Navigating the Path to Smart and Sustainable Cities: Insights from South Korea’s National Strategic Smart City Program |
| title_full_unstemmed | Navigating the Path to Smart and Sustainable Cities: Insights from South Korea’s National Strategic Smart City Program |
| title_short | Navigating the Path to Smart and Sustainable Cities: Insights from South Korea’s National Strategic Smart City Program |
| title_sort | navigating the path to smart and sustainable cities insights from south korea s national strategic smart city program |
| topic | National Strategic Smart City Program (NSSCP) United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) South Korea program evaluation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/5/928 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT yookyunglee navigatingthepathtosmartandsustainablecitiesinsightsfromsouthkoreasnationalstrategicsmartcityprogram AT seungwoohan navigatingthepathtosmartandsustainablecitiesinsightsfromsouthkoreasnationalstrategicsmartcityprogram AT youngtaecho navigatingthepathtosmartandsustainablecitiesinsightsfromsouthkoreasnationalstrategicsmartcityprogram |