Glasgow City Smart Cities Scotland South Korea Market Intelligence Report June, 2019 Department for International Trade Report prepared by Intralink Limited 2 Smart Cities About Intralink This report has been prepared by Intralink, an It provides the in-country expertise to identify a international business development consultancy client’s market opportunity, secure sales and drive specialising in East Asia. its growth. It also helps companies, when they’re ready, set up a permanent presence in Asia through The company enables western companies to expand a local subsidiary, partnership or acquisition. in Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan, and Asian companies to collaborate with innovators in the west. Intralink’s clients range from startups to multinationals in the automotive, energy, healthcare, Intralink has 80 multilingual employees, a 29-year electronics, telecoms and other high-growth sectors. track record and offices in Oxford, London, Seoul, It also works with government departments and Shanghai, Tokyo, Taipei, Silicon Valley and Boston. economic development agencies to promote exports With teams based in East Asia and immersed in the and attract investment from East Asia. local business practices, cultures and customs, the For more, visit www.intralinkgroup.com company goes beyond developing market expansion strategies to play a hands-on role in building its clients’ businesses in the region. great.gov.uk 3 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 5 Table of Figures 2. Korea: An Overview 6 Figure 1: Korean GDP (2013 – 2018) 6 3. Smart Cities in Korea 7 3.1. Government Initiatives 7 Figure 2: Smart City Ecosystem 13 3.2. National Projects 8 Figure 3: Projected Number of Cars in Sejong 3.3. Timeline and Budget 10 Smart City Project, 2021-2040 15 3.4. Regulations 11 Figure 4: Smart Factories in Busan, 2014-2022 21 3.5. Vendor Selection 12 3.6. Key players 13 4. Opportunities for UK Companies 15 4.1. Mobility 15 Table of Tables Case Study 17 Table 1: National Smart City Projects in Korea 9 4.2. Energy 17 Case Study 18 Table 2: Smart Cities Regulatory Sandbox 11 4.3. Education & Healthcare 19 Table 3: Key Services in National Smart City Case Study 20 Pilot Projects 14 4.4. Infrastructure 21 Case Studies 23 5. Market Entry Strategies 25 great.gov.uk 5 1. Introduction Smart cities are a key part of the Korean A Smart City Synergy Alliance consisting of 113 government’s industrial policy. President companies was created in February 2019 to Moon Jae-in’s government has announced coordinate with local and national governments on two smart city pilot projects in Busan and the platforms, components and services for these Sejong City worth a combined GBP 3bn, of projects. Vendor selection will take place for both projects in late 2019. Construction will begin shortly which GBP 1.8bn is to be provided by national thereafter and the first residents are expected to government funding approved in late 2018. move in before the end of 2021. Foreign suppliers President Moon sees smart cities as an are welcome to take part, so now is the perfect time essential component for improving the quality for UK companies with compelling technologies and of citizens’ lives and as a means to grow solutions to start developing their contacts and Korea’s economy through the development market entry strategies. and commercialisation of emerging fourth Key areas of opportunity for UK companies include industrial revolution (4IR) technologies. the main components of smart city projects, Significant political support has been given to such as autonomous vehicles, smart grids, national smart city projects and the Ministry renewable energy, drones and robotics, as well of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation is as the technologies enabling these services, such motivated to finish the flagship projects before as data analytics, AI, blockchain and IoT. Major the end of President Moon’s term in 2022. stakeholders, including the national pilot projects, The Korean government has created regulatory major telecommunication service providers and the sandboxes in both Busan and Sejong, suspending Presidential Committee on the Fourth Revolution regulations to facilitate the deployment of next- (PCFIR), have confirmed an interest in partnering generation technologies from domestic and with UK companies in smart city projects. overseas firms. If the pilot projects that are rolled UK companies seeking to participate in Korean out under these sandboxes are successful, the smart city projects should look to develop the regulations may be revised nationwide to spur market as early as possible to ensure that they are the development of smart city projects by other able to capitalize on opportunities. The timeline for regional and municipal governments. With such the completion of the flagship smart city projects rapid change brought on by the 4IR, the Korean is short, with a maximum of two years allocated for government has recognized that its regulatory construction. Details about the services offered by approach is inadequate. To date, new and disruptive each smart city will be finalized in late 2019 along business models have required prior authorization with the process for vendor selection, meaning that but the government is moving toward a negative- UK companies will need to be in position by the listing regulatory approach for technologies autumn of 2019 if they are to be successful. surrounding the 4IR whereby new solutions and business models are deemed legal unless specifically prohibited by law. 6 Smart Cities 2. Korea – An Overview KEY POINTS • Korea has climbed out of poverty to become a technology powerhouse over the last 60 years • The country is the world’s 11th largest economy with a GDP of just over GBP 1 trillion • It has maintained an annual GDP growth rate of around 3% in recent years In the space of just 60 years, Korea has With a population of 51 million people, Korea transitioned from an agricultural economy to one boasts the 11th largest economy in the world, a driven by high-value industries such as automotive, GDP of GBP 1.2 trillion in 2018 and a per capita shipbuilding and advanced manufacturing. GDP of GBP 22,980 in the same year. Whilst not Perhaps most remarkable of all is the country’s experiencing the growth witnessed in China, the success in the areas of electronics and information country has maintained strong annual growth for a communications. As well as dominating the global developed economy of close to 3% in recent years, semiconductor industry, Korea has leap-frogged its outpacing its regional rival, Japan. Korea’s trade peers in terms of ICT infrastructure (smartphone dependency ratio is extremely high at over 80% penetration rate, broadband speed, etc.) and this and its economic performance is heavily affected fact, coupled with a demanding and technology- by the economies of China, the US and Japan. embracing population, means Korea is becoming an Trade and investment flows between Korea and the economy driven by creativity and innovation. EU are growing as a result of the FTA that came into effect in 2011. Trade between Korea and the UK specifically has grown rapidly over that period and both countries have expressed a strong desire to conclude a trade deal once the UK leaves the EU. Figure 1: Korean GDP per Capita (2013 – 2018) Unit: % Unit: USD 1M 1,600 4 1,500 3.3 3 1,400 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.1 1,300 2.7 2 1,200 1,100 1 1,000 0 0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Real GDP (current USD) Growth (%) Source: World Bank great.gov.uk 7 3. Smart Cities in Korea Smart cities are a strategic component of the 3.1 Government Initiatives Korean government’s national economic policy The 2018 Act on the Promotion of Smart for the fourth industrial revolution. The Korean City Development and Industry, commonly government is seeking to grow Korea’s economic known as the Smart City Act, creates an open- competitiveness through the development and ended definition of a smart city as consisting commercialisation of emerging 4IR technologies of interconnected services and facilities that such as big data and data analytics, artificial improve competitiveness and quality of life. This intelligence (AI), the Internet of things (IoT) and definition gives significant power to individual blockchain. Smart city projects offer a way for cities and projects to determine key components the Korean government to develop its strengths and themes, effectively making smart city in these areas through the development and initiatives a fluid platform for the delivery of commercial deployment of these technologies, diverse connected services. much as it did with the core ICT infrastructure in the late 1990s. The government forecasts a total of GBP 68bn in economic effects from smart city projects by 2030 out of a total of GBP 422bn from Industry Insider’s Thoughts the fourth industrial revolution as a whole. The overall position of the government Korean smart cities have their roots in the U-City (Ubiquitous City) of the 2000s. The U-City was “is to provide the infrastructure and let Korea’s first attempt at the integration of different citizens decide what they want to do with the services in a city through ICT, with the benefits technology. The spectrum of use scenarios is of greater convenience, better quality of life very wide. and savings through the integration of different Prof. Kabsung Kim, Chief Advisor, Korean Smart Cities systems. Early examples of services included ” Special Committee, Presidential Committee on the real-time information on bus and train arrival Fourth Industrial Revolution for passengers, integrated traffic management, including the enforcement of traffic violations, as well as the ability to access government services online. A five-year U-City Master Plan was issued The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and in 2009, along with GBP 332m in funding, and led Transportation (MOLIT) is the government body to the nationwide development and adoption of responsible for coordinating smart city policy U-city services.