Incheon Provides Housing Improvement Support For Housing-Vulnerable Residents
Incheon Metropolitan City will promote a “housing improvement support program” for residents living in non-residential or poor environments such as closet-sized jjokbang or gosiwon units, and semi-basement apartments. The city plans to continue strengthening detailed and systematic support that extends from relocation to settlement in order to guarantee housing rights and improve the quality of life for housing-vulnerable residents. Eligible applicants are non-homeowners living in small housing units, inns, vinyl greenhouses, and semi-basement homes. Those who meet income and asset criteria may receive support in connecting to public rental housing. Selected participants will receive customized assistance, including initial consultations and housing condition surveys, support for applying for and signing public rental housing contracts, moving expense and basic living supply assistance, and linkage to housing benefits and welfare services.
Incheon Holds Traffic Safety & School Violence Campaigns At 10 Elementary Schools
The Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency has carried out joint campaigns at 10 elementary schools to promote traffic safety and prevent school violence. Ahead of the new term, police have also deployed patrol cars in school zones around 101 elementary schools during commuting hours and are intensifying enforcement against daytime drunk driving and motorcycle traffic violations. Police are also cracking down on illegal activities such as teenagers operating unlicensed personal mobility devices and fixed-gear bicycles. If necessary, investigations may also be launched against shared personal mobility service providers.
Incheon Startup Park Recruits Companies For TRYOUT
The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority announced that it is recruiting companies to participate in TRYOUT, a public & private proof of concept project at Incheon Startup Park. The program will operate in two formats. There will be an “open innovation” model in which startups solve challenges faced by partner organizations, and a “general resource matching” model in which startups verify products and services using partners’ testing resources. A total of 47 startups will be selected and will receive funding averaging 30 million won, with up to 50 million won available per company. TRYOUT began in 2020 and has supported proof of concept projects for 320 startups through last year.
Incheon Port To Pilot Unmanned Patrol Robots In First For Korean Ports
In a first among Korean ports, unmanned patrol robots will be introduced at Incheon Port. According to the Incheon Port Authority (IPA), the agency plans to deploy two unmanned patrol robots in certain areas of Incheon’s inner port area. The pilot operations will begin in the 2nd half of this year. The initiative aims to improve management efficiency and eliminate security blind spots, marking the first attempt of its kind at a Korean port.
Incheon Welcomes Approval Of Seoul Subway Line 5 Extension
Incheon Metropolitan City has welcomed the final approval of the Seoul Subway Line 5 extension project connecting Gimpo and Geomdan. The project recently passed the preliminary feasibility study. The new line will extend for 25.8 kilometers starting from Banghwa in Seoul to Gimpo while passing through Geomdan in Incheon. The total project cost is estimated at 3.56 trillion won. Incheon has worked closely with Gimpo and the Metropolitan Transport Commission to help the project undergo review by the Finance Ministry’s Fiscal Project Evaluation Committee and pass the preliminary feasibility study. The city expects the extension to ease chronic traffic congestion in the Greater Seoul area’s northwestern region and significantly improve commuting conditions between Geomdan and Seoul.
Incheon Promotes Creative Convergence Education with GM Technical Center Korea
The Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education has signed a memorandum of understanding with GM Technical Center Korea to promote creative convergence education and expand science culture. The agreement aims to revitalize creative education in engineering and science through cooperation between a globally recognized company based in the region and educational institutions, while strengthening career education connected to the rapidly evolving future mobility industry. Under the agreement, the two organizations will cooperate in areas such as exchanging information and personnel to develop educational programs, operating joint projects to promote science culture, and building networks to expand creative convergence education.
Sources: https://news.ifm.kr
