Incheon launches new baby vouchers and infant allowancesStarting next year, newborn babies can expect much better financial support.From January 2022, families with new babies can expect to receive up to KRW 5.6 million in support for a full year.The Incheon Metropolitan City Government will also offer “new baby vouchers” and a special infant allowance to babies born in 2022 and later. Upon childbirth, Incheon will send out vouchers worth KRW 2 million, and every child under the age of two (born in 2022 and later) will be eligible for a monthly infant allowance of KRW 300,000.The newborn vouchers are a nationwide version of the voucher systems created by each local government to stimulate childbirth. The central government consolidated these disparate baby voucher programs at the regional level to introduce some consistency to childbirth support and reduce expectant parents from relocating to different jurisdictions to benefit from better financial support for their babies.▲ The Incheon Metropolitan City Government will also offer “new baby vouchers” and a special infant allowance to babies born in 2022 and later. Upon childbirth, Incheon will send out vouchers worth KRW 2 million, and every child under the age of two (born in 2022 and later) will be eligible for a monthly infant allowance of KRW 300,000. Photo from a childcare center in IncheonUnder the consolidated newborn vouchers program, each newborn child is entitled to a KRW 2 million voucher via the National Happiness Card (available in expendable points form) regardless of whether the newborn child has siblings or a part of a multiple births (e.g. twins, etc.) However, for infants and toddlers under the protection of social welfare facilities, cash payments will be made to their Didim Seed Account.The points paid to newborns can be used in all businesses, excluding those registered as entertainment, sanitation, leisure, or gambling establishments. All points must be used within one year from the b

Incheon to develop the old city center near Maehwa/Songnim Villages and the Songdo Yeokjeon MarketThe Incheon Metropolitan City Government has selected four projects, including the Jemulpo Station Regeneration project, as part of its third Urban Regeneration New Deal project for 2021. The four sites selected for the Urban Regeneration New Deal project are the Jemulpo Station (urban center regeneration project), Maehwa Village and Songnim Village in Dong-gu, and the Songdo Yeokjeon Market in Yeonsu-gu (preliminary urban regeneration project).The Urban Regeneration New Deal project aims to add to Incheon’s competitiveness by revitalizing old residential districts and decaying old city centers while maintaining their traditional and historic cityscapes, which is unlike conventional redevelopment projects that completely reface a neighborhood.The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport called for applications for the project during the second half of 2021, and confirmed the four sites after a series of on-site inspections, presentations, practical assessments, and deliberation by the Urban Regeneration Special Committee. For the project, the Incheon Metropolitan City Government secured KRW 18.14 billion in funds from the central government.The Jemulpo Station area, which was selected as the “Urban Center Regeneration” project, will receive an investment of KRW 70.4 billion for the next five years (2022~2026), including KRW 18 billion from the central government, to help build a new Young Square complex (B3~10F) near the North Plaza of Jemulpo Station. Young Square will add 223 underground parking spaces, create a community square on its first floor, and feature a software promotion complex, communal kitchen, and rooftop garden.The Jemulpo Station also includes plans to improve and supply facilities that can help improve the lives of local residents - it will remodel the senior center and main garden, reorganize back alleyways and streets, secure new residen

Complete by 2023, open middle and high schools and convenience facilities for residents Geomdan New Town, which claimed to be a luxury self-sufficient city in the northwestern part of the metropolitan area, revealed its outline 13 years after the development plan was approved. Incheon held the completion ceremony of the first phase of Geomdan New Town at the site of Geomdan New Town on the 10th. ▲ Geomdan New Town, which claimed to be a luxury self-sufficient city in the northwestern part of the metropolitan area, revealed its outline 13 years after the development plan was approved. Incheon held the completion ceremony of the first phase of Geomdan New Town at the site of Geomdan New Town on the 10th. Geomdan New Town is about four times larger than Yeouido and is divided into three phases. The first phase of the project will be completed at the end of this year, and the second and third phases will be carried out sequentially and completed by 2023. Geomdan New Town Phase 1 construction project started in December 2015. In June of this year, six apartment complexes started moving in, and the move-in will proceed sequentially in linewith the completion of the apartment complex. ▲ Aerial view of Geomdan New Town 17 large and small parks were also created for a pleasant life of the residents, and the Ara-dong Administrative Welfare Center opened on June 1. In addition, public facilities for the convenience of residents, such as the post office, fire station, and the Incheon District Court Northwest Branch, are preparing to open. Two elementary schools opened in September, and two more middle schools, one high school and one kindergarten are scheduled to open in 2022. The Incheon Subway Line 1 extension line and the opening of wide-area roads are also being planned and promoted, and it is expected that a luxury self-sufficient city in the northwestern party will become a reality. ▲ Geomdan New Town phased development plan

Incheon Industrial Complex, which has led the industrialization of Korea, is seeking a major transformation for the next 100 years.On the 25th, Incheon held a ceremony for signing a business agreement for redevelopment of industrial and cultural spaces and proclamation of its vision. It contains the will to create a space where workers and young people can risk their future and find it again while maintaining the manufacturing function of the industrial complex. ▲ Incheon Metropolitan City announced the comprehensive vision for the revitalization of the Incheon Industrial Complex at the 'Industrial and Cultural Space Redevelopment Vision Declaration Ceremony' held at JPS Cosmetics in Namdong-gu on the 25th. Incheon Industrial Complex, which has led Korea's industrialization, is slowly losing its vitality as young people avoid it because of the poor working environment due to aging. An improvement plan is needed to change the negative perception of the 'Gray Factory'. Therefore, Incheon plans to prepare for the next 100 years by building the industrial complex as a cultural landmark and evolving into a ‘business space by day and an industrial cultural space by night’. As the three main goals to implement this, creation of a vibrant landmark that takes advantage of the characteristics of industrial complexes adjacent to large-scale residential spaces, creation of a space for consumer culture contents in cooperation with the private sector and, finally, creation of a place for young people and citizens to settle in an industrial complex were suggested. Namdong Industrial Complex, the first start of this project, announced a concrete realization plan to prepare a unique space for each central axis and each district with three axes and five districts by establishing spaces (points) for rest, shopping, and experiences centered on location competitiveness, specialized industrial culture, and citizens and workers, connecting each target area with a road (line), and i

Museum to open in Geomdan New Town Park; neolithic through Joseon Dynasty residence sites and relics excavated The Geomdan New Town Museum (tentative), which is planned to be built within Geomdan New Town passed the feasibility study for public museums by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. Incheon passed the three rounds of the feasibility study by the Ministry, composed of the documentary review in August, site visit on September 3rd, in-person presentation in front of the review board, and QA on October 29th. It is planned to open by 2025. Located in the Neighborhood Part Site No. 14 within Geomdan New Town, the museum will be constructed with a gross floor area of 10,363m2(with one basement and three floors) along with some 1500m2 of outdoor exhibition spaces. The museum will be built twice as large as the current Municipal Museum or five times the existing Geomdan Prehistoric Museum.The construction project will be carried out by LH and iH, as a joint project between the two. Once completed, the facility will be handed over to Incheon,which will operate the museum directly. ▲It is planned to open by 2025. Located in the Neighborhood Part Site No. 14within Geomdan New Town, the museum will be constructed with a gross floor area of 10,363m2 (with one basement and three floors) along with some 1500m2 of outdoor exhibition spaces. The museum will be built twice as large as the current Municipal Museum or five times the existing Geomdan Prehistoric Museum.The image is the bird's eye view of the museum. The excavation survey of cultural heritage for the development of Geomdan New Town showed that the site is home to a large pre-historic residential area during the bronze age as well as the residential sites dates back from the Neolithic era to the Joseon Dynasty, along with tombs and kilns, of which the historic values are immense. The city has been proceeding with the construction of a new museum, in preparation for the increase of new residences and th

Incheon is offering 1.2 trillion won in Back-to-Normal and Livelihood Support Grants for facilitating its citizens to go back to normal in a prompt manner. The city plans to accelerate the economic recovery through the ‘livelihood support’ based on ‘Incheon-type Disease Spread Control Measures,’ in which sustainable ‘normality’ is maintained. ▲Incheon held a media briefing with the Speaker of the City Council and the Governors of 10 counties and districts in the Empathy Meeting Room in the City on 11th, where they announced the ‘City of Incheon Back-to-Normal, Livelihood Support Plan’ Major Park Namchoon held a media briefing with the Speaker of the City Council and the Governors of 10 counties and districts in the Empathy Meeting Room in the City on 11th, where they announced the ‘City of Incheon Back-to-Normal, Livelihood Support Plan’ Incheon plans to implement Incheon Back-to-Normal, Livelihood Support Plan in the two tracks of ‘Incheon-type Livelihood Support Measures’ and ‘Incheon-type Disease Spread Control Measures,’ for prompt restoration of normality and livelihood. First, the Incheon-type Livelihood Support Measures amounts to a total of 1.624trillion won (or 2.3272 trillion won, if the financial supports are included),which is composed of ▲ Consumption Support Fund 543 billion won, ▲ Special Support for Affected Industries 210.1 billion won, and ▲ Job and Livelihood Support 409.3 billion won. Mayor Park said, “The Incheon-type Disease Spread Control Measures and Incheon-type Livelihood Support Measures will be focused heavily on the most severely affected sectors, while we concentrate our efforts on small businesses over a short period utilizing Incheon e-Eum to ensure consumption is maximized” as he described the Incheon-type Livelihood Support Measures. The consumption support fund amounts to 543 billion won, which is composed of ▲ 301billion won for the Back-to-Normal Support, in which every citizen will be p

It is expected to pass preliminary feasibility test early Nov with residents expecting ‘improved residential condition’ As the Baengnyeong Airport building project is facing a preliminary feasibility test by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance early November, Incheon Metropolitan City has high hopes for it passing the test. Incheon Metropolitan City said that how the project went was explained and active cooperation from the locals was requested during the discussion between mayor Park Namchoon and local residents that was held as a part of ‘Visiting mayor’ on Oct. 29. ▲As the Baengnyeong Airport building project is facing a preliminary feasibility test by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance early November, Incheon Metropolitan City has high hopes for it passing the test. Baengnyeong Airport location map ​​​​ Baengnyeong Airport is Incheon Metropolitan City’s major task to improve residential conditions for the locals of the west sea’s northernmost island and to ensure them to be able to commute within a day as it is a long-awaited wish of the five west sea islands’ residents. The Baengnyeong Airport building project plans to build a 30-meter wide and 1200-meter-long runway, control tower and passenger terminal to accommodate 50 person-capacity private airplanes by channeling 174 billion KRW using the 254,000 square meter land from Solgae district, Baengnyeong-myeon, Ongjin-gu. To date, it failed twice the deliberation in being selected as a target project in the preliminary feasibility test. However, as it has seen a higher Benefit-Cost analysis point of 2.19 from the prior feasibility review of the Baengnyeong Airport building project, conducted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the hopes are high at this time. The city government requested to make the Baengnyeong Airport the most prioritized agenda at ‘the five west sea comprehensive development plan (years from 2011 to 2015) and is making all-out effort to be nom

MOU with relevant companies, establishing a Disaster Robotics Center Creating the nation’s largest robotic industry cluster pursued by Incheon Metropolitan City is given a green light. Incheon Metropolitan City said that Incheon Robot Industry Innovation Cluster (Incheon Robot Land), which is being established in Cheongna International City, a Incheon Free Economic Zone, has been inundated with investment inquiries by robot-related businesses. ▲Incheon Metropolitan City said that Incheon Robot Industry Innovation Cluster (Incheon Robot Land), which is being established in Cheongna International City, a Free Economic Zone, has been inundated with investment inquiries by robot-related businesses. The image is a bird’s eye view of the Korea Institute for Robot Industry Advancement. Incheon Metropolitan City started to attract investment by robot companies for industrial land(249,803㎡) in full swing after it has obtained approval in its change in the Development Plan for Incheon Robot Land (from a Robot Theme Park to Robot Industry Cluster) last June from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. Starting from the MOU with Korea’s no.1 educational robot company, Roborobo, MOUs with Potenit, a robot logistics company, with Withnec, experiment analysis company and other service-robot listed companies have been signed to date. In addition, an industrial robot company, major companies, middle-market companies and SMEs have proposed investment in industrial sites considering their headquarters or research institutes’ transfer or robot-proving space creation. ▲Incheon Metropolitan City will start designing infrastructure work for Robot Industry Innovation Cluster(Incheon Robot Land) next year and finish the work by the end of 2024. The photo is a bird’s eye view of Robot Land. Incheon Metropolitan City will start designing infrastructure work for Robot Industry Innovation Cluster (Incheon Robot Land) next year and finish the work by the end of 2024. To this

Provides attraction and experience by operating ‘Incheon Craft’ Experience Zone Incheon Metropolitan City is implementing XR Metaverse establishment business, for the first time for a local government, and is striving to reach its goal as a Global Smart City. Incheon Metropolitan City is participating in the ‘1st Metaverse Korea 2021’ held at Seoul COEX for 4 days from 26th to 29th. Incheon Metropolitan City is going to introduce ‘XR Metaverse Incheon e-Eum project’ and showcase related devices at the Exhibition. ▲ Aerial view of the Incheon Metropolitan City Promotion Exhibition Hall to be placed in the Metaverse Korea Exhibition. ‘XR Metaverse Incheon e-Eum project’ is a business establishing a 3D space map for 3.8 million㎡ area over Incheon International Airport, Open Port, Song-do, Bupyeong subway station, and provide metaverse convenient service such as road map, tourism, and shopping connected with 5G.It’s goal is to develop services such as XR glass for the visually impaired. Hosted by Incheon Metropolitan City, and 10 companies are participating as consortiums such as Naver Labs and Incheon International Airport Corporation. Besides these, Incheon Promotion exhibition hall is going to operate ‘Incheon Craft’ Experience Zone where people can have a chance to experience Incheon as a city where the past and the future co-exists, in a virtual reality space. They are going to organize contents such as introducing extension of Digital Twin and establishment of Data Dam, and lectures from experts in Metaverse, Digital Twins fields, to provide various attraction and experience for the tourists. Ji-Young Kim, person in charge of Smart City mentioned, “Our participation in the exhibition enables us to take a look at the latest trend in Metaverse industry and IT technology when the digital transformation is taking place. It is a great chance to recognize our city’s smart technology status”. She also said, “It is the first time for a l

MCNEX Co., Ltd. Agreed to move the headquarter and its research institute, by early next year Last 15th, Incheon Metropolitan City made a business agreement with MCNEX Co., Ltd. who are leading the autonomous driving technology and joined the 1 trillion sales club.The business deal was on promoting investment in the Incheon Free Economic Zone and development cooperation for the Incheon’s future automobile parts industry. This agreement is to move the MCNEX company which is currently located in the Gasan Digital Complex in Geumcheon-guin Seoul to the Incheon Free Economic Zone, and encourage development of future automobile parts industry in Incheon through Autonomous Driving Technology RD cooperation etc. It is anticipated that it can create quality jobs for younger generation by advantage in employment of the Incheon citizens and boost the local economy. ▲ MCNEX. Park Namchoon, mayor of Incheon Metropolitan City is meeting with Dong-Wook Min, representative of MCNEX at the ‘Business Agreement Ceremony for Investment promotion between Incheon Metropolitan City and MCNEX’. The meeting took place at the city hall reception room on the last 15th. The mayor ParkNamchoon expressed gratitude to MCNEX, a global company which is recognized for the technology around the world, for agreeing to invest in Song-do of Incheon.He said he is anticipating it will help development of the future automobile parts industry in Incheon, and asked to do their best to help establish the future automobile business as the core business in Incheon Metropolitan City. For this investment agreement, MCNEX is going to move the headquarters and research institute located in Seoul to Incheon Free Economic Zone (Zone 7) until the end of the year, and extend the Autonomous Driving Technology business through advancement of the Autonomous Driving Technology etc. MCNEX is a leading company in Autonomous Driving Technology who develops and produces image sensing autonomous driving system includi