INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA — (Marketwire) — 10/14/11 — Incheon Nam-Gu Office announced today that it will collaborate with Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) to realize its -Smart Nam-Gu- vision. The collaboration will focus on using Cisco-s initiative as a blueprint for the redevelopment of the Ju An 2 and 4 Dong areas into a smart city.
The Ju An 2 and 4 Dong revitalization project is expected to become the foundation for Incheon City-s effort to ensure balanced development between the old and new districts within Incheon. Cisco will deliver smart city design consulting services that will form the blueprint for Smart Nam-Gu.
This announcement builds on the that Cisco signed with Incheon Metropolitan City a year ago to transform the Incheon Free Economic Zone into a high-tech, globally competitive and environmentally sustainable smart and connected city.
Cisco will deliver a smart city master plan to the Incheon Nam-Gu Office for the revitalization of Jun An 2 and 4 Dongs, which covers approximately 16 blocks in the old downtown area. The master plan will cover specifications for physical infrastructure redevelopment and recommendations for a portfolio of smart city services and solutions similar to those being currently developed in .
“The collaboration with Cisco is an important step for us to achieve our -Smart Nam-Gu- vision. We strongly believe that these smart city initiatives will deliver improved housing, opportunities and quality of life for our residents,” said Woo-Sub Park, director of Nam-Gu Office.
“Cisco is committed to supporting the people and the government of Incheon Metropolitan City to achieve sustainable competencies in their transformation into a global high-tech city,” said Anil Menon, president, Globalisation and Smart+Connected Communities at Cisco. “Through various projects in Incheon, we will demonstrate how our networking platform can enhance the quality of life for citizens and also support the city-s economic, social and environmental sustainability at the same time.”
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