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Wrist Doctor 9988

“Seoul City aims to empower its citizens to take charge of their health anytime and anywhere through the ‘Wrist Doctor 9988’ initiative.” Seoul is at the forefront of digital healthcare innovations. “Wrist Doctor 9988” utilizes smartwatches to engage citizens in proactive healthcare. Rising medical expenses, attributed to growing chronic disease cases, have led the Seoul …

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Seoul Learn

“Going together with the socially neglected first entails restoring of educational ladder by providing equitable opportunities.” “Seoul Learn” is an online platform addressing educational disparities for youth aged 6 to 24 in Seoul, including multicultural families and North Korean defectors. As one of the four policies targeted at the lower echelon under the “social inclusion …

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MITI – Metropolis International Training Institute

Today, Seoul Metropolitan Government is the headquarters of the Metropolis International Training Institute and together with the regional centers of Cairo, Mashhad and Mexico City offers programs tailored to the needs of their respective regions. SHRDC offers on a yearly basis at least 5 international training programs on thematic like Sustainable mobility, Urban planning, Water …

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Seoul Safety Income Project

The First Policy Experiment on Income Support in Korea, “The end point of polarization is “disintegration of local community.” Seoul Metropolitan Government has launched a pilot version of the “Seoul Safety Income Project (SSIP)” for households earning below the median income. SSIP provides financial support to 1,600 households earning 85% or less of the Standard …

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SMG Policy Training for Foreign Officials

Seoul Metropolitan Government created the International Cooperation Account of the External Cooperation Fund in 2005. The fund is based on the Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance of the Establishment and Operation of the External Cooperation Fund for the purpose of promoting exchanges and cooperation with the cities and local governments of foreign countries. As the training …

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