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The importance of a master plan
"The master plan is to find a direction to move forward based on the current situation and
problems. If you find a direction to move forward, you can create areas to focus on. Only then can
the city's goals, visions and strategies be established. Therefore, it is most important to establish a
master plan."
Daegu Smart City Division Director, Hwang Yoon-Keun

The Daegu Metropolitan Smart City Plan (2021–2025) aims to resolve various urban problems,
securing urban competitiveness and improving the quality of life of its inhabitants. It contains
the implementation strategies, discovery of inhabitant-experienced smart city services and the
establishment of mid- to long-term comprehensive plans to create a Daegu-type smart city model. 5

The overall goals of the Smart City Plan are Liveability, Win-win for the corporate sector and
the city and Space innovation. (See Figure 6):

• For Liveability, Daegu’s goal is to provide practical services and expand civic participation.
• For Win-win for the corporate sector and the city, Daegu’s goal is to create business models
that promote high-tech industry.

• For Space innovation, Daegu’s goal is to pursue opportunities related to digital transformation
and regional expansion of smart city services.

Figure 6: Daegu Smart City vision and goals

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