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Entity Function

Green Environment Bureau This bureau consists of departments that manage natural ecology,
noise, air, waste, recycling, water quality, parks and green areas. It
oversees the establishment of city environmental policy.
Transportation Bureau This bureau consists of departments that manage traffic safety, eco-
friendly transportation, public transport, automobiles, roads and
railroads. It establishes city traffic policy.
Fire Safety Headquarters The headquarters oversee fire prevention and suppression, rescue and
first aid.
Waterworks Authority The Waterworks Authority is responsible for providing tap water in
Daegu.
Daegu Office of Education This office oversees operation of curriculum, promotion of science
and technology education, promotion of social and art education. It
supports the operation of schools under its jurisdiction.
SK Telecom SK Telecom is a leading mobile telecommunication service company in
the Republic of Korea.
Korea Electric Power This corporation provides the electricity supply service in the Republic
Corporation of Korea.
Daesung Energy This company provides natural gas in Daegu.
Daegu Metropolitan Police The Daegu Metropolitan Police is responsible for the overall safety and
security of the city. It also supports traffic management and forms a part
of the urban emergency services.
Daegu Environmental This corporation is entrusted with sewage treatment and waste
Corporation incineration by Daegu.
Daegu Infrastructure This corporation is entrusted with the management of sports facilities,
Corporation roads, streetlights, public parking lots, and other infrastructure by
Daegu.
Daegu Urban Corporation This corporation implements regional development such as housing
site development and industrial complex development, improvement
of the residential environment, and supplies rental housing.
Daegu Metropolitan Transit This corporation operates and maintains Daegu Urban Railway Line 1, 2,
Corporation and 3.

This phase concluded with the KPI data submission by Daegu.

5.3 Second phase of the project

ITU assigned an independent auditor to verify the data based on the U4SSC KPIs. Following this
process, Daegu is also expected to provide feedback on the applicability of the U4SSC-KPIs, as well
as further suggestions on how Daegu and other cities could ease the process of data collection
during interim reviews of smart city strategies.

The verification process involves the following series of steps:

• Interviewing city stakeholders, including staff of the Smart City division

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