| Title |
The Long-term Development of a Smart Region at the Border of the Amnok River |
| Authors |
임동성(Dong Sung Lim) ; 김준봉(June Bong Kim) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK.2022.38.5.131 |
| Keywords |
Smart City; Smart Region; Cross-border; Transborder; Logistics; ICT; Eco-friendly; Environment |
| Abstract |
Cross-border regional economic cooperation is increasing while smart cities are expanding into smart regions. Further research on the
establishment of the Dandong-Sinuiju cross-border smart region could emerge as a key logistics area in Northeast Asia. Since the late 70s,
China’s economic and social infrastructure rapidly developed; Dandong is one of the areas that developed in the process. In contrast, North
Korea is still entrenched in a lot of uncertainty. If North Korea were to start opening up to the world in the near future, Sinuiju has the
potential to develop like Dandong. The Amnok River estuary consisting of two cities eventually could develop into a logistics specialized
smart region connected to the Korean Peninsula, Northern China, and even Europe. In the long run, this smart region could substantially
grow into an eco-friendly, waterfront smart region. |