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Busan Metropolitan City to Transform Its Oldest Aging Industrial Complex into a Smart and Safe Industrial Complex Based on AI and ICT

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it has finalized the 2026 implementation plan for the “West Busan Smart Valley Integrated Control Center Construction Project” and has begun full-scale advancement to transform the West Busan Smart Valley (formerly the Sinpyeong and Jangnim Industrial Complex), the first industrial complex in Busan and a key industrial hub in the western Busan region, into a smart industrial complex based on advanced ICT infrastructure.

This project was selected in 2024 through the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy’s Smart Green Industrial Complex Promotion Project competition, and is being carried out with a total budget of KRW 9 billion (KRW 6 billion in national funding and KRW 3 billion in city funding), with completion scheduled for December 2026.

[Fire Response] A combined detection technology will be applied by installing video-based flame detection sensors and air environment monitoring CCTV, enabling a single camera to simultaneously detect fires and monitor environmental conditions,

 thereby enhancing operational efficiency.
The city plans to rapidly detect early signs of fire and accurately identify locations to provide emergency alerts, while strengthening early response systems by using drone monitoring to track fire spread in real time.

[Landslide (Rockfall) Response] A video-based three-directional stereoscopic rockfall detection system will be introduced to analyze changes in high-risk steep slope areas in real time and detect early signs of rockfall in advance.
The collected data will be integrated and analyzed on a central server, and through pattern recognition and anomaly detection algorithms, immediate alerts will be issued in the event of rockfall, along with guidance for safe evacuation routes.

[Flood Response] A system combining video-based water level detection cameras and flood sensors will be established to accurately collect real-time data on water levels and rainfall, and identify flood risk levels through AI-based cross-analysis.
In the event of potential flooding, automatic alerts will be sent to the control center, related organizations, and local pumping stations to enable rapid response.

[Security and Safety Response] Intelligent CCTV will be installed at 83 locations within the industrial complex to automatically identify abnormal behaviors such as violence, loitering, and falls, as well as hazardous situations such as fires and traffic accidents, and to track specific objects.
AI will learn from repeatedly occurring data to enhance risk prediction capabilities, and a smart safety system will be established through two autonomous patrol robots—introduced for the first time in an industrial complex nationwide—and 15 smart poles, enabling patrols in blind spots, detection of abnormal behavior and dangerous situations, provision of safety and daily information, and rapid information dissemination and evacuation guidance during disasters.
Smart poles refer to integrated urban infrastructure that combines ICT with streetlights and utility poles to provide various public services.

[Transportation Services] Large electronic display boards for speed guidance and smart parking systems will be introduced to provide real-time information on vehicle speeds and parking, systematically manage traffic flow, reduce the risk of traffic accidents, and improve logistics efficiency within the industrial complex.

[Environmental Services] A digital twin-based integrated platform will be established, and through data linkage with the Busan Industrial Complex Environmental Improvement Support Center, real-time analysis and prediction of air quality and the spread of hazardous substances across the entire industrial complex will be conducted.

The city plans to establish a smart disaster response system that integrates the entire process from risk prediction to situation recognition, dissemination, and response, and to strengthen a rapid, region-centered response system through collaboration with related organizations, emergency alerts for tenant companies and workers, and direct operation by Saha-gu Office.

Mayor Park Heong-joon stated, “The West Busan Smart Valley Integrated Control Center Construction Project goes beyond enhancing the competitiveness of the industrial complex; it aims to create a safe and pleasant industrial environment that workers and citizens can truly experience,” adding, “We will continue to work closely with Saha-gu Office to develop this into a top-level smart industrial complex in Korea by integrating advanced ICT based on AI data.”