24-year-old Lee Seo-jin, a resident of Korea's first fully smart city project, woke up just like us this morning and said, 'Smart, turn the lights on but she didn't turn on the lights herself as we do. She did everyday tasks like us, went to the washroom, heated coffee, and loaded the washing machine with dirty clothes, the only difference was that she was getting voice commands for everything she was doing from her smartphone or TV.
They were given information that his drink was still hot, the washing machine was ready or he was finished. As she sipped her morning coffee, her smartphone was listing the food items in the fridge which were nearing expiration. Meanwhile, he got a notification about the parcel waiting outside the door.
All the information about that house is available in both visual and voice form either on the smartphone or on TV. He did not use his hands to turn on any switch or open the door. There is a solar panel on the roof. After entering personal information like name, weight, BP, etc., a video consultation is done on a request from the community center of the colony itself. (Although a nurse is there for emergencies.)
These are everyday things for Li Jin and 53 others who live in the Eco Delta smart city, which has been funded by the government for a $1.8 billion smart city project. They will be here for the next three years and the city is working in partnership with Samsung C&T and Samsung Electronics. The project started in South Korea, 325 km from Seoul and one end of the country's second most populous city, Busan.
This newly built facility will be a test case for future healthcare, robotics, smart farming, and environmental and safety technologies. Agree to engage in three years of research, the homes of these 54 residents are connected with modern home appliances and urban technology to improve their quality of life.
They will be there for the next three years free of charge, in return sharing all the data related to everyday life, which will be used to build the future of smart cities. These people, selected from several thousand applications, have been completed by January 15 this year and they will work from home for their respective offices. Now children will go to normal school. Everything they need will be ordered from their smartphone and it will be delivered to their doorstep.
In short, it can be said that it is a larger version of the 'Bigg Boss' TV show, where every minute of the occupants is seen on TV. These residents will only pay for the maintenance cost like electricity and water, but not the rent. In return, he will give all the data related to his life to the Korean water resources company 'K-Water' for the Living Lab Program.