Kim Sook-hee, Bupyeong District Councillor: "Smart Disaster Transmission, AI Function Integration, and Future-Oriented Review Needed"

Kim Sook-hee, a councillor from Incheon Bupyeong District Council (People Power Party·Galsan 1·2-dong, Samsan 1-dong), emphasised that the introduction of a smart disaster management system should go beyond simple implementation and enhance technical completeness through integration with artificial intelligence (AI) to prevent budget waste. She also called for meticulous administration regarding the improvement of the environment for the autonomous crime prevention team and the production of flood trace maps to protect residents' property rights.

During the third meeting of the 274th Bupyeong District Council's temporary session held on January 30, Kim Sook-hee focused on checking the effectiveness of the newly proposed 'smart situation transmission system'.

Kim stated, "Currently, systems introduced in other local governments, such as Seo-gu, have advanced to the level where CCTV captures situations and AI automatically transmits them to the police and fire services," and pointed out, "If it merely remains at the level of linking videos, there is a concern about duplicate budget input when introducing AI functions in the future." She continued, "In disaster situations, even a few minutes can be a matter of life and death, so a thorough review that can drastically reduce accuracy and time must precede this."

There was also criticism regarding the poor working conditions of the autonomous crime prevention team serving for local safety. Kim mentioned the autonomous crime prevention team post in Samsan 1-dong, questioning, "Is it right to leave those who are struggling for residents' safety in a container box without electricity during the cold winter?"

Kim urged, "The respect for those who voluntarily help with the tasks that the district office should be doing is too insufficient," and strongly called for the responsible officials to go directly to the field to understand the reality and prepare active support measures instead of just verbal reports.

Regarding the production of 'flood trace maps' that record areas affected by heavy rainfall, she raised concerns about the infringement of residents' private property rights. Kim stated, "If information about flooded areas is made public, residents may strongly oppose it due to concerns about falling property values," and demanded a cautious approach regarding the scope and method of information disclosure.

In particular, Kim noted, "There are cases in other local governments where data from seven years ago has become useless due to weather anomalies," and emphasised, "As the terrain changes due to urban development, the direction of flooding also changes, so a periodic update system must be established to ensure that maps created with substantial budgets do not become outdated data."

Meanwhile, regarding the establishment of the 'Sidewalk Maintenance Improvement Division' by the Road Division, Kim praised it as "excellent administration that shows a willingness to save budget by reflecting the suggestions of councillors," while concluding her inquiries with a request to resolve the issue of illegal cultivation sites next to the Gyeongin Expressway in Samsan 1-dong by consulting with the city waterworks headquarters to create a walking path.