KIND Hosts "2026 K-City Network Planning-Type Project Bidding Briefing Session"

- Sharing bidding information for 2026 KCN planning-type projects and follow-up commercialization plans -

  Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation (President Kim Bok-hwan, hereinafter KIND) will host the "2026 K-City Network Planning-Type Project Bidding Briefing Session" at 10:00 AM on February 11 at Two IFC in Yeouido, Seoul (The Forum Room 303).

  The K-City Network Global Cooperation Program (hereinafter KCN) is an inter-governmental cooperation project by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport aimed at developing smart cities in Korea and expanding related technologies. Since 2020, it has supported a total of 58 projects across 26 countries and serves as a cooperation platform for Korean companies to enter overseas smart city and urban development sectors.

  This bidding briefing session will be conducted for companies interested in participating in the bidding for three projects selected as 2026 KCN planning-type projects. The target projects include ▲Kazakhstan Alatau New Town Smart Town Master Plan Development, ▲Uzbekistan Tashkent New Airport Hinterland Master Plan Development, ▲Poland Lublin Smart City Master Plan and Integrated Control Center Construction Plan, with a total support scale of approximately KRW 2.1 billion.

  The briefing session will provide guidance on the overall implementation procedures for the 2026 KCN planning-type projects, along with detailed project contents and bidding procedures for the three selected projects. In particular, the session will focus on explaining bidding eligibility requirements for companies with planning capabilities in overseas urban development and smart city sectors, consortium formation possibilities, and proposal preparation guidelines.

  Through this briefing session, KIND plans to share follow-up commercialization plans to enable planning-type projects to expand into investment development-type projects (PPP), demonstration projects, and more, building on past achievements. This aims to enhance Korean companies' actual order competitiveness by examining commercialization potential from the planning stage and to promote sustainable performance creation for KCN projects.

  Furthermore, KIND plans to further strengthen cooperation with private companies through this bidding briefing session and actively pursue the discovery of new projects and linkage to follow-up commercialization in overseas urban development and smart city sectors through the K-City Network project.

  Companies (organizations) wishing to participate in the briefing session must pre-register by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, February 10 through the online link (naver.me/GScYwV9t) or the QR code on the poster. Additionally, detailed information about the K-City Network project can be found on the official website (kcitynetwork.go.kr).