Disaster network that has been delayed 13 years, Earthquake focused region-Gyeongju & Pohang to be built within 2 years
[ Lim Seong Yeop starleaf@ ] | 2017-11-27 11:02:03
It is confirmed that the disaster safety communication network that enables fire-fighting, police, coastal and local government organizations to respond to disaster management on-the-spot is established two years later in areas where recent earthquakes such as Gyeongju and Pohang are concentrated. Although the government promoted the project in response to the Daegu subway accident in 2003, it was delayed for 13 years due to delayed decision on business promotion and budget. The project plan has yet to be confirmed, and it is pointed out that the speed should be increased even now.
According to the Korean government and related agencies, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security plans to establish a disaster safety communication network in Pyeongchang recently, and will start the project next year, and will establish a priority in five central cities such as Gangwon, Taejon, Sejong, Chungnam and Chungbuk.
The Gyeongbuk region, including Pohang, where recent earthquake 5.4 magnitude earthquakes and last year`s earthquake occurred, were excluded from the project. It will take at least two years for the project to proceed as planned.
"In consideration of the area that is connected to the wired section as much as the one operation center is located in Seoul, we plan to build the central region first considering the cost efficiency," said Chung Jin-hong, head of the disaster safety communication network project team. "In the southern region, "We will build on that." Accordingly, the central area will be opened at the end of next year, and the southern area will be opened at the end of 2019.
Once the disaster safety communication network is established, firefighting, coastal police, and police disaster officers will be able to take a unified command and control system. Until now, it is difficult to utilize different wireless communication technologies for different organizations and regions, and to have unified command and cooperation. Currently, Gyeongbuk and Gyeongnam have built a total of 110,389 VHF / UHF subscribers, excluding the Ulsan, Busan and Daegu metropolitan cities. For this reason, disaster response agencies can only make group calls at a certain distance. Police in Gyeongbuk and Gyeongnam area use TRS disaster communication network, but it is a voice-oriented second generation wireless communication network and can communicate only within the police.
Kim Sae-hyuk, a research fellow at the Information and Communication Policy Research Institute, said, "When the fire, the police, and the medical treatment are carried out in the event of a disaster, there is no other choice but to miss the Golden Time. As a result, people`s damage will increase and recovery will be delayed."
In fact, in the case of the Daegu subway accident that caused the death of 192 people in 2003, it was pointed out that the wireless communication method was different according to the disaster response organization. The government has promoted the construction of a disaster safety network in response to the accident, but in 2007, the Audit Office pointed out the possibility of monopolization by a specific company and was having trouble with securing the budget. The government was glad about the disaster and then did not get the business properly.
A specialist who asked for anonymity said, "The disaster network construction project attracted a great deal of attention only at the time of major disasters. After that, the attention has dropped and the budget has been presented to the National Assembly, We have to concentrate on protecting our lives and property, but we have not been interested in the year when the disaster has not occurred so we have been delaying our business for more than 10 years. "
The project, which has been resilient with the disastrous disasters, has decided to adopt PS-LTE technology through the Information Strategy Plan (ISP) in 2014, but the project has not yet been finalized. The Ministry of Strategy and Finance is reviewing the appropriateness of the business plan through the Korea Development Institute (KDI), and plans to release the results sooner or later. The city of Pyeongchang, where the Winter Olympics is held, was built through pilot projects. The ministry has applied for a budget of 300 billion won last year but it has not exceeded the threshold of the National Assembly, and it is considering the budget of the National Assembly to inject 121.7 billion won next year.
"It is the most important thing in the current business that the results of the KDI adequacy review come out quickly," said the expert.
Meanwhile, It is pointed out that the project should be carried out first for earthquake-affected areas. "In the first phase of this project, building a communication network in Gyeongbuk province can be difficult due to budget problems," he said. "Even in areas where the earthquake is concentrated, such as Pohang and Gyeongju, "It is necessary to examine how to do that."
By Lim Seong Yeop starleaf@
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According to the Korean government and related agencies, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security plans to establish a disaster safety communication network in Pyeongchang recently, and will start the project next year, and will establish a priority in five central cities such as Gangwon, Taejon, Sejong, Chungnam and Chungbuk.
The Gyeongbuk region, including Pohang, where recent earthquake 5.4 magnitude earthquakes and last year`s earthquake occurred, were excluded from the project. It will take at least two years for the project to proceed as planned.
"In consideration of the area that is connected to the wired section as much as the one operation center is located in Seoul, we plan to build the central region first considering the cost efficiency," said Chung Jin-hong, head of the disaster safety communication network project team. "In the southern region, "We will build on that." Accordingly, the central area will be opened at the end of next year, and the southern area will be opened at the end of 2019.
Once the disaster safety communication network is established, firefighting, coastal police, and police disaster officers will be able to take a unified command and control system. Until now, it is difficult to utilize different wireless communication technologies for different organizations and regions, and to have unified command and cooperation. Currently, Gyeongbuk and Gyeongnam have built a total of 110,389 VHF / UHF subscribers, excluding the Ulsan, Busan and Daegu metropolitan cities. For this reason, disaster response agencies can only make group calls at a certain distance. Police in Gyeongbuk and Gyeongnam area use TRS disaster communication network, but it is a voice-oriented second generation wireless communication network and can communicate only within the police.
Kim Sae-hyuk, a research fellow at the Information and Communication Policy Research Institute, said, "When the fire, the police, and the medical treatment are carried out in the event of a disaster, there is no other choice but to miss the Golden Time. As a result, people`s damage will increase and recovery will be delayed."
In fact, in the case of the Daegu subway accident that caused the death of 192 people in 2003, it was pointed out that the wireless communication method was different according to the disaster response organization. The government has promoted the construction of a disaster safety network in response to the accident, but in 2007, the Audit Office pointed out the possibility of monopolization by a specific company and was having trouble with securing the budget. The government was glad about the disaster and then did not get the business properly.
A specialist who asked for anonymity said, "The disaster network construction project attracted a great deal of attention only at the time of major disasters. After that, the attention has dropped and the budget has been presented to the National Assembly, We have to concentrate on protecting our lives and property, but we have not been interested in the year when the disaster has not occurred so we have been delaying our business for more than 10 years. "
The project, which has been resilient with the disastrous disasters, has decided to adopt PS-LTE technology through the Information Strategy Plan (ISP) in 2014, but the project has not yet been finalized. The Ministry of Strategy and Finance is reviewing the appropriateness of the business plan through the Korea Development Institute (KDI), and plans to release the results sooner or later. The city of Pyeongchang, where the Winter Olympics is held, was built through pilot projects. The ministry has applied for a budget of 300 billion won last year but it has not exceeded the threshold of the National Assembly, and it is considering the budget of the National Assembly to inject 121.7 billion won next year.
"It is the most important thing in the current business that the results of the KDI adequacy review come out quickly," said the expert.
Meanwhile, It is pointed out that the project should be carried out first for earthquake-affected areas. "In the first phase of this project, building a communication network in Gyeongbuk province can be difficult due to budget problems," he said. "Even in areas where the earthquake is concentrated, such as Pohang and Gyeongju, "It is necessary to examine how to do that."
By Lim Seong Yeop starleaf@