Gwangju Buk-gu '4th Industrial Convergence Mini Cluster' Operation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Moon In) announced on the 11th that it will officially operate the 2nd year of the '4th Industrial Convergence Mini Cluster' targeting new industry sectors such as AI (Artificial Intelligence), AR/VR (Augmented/Virtual Reality), and drones starting this month.

The '4th Industrial Convergence Mini Cluster,' co-hosted with Gwangju Technopark, is a special policy introduced by Buk-gu last year to strengthen the technological competitiveness and market development of small and medium-sized enterprises in the region's new industry sectors.

Now in its second year, this project plans to expand its membership from 20 small and medium-sized enterprises in new industry sectors in the first year (2019) to more than 30 companies, and significantly increase the number of commercialization tasks to more than 12, thereby providing broader support to more companies.

In addition, efforts will be focused on enhancing the quality of the project through matching with various national and independent projects promoted by industry-academic-research cooperation institutions such as the Gwangju Information & Culture Industry Promotion Agency and Gwangju Technopark, as well as various specialized research institutions.

Networking with other manufacturing industries will be activated to expand business areas, and efforts will be concentrated on market development through linkage with the Buk-gu Overseas Market Development Team and the Gwangju Technopark Export Startup Company Support Project.

District Mayor Moon In of Buk-gu emphasized, "Last year, the operation of the '4th Industrial Convergence Mini Cluster' resulted in the planning of five joint convergence project tasks and support for six commercialization tasks, contributing 2.5 billion KRW in sales and creating 27 jobs," adding, "This year, we will expand and operate the 2nd term mini cluster to develop Buk-gu as a hub for the 4th industry."

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