Gyeongnam Province Opens 'Gyeongnam Sports Industry Promotion Support Center' at Masan University

Focused Promotion in Three Areas: Sports Information Systems, Tourism Resource Development, and Employment & Startup Support

Gyeongnam Governor Kim Kyung-soo (sixth from the left) is holding the opening ceremony of the 'Gyeongnam Sports Industry Promotion Support Center' at Masan University on the 27th. (Photo by Gyeongnam Province)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 28th that it held the opening ceremony of the 'Gyeongnam Sports Industry Promotion Support Center' (hereinafter referred to as the Support Center) at Masan University.

Since September last year, the province has been preparing the center to strategically foster Gyeongnam's sports industry within the four-year provincial government plan and has been cooperating with Masan University.

The Support Center operates with three teams: Information System Construction Team, Sports Tourism Resource Development Team, and Sports Employment and Start-up Team.

The Information System Construction Team plans to help improve athletes' performance and provide programs to prevent athlete injuries through the Sports Big Data Platform.

The Sports Tourism Resource Development Team will provide premium Stove League (arranged practice matches), sports rehabilitation programs, and other services not only for professional athletes but also for clubs and others, and will also produce and sell sports tourism resources.

In particular, regional base centers will be established in Goseong-gun and Uiryeong-gun, and sports tourism products linked to local tourism resources such as Goseong Danghangpo Tourist Site and Uiryeong Uibyeong Festival will be developed.

The Sports Industry Employment and Start-up Team will help strengthen the expertise of related departments through academic exchanges with universities in the province (11 universities related to sports) and support sports industry start-ups. This year, the goal is to support the start-up of 10 sports start-up companies.

Governor Kim Kyung-soo stated, "We must foster new regional industries through sports and make them future food industries of Gyeongnam," adding, "I hope the Support Center will play a role in integrating sports big data, tourism, and rehabilitation, as well as supporting employment and start-ups."

Meanwhile, to strengthen the center's functions, the province attracted national funding projects including 2.7 billion won for the 'National Fitness 100 Project' and three public sports clubs, and plans to promote national funding applications for a regional sports science center in the future.

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