Kigye-yeon, Organizational Restructuring Focused on So-Bu-Jang Support

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Junho] The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) carried out an organizational restructuring on the 1st, focusing on supporting the materials, parts, and equipment (SoBuJang) industry.

Through this restructuring, KIMM established a Manufacturing Equipment Research Institute directly under the president to respond to the government's core manufacturing equipment industry development strategy, the '3N Policy (National Research Lab N-Lab, National Research Facility N-Facility, National Research Consortium N-team).' This institute supports the advancement of Korea's SoBuJang industry toward a developed country-type industrial structure based on securing competitiveness in machinery technology.

The Advanced Production Equipment Research Division of this institute researches existing key industrial equipment, while the Nano Convergence Equipment Research Division focuses on equipment for future new industries. A dedicated organization for strategy formulation and full-cycle technical support for the SoBuJang industry development has also been established.

The existing Research Planning and Coordination Headquarters has been renamed the Strategy Coordination Headquarters. Additionally, a new Machinery Technology Policy Center will be established to serve as a specialized think tank in the machinery technology field.

Park Sangjin, president of KIMM, stated, "We will make every effort to strengthen the competitiveness of the manufacturing equipment industry, from research and development to corporate support and policy discovery," adding, "We will fulfill the role and mission of a government-funded research institute that challenges the future of humanity, helping our manufacturing industry take a leap forward and overcome national difficulties such as job creation."

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