NHN and Gyeongnam Province Join Hands for 'Local Government-University Cooperation-Based Regional Innovation Project'

Establishing a Discussion Framework to Resolve the Imbalance Between Regional Talent Demand and Supply

[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-gyu Lee] NHN announced on the 15th that it participated in the business agreement ceremony for the successful promotion of the 'Local Government-University Cooperation-Based Regional Innovation Project' led by Gyeongnam Province and signed a memorandum of understanding.

The Local Government-University Cooperation-Based Regional Innovation Project is a restructured version of the existing university financial support project aimed at reforming the university education system, nurturing talent, and developing technology tailored to regional circumstances. Gyeongnam Province planned this project to overcome the intensifying concentration of outstanding talent in the metropolitan area and the phenomenon of companies not coming to the region.

According to the business agreement, NHN plans to continue collaboration with Gyeongnam Province and Gyeongsang National University to successfully carry out the Gyeongnam regional innovation platform project. The main contents of the agreement include ▲establishing a discussion system to resolve the imbalance between regional talent demand and supply ▲building a foundation for joint research and technology development ▲creating a field-oriented educational environment.

Since last year, NHN has maintained exchanges with Gyeongnam Province to foster the local IT ecosystem and nurture regional talent. In December last year, NHN held the IT technology conference 'NHN FORWARD' in Changwon, Gyeongnam, which received a positive response. Recently, NHN confirmed the construction of the cloud data center 'TCC2' in the Bu-won district of Gimhae and the NHN R&D Center, promising to prioritize hiring talent from the Gyeongnam region. Approximately 500 researchers will work at the NHN R&D Center.

The agreement ceremony was attended by Kim Kyung-soo, Governor of Gyeongnam Province, Kwon Soon-ki, President of Gyeongsang National University, and Baek Do-min, Chief Information Officer (CIO) of NHN. CIO Baek said, "We will actively continue multifaceted investments and cooperation to revitalize and qualitatively grow the regional innovation platform project promoted by Gyeongnam Province."

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