Changwon Defense Industry Small and Medium Business Association Regular General Meeting Held

Changwon City Promotes Advanced Defense Industry and Regional Economic Revitalization

Changwon Industry Promotion Agency held the 'Changwon Defense Industry Small and Medium Business Association Regular General Meeting' at the Changwon Convention Center on the 17th. (Photo by Changwon City Hall)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Hwang Choi Hyun-joo] The Changwon Industry Promotion Agency in Gyeongnam announced on the 17th that it held the first regular general meeting of the ‘Changwon Defense Industry Small and Medium Enterprises Council,’ a cooperative body of defense industry SMEs, at the Changwon Convention Center.

This event was hosted by the Changwon Industry Promotion Agency and organized by the Changwon Defense Industry Small and Medium Enterprises Council. Attendees at the regular general meeting included Baek Jeong-han, head of the Changwon Industry Promotion Agency, representatives of council member companies, Moon Byung-jae, director of the Army Comprehensive Maintenance Depot Technology Research Institute, and Ko Hyung-seok, head of the Power Support Development Division.

Additionally, through this event, the two organizations aimed to promote the advanced defense industry in Changwon City and revitalize the local economy by fostering mutual cooperation and information sharing through networking activities among companies. They also provided guidance on the defense industry innovation cluster pilot project attracted by Gyeongnam Province and Changwon City, urging active participation from defense industry SMEs.

Oh Byung-hoo, chairman of the Changwon Defense Industry Small and Medium Enterprises Council, stated, “Over the past year, we have been in the stage of actively strengthening external networking including all military branches and formalizing cooperation with the Army and Navy logistics commands and maintenance depots to develop strategic military parts. We will form and operate research groups for technology exchange with each military branch and market entry of defense SMEs, and the council along with the Changwon Industry Promotion Agency will strive harder to ensure the sustainable growth of member companies.”

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