‘Convergence Research Center’ Opens to Address Key Issues in Busan Region

Busan City and KRICT Operate Joint Convergence Research Center to Develop Problem-Solving Solutions

Conceptual diagram of solutions for realizing a safe and secure society using public data.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A specialized research center that mainly addresses urgent local issues such as research on Busan area issues and measures to revitalize regional industrial technology and new industries will open for a three-year project.

Busan City announced on the 18th that it will hold the "National Science and Technology Research Council Busan Joint Convergence Research Center Opening Ceremony" at 2 p.m. on the 19th on the 2nd floor of the Busan Information Industry Promotion Agency.

The opening ceremony will be attended by Byun Seong-wan, Acting Mayor of Busan, Won Kwang-yeon, Chairman of the National Science and Technology Research Council, Choi Hee-yeon, President of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI), Kim Myung-jun, President of the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), and researchers from the research center.

The "NST Busan Joint Convergence Research Center" is the result of Busan City jointly attracting the "2019 Convergence Research Group Project" announced by the National Science and Technology Research Council at the end of last year, together with KISTI and ETRI.

At the research center, about 30 researchers from KISTI and ETRI will be stationed in Busan to solve national and local community issues and industrial technology challenges and to revitalize new industries, and about 100 researchers from participating companies and related organizations will participate in the research.

The research topic is "Development and commercialization of solutions to realize a safe and secure society using public data," and the research will be centered in Busan. As a research project to solve local issues, specialized services in air environment, healthcare, and disaster fields will be demonstrated. The project period is three years, with a total budget of 24 billion KRW.

Byun Seong-wan, Acting Mayor of Busan, said, "Through the research center, we expect to strengthen the region's research and development (R&D) capabilities, drive growth in related industrial sectors, and help solve local issues such as fine dust, flooding, and earthquakes."

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