Gyeongnam Province Holds Integrated Reporting Meeting for Support Projects Including SW Convergence Cluster

Expecting Regional SW Industry Revitalization with NHN Data Center Attraction

Gyeongnam Province and Gyeongnam Technopark will hold the 'Integrated Report Meeting on Gyeongnam Province SW Support Projects,' including the SW Convergence Cluster 2.0 project, over two days from the 18th to the 19th at Sono Calm Resort in Geoje City. (Photo by Gyeongnam Province)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Choi Hyun-joo] Gyeongnam Province announced on the 18th that it held the ‘Integrated Report Meeting on Gyeongnam Province SW Support Projects,’ including the SW Convergence Cluster 2.0 project, over two days from the 18th to the 19th at Sono Calm Resort in Geoje City in collaboration with Gyeongnam Technopark.

The report meeting was held with the participation of about 150 people including local SW companies, local governments, and related institutions, and served as the ‘2nd Year Kick-off Report Meeting for the SW Convergence Cluster 2.0 project,’ as well as an integrated report meeting for newly selected regional SW industry promotion support projects, SOS Lab establishment, and SW service development projects.

In addition, side events such as an ICT company managers’ awareness improvement seminar, a council to derive growth plans for the local SW industry, and company meetings were held together.

The event included a review of the ‘1st year progress of the SW Convergence Cluster 2.0 project,’ which was selected by the Ministry of Science and ICT last year and is currently underway, and a report meeting on ‘new tasks for the 2nd year.’

In particular, the council highly evaluated the expanded support for local ICT companies following last year’s selection for the Smart Leading Industrial Complex project and the SW Convergence Cluster 2.0 contest, as well as the local SW talent development commitment of the regional innovation platform project, and expressed expectations for attracting the NHN data center.

Furthermore, as a side event, Doosan Digital Innovation Co., Ltd. conducted a technical seminar titled ‘Introduction and Cases of Design Thinking,’ which applies designers’ sensibility and mindset to product planning and marketing, to promote innovation in local small and medium software companies and strengthen the capabilities of entrepreneurs.

Kim Young-sam, Director of the Industrial Innovation Bureau of Gyeongnam Province, said, “Currently, the SW industry in Gyeongnam is relatively underdeveloped in many aspects, but it must be supported by the local ICT industry capabilities,” adding, “We will do our best to support so that the consecutive selections of large-scale contest projects and achievements such as attracting ICT anchor companies and data centers can take root well in the local SW industry ecosystem.”

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