Assemblyman Yongbin Lee Holds 'Policy Meeting' to Foster Eco-Friendly Air Industry

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Representative Lee Yong-bin (Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting Communications Committee · Gwangju Gwangsan Gap) announced on the 8th that he held a policy meeting on the 7th to foster Gwangju Metropolitan City as a hub for the eco-friendly air industry.

The eco-friendly air industry is an essential business to secure core technologies for emission reduction and purification, resolve public inconvenience caused by air pollution, and strengthen national competitiveness.

In particular, the main business content is to expand the product, device, and service industry capable of responding to viruses such as COVID-19 based on the development of air analysis, filters, sensors, driving parts, and advanced new material technologies for air quality improvement.

In this regard, Gwangju City has applied to the government for a preliminary feasibility study (PFS) on the project 'Demonstration-based Commercialization Technology Development for Industrial and Living Environment Air Quality Improvement,' and the review is currently underway.

If the PFS passes, it will secure a total project cost of over 700 billion won, enabling the promotion of a world-leading national new industry by discovering new idea products based on core technologies necessary for air pollution detection, reduction, and purification.

Additionally, the production inducement effect on the entire country is expected to be about 1.15 trillion won, creating approximately 7,000 jobs.

Representative Lee Yong-bin said, “In a situation where new markets are being created due to recent air quality deterioration and strengthened regulations, it is necessary to establish Gwangju, which has favorable industrial characteristics and infrastructure for the air industry, as a core hub,” and added, “We will actively promote the development of core element technologies and commercialization technologies for air quality improvement to lay the foundation for the Green New Deal project.”

Meanwhile, about ten people attended the meeting, including Son Kyung-jong, Director of the Gwangju AI Industry Bureau; Kim Un-seop, Head of Policy Planning at Gwangju Technopark; Choi Jeon, Head of Corporate Support; Jung In-seong, Director of the Electronics Components Research Institute; and Lee Jeong-gi, Center Director.

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