Busan Port Authority, 'Innovation Workshop' Aims for Public Impact

Advancing BPA Innovation Projects... Discussing Collaboration Plans with Four PAs Nationwide

Busan Port Authority.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Busan Port Authority (BPA) announced on the 10th that it held the ‘BPA Innovation Workshop’ on the 7th at the first-floor conference room of the Busan Port Authority to establish and advance this year’s BPA innovation plan.

The BPA Innovation Workshop was organized for the Innovation Task Force and innovation officers from four port authorities nationwide (Busan, Incheon, Ulsan, Yeosu Gwangyang) to gather and discuss innovation achievements that the public can experience and institutional innovation plans to achieve them.

The workshop consisted of the ‘BPA Innovation Task Advancement Meeting’ and the ‘Innovation Network Meeting among Port Authorities’ attended by innovation officers from the four port authorities nationwide.

In the first part, the Innovation Task Advancement Meeting discussed the establishment of performance indicators and future directions for key innovation tasks that BPA will promote, such as the ‘Port Blockchain Platform Advancement,’ to create social value outcomes that the public can feel through innovation activities of public institutions and to successfully implement the Korean-style New Deal policy.

In the second part, the Innovation Network Meeting among Port Authorities involved innovation officers from the four port authorities mutually verifying the feasibility of each institution’s innovation promotion plans, suggesting complementary measures, and discussing institutional innovation plans and ways to expand collaboration.

As a major discussion point, Busan Port Authority proposed a plan to disseminate and receive feedback on the main achievements of currently promoted port R&D projects, such as blockchain platform advancement and the establishment of a smart joint logistics center, to each port in the future.

The other three port authorities also agreed to share major innovation achievements of their key tasks currently underway (Incheon Port Authority ? creation of a Green New Deal environmental technology market, Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority ? establishment of a drone operation center and utilization of operational achievements, Ulsan Port Authority ? sharing of safety-related policies).

Regarding the joint research project ‘Worker Safety Management System in Ports Using ICT Technology’ promoted by the four port authorities, they checked the progress and agreed to cooperate to achieve results within the year.

Additionally, various discussions were held, including sharing port quarantine cases due to the recent spread of COVID-19 and information on R&D projects promoted by each institution.

Nam Ki-chan, President of BPA, said, “This year’s innovation promotion direction is to enhance economic vitality in preparation for the post-COVID-19 era and to create tangible outcomes that the public can experience.”

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