Goheung 'Drone-Specialized Knowledge Industry Center Construction Project' on Track for Completion in June Next Year

Accelerating Drone Company Attraction, Showing 35% Progress Rate

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] The drone-specialized knowledge industry center, which Goheung-gun is focusing on implementing, is progressing smoothly with a 35% completion rate.

According to the county on the 8th, the drone-specialized knowledge industry center, being promoted to create a drone industry business environment, has a site area of 14,969㎡ and a total floor area of 9,246㎡ with four floors above ground.

This project involves a total budget of 19.8 billion KRW and consists of an indoor drone training center and racing track, 25 spaces for drone company offices, 4 startup support rooms, and 14 dormitory rooms.

The county began construction in December last year, completed site embankment work and pile construction in May, and is currently carrying out basic frame work such as pouring concrete on the second floor floor, aiming for completion in June 2021.

The county plans to prepare efficient operation plans in anticipation of the knowledge industry center’s completion and establish differentiated corporate incentive systems from other local governments to foster capable drone anchor companies together with Jeonnam Province and Jeonnam TP.

To this end, the county signed business agreements with 10 drone companies last June aiming to create a drone industry ecosystem and have them move into the knowledge industry center, and recently has been continuously attracting drone companies by discovering companies interested in moving into the unmanned agricultural technology specialized complex.

Also, by establishing a maker space within the center for professional creation and startup linkage support for drone companies and education for manufacturing startups, it is expected to create a space attracting youth and contribute to expanding local company startups and jobs.

To create a drone exhibition experience center, one of the county’s campaign pledges, within the drone knowledge industry center, 1.5 billion KRW will be invested by 2021 to build drone taxis using VR, drone training centers, drone soccer and racing stadiums, and outdoor experience centers to provide to visitors.

A county official said, “The establishment of the drone-specialized knowledge industry center is expected to become a forward base for creating a drone industry cluster,” and added, “Through the concentration of drone companies and activation of technology and information exchange among companies, Goheung will become a center of the drone industry.”

In addition, the county plans to discover new industries in line with the Korean New Deal policy and cluster venture companies to create synergy effects while also reviewing ways to create local employment and increase tax revenue.

Meanwhile, near the project site, drone-related infrastructure such as an aviation center and national flight comprehensive performance test site is being established, and with a target completion in 2023, a 135,455㎡ unmanned aerial vehicle specialized complex is planned with a total budget of 9.4 billion KRW (3.6 billion KRW national funds, 5.8 billion KRW county funds) for unmanned aerial vehicle research and development, manufacturing, testing, and software.

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