Jungjingong Holds Win-Win Meeting Between Large and Small-Medium Enterprises for Smart K-Logistics Development

Exploring Cooperation Strategies for the Development of the Logistics Industry

At the Smart K-Logistics Development Win-Win Meeting held on the 12th, Kim Hak-do, Chairman of the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (fourth from the left in the front row), and participants are taking a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] The Small and Medium Business Corporation (Chairman Kim Hak-do, hereinafter referred to as SBC) announced on the 12th that it held a Smart K-Logistics Win-Win Meeting for the success of the Korean New Deal together with the Incheon Smart Logistics Equipment Manufacturing Association at the Hyundai Movex R&D Center in Cheongna, Incheon.

The meeting was attended by Chairman Kim Hak-do, Kim Dong-hwan, President of the Incheon Smart Logistics Equipment Manufacturing Association and member companies, Yoon Jong-in, Executive Director of Hyundai Movex, Choi Yi-gyu, Director of Coupang, Lee Hyang-ho, Director of Hanssem, and other representatives from large and small enterprises, as well as research fellow Roh Hong-seung from the Korea Transport Institute, research fellow Yoo Won-pil from the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, and Professor Park Min-young from Inha University. The attendees shared market analysis of the smart logistics industry and the latest logistics 4.0 technologies, and discussed opinions from the logistics field and cooperation plans for industrial development.

The smart logistics industry is one of the detailed goals of the 'Korean New Deal' and is attracting attention as a high value-added innovative industry combining manufacturing, service, and IT technologies. As the e-commerce market rapidly grows, domestic and international logistics companies such as Coupang and Amazon are expanding investments in advanced logistics centers, and along with this, demand for 'smart logistics equipment,' essential for building logistics centers, is also increasing.

Chairman Kim Hak-do of SBC said, "We will build a K-Smart Logistics Platform to lead cooperation among large and small enterprises, related organizations, and government ministries, and upgrade the domestic logistics system, which is closely connected to national industrial competitiveness and social convenience, to the next level." He added, "SBC will continue to support small and medium enterprises' manufacturing site innovation through policy funds, export marketing, and workforce training in a relay manner, fulfilling its role as a reliable supporter and faithful partner."

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