Jang Seok-young: "COVID-19 Will Be an Opportunity for Regional New Deal"

Jang Seok-young, Director General of the Information and Communication Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Science and ICT, is briefing on the results of the 2nd ICT Regulatory Sandbox Deliberation Committee meeting at the Government Seoul Office briefing room on the 6th. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] Jang Seok-young, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT (photo), said, "The rapidly changing environment, such as the digital transformation accelerated by the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), can act as both a new challenge and an opportunity for regions."

On the 17th, attending the 'Grand ICT Research Center Opening Ceremony' held at Korea University of Technology and Education 2nd Campus, Vice Minister Jang said, "The government is promoting a regional balanced New Deal policy to overcome the pandemic economic crisis."

The 'Grand ICT Research Center' support project has been promoted since 2015 to foster regional innovative talents in the ICT field through large-scale industry-academia cooperation joint research between small and medium-sized enterprises and graduate schools within the region. This year's project selected a total of five centers, one in each of the five major regions?Gyeonggi·Incheon, Chungcheong, Honam, Northeast, and Southeast?to lead the intelligent innovation of regional companies by utilizing intelligent technologies (artificial intelligence, big data, etc.).

Vice Minister Jang emphasized, "I hope that many core ICT talents who will drive the regional New Deal will be produced through the centers."

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