Kim Youngjip, GIST Vice President for External Affairs, Appointed Senior Director at Gwangju Center for Creative Economy and Innovation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Kim Young-jip, Vice President for External Affairs at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), has been appointed as a senior director of the 3rd Gwangju Creative Economy Innovation Center.

The term of office is three years, starting from the 24th of last month.

The Gwangju Creative Economy Center was established in 2015 by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups in collaboration with Gwangju Metropolitan City, playing a role in supporting business growth by building a regional startup hub and regional investment ecosystem.

The board of directors consists of five ex officio directors from the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, Gwangju-Jeonnam Regional Office of SMEs and Startups, Gwangju City, etc., and five senior directors who are industry-academia-research experts recommended by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.

The 3rd board plans to focus intensively on revitalizing region-specific startups such as AI startups under the banner of Gwangju Innovation 2.0 for the startup city of Gwangju.

Kim Young-jip, Vice President for External Affairs at GIST, said, “I will contribute to spreading a new industrial startup boom in Gwangju by revitalizing the industry-academia-research-government startup ecosystem centered on Gwangju’s specialized industries and the COVID Green New Deal.”

He was appointed Vice President for External Affairs at GIST in July and oversees external cooperation including community relations. He has also served as Director of the Presidential Committee on Balanced National Development, Head of the Gwangju Cluster Promotion Team, Special Advisor to the Mayor of Gwangju, Director of the Regional Future Research Institute, and Director of the Corporate Doctor Center.

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