Joo Nak-young, Mayor of Gyeongju, "Will Build a 'Science and Technology Innovation City' Based on Tourism and Culture"

Virtual Press Conference on the 6th... "A Year of Soaring Leap and Fruitful Achievements"

Joo Nak-young, Mayor of Gyeongju City, held a New Year's press conference via video call with city reporters on the morning of the 6th to explain the city's administrative plans for the new year. / Gyeongju City

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] On the 6th, Joo Nak-young, mayor of Gyeongju City, held a New Year's non-face-to-face press briefing and revealed a concrete plan for the 'Science and Technology Innovation City,' saying, "2021 will be a year of great leap and fruition for Gyeongju City."

The briefing was held online using the video conferencing tool ZOOM in consideration of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

Mayor Joo emphasized, "We will accelerate the establishment of the Innovative Nuclear Research Complex and the establishment of the Heavy Water Reactor Decommissioning Technology Institute, focus on R&D and infrastructure construction for AI-applied future automobile BMS, and the creation of an integrated support center for proton and ion beam-based industrial R&D."

He continued, "We will devote administrative power to establishing the 'Gyeongju Agriculture and Fisheries Chamber' to represent the rights and interests of the agriculture and fisheries sectors, and to creating the 'New Agricultural Innovation Town' to realize income crop development."

He mentioned plans to create wealthy rural and fishing villages through fostering ICT smart farms that combine information and communication technology with agriculture and livestock, and through projects such as the Suryum, Najung, Yeondong, and Cheokhang Port Fishing Village New Deal 300 project led by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to revitalize underdeveloped fishing villages.

This year, Gyeongju City will sequentially carry out river maintenance in disaster-prone areas such as Daegok and Geumcheok in Geoncheon-eup, and Taeam in Hyeongok-myeon, as well as flood damage living area maintenance projects in Angang-eup, and will build an 'Integrated Disaster Management Resource Center' in the Sindang-ri area of Cheonbuk-myeon to manage these comprehensively.

Mayor Joo said, "We plan to create seasonal flower gardens in historic sites and throughout the downtown area, and operate an outdoor skating rink in Hwangseong Park," adding, "We will install cold-weather facilities and cooling fog (mist spraying facilities) at bus stops to enhance convenience for public transportation users."

Meanwhile, the main video of the briefing was also made available to the public through LG HelloVision live broadcast.

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