Jogyuil Jinju Mayor Provides 'Comprehensive' Support for Defense Industry Technology Promotion Institute Settlement

Defense Industry Technology Promotion Institute, First Case of Separation of Relocated Public Institution
Committed to Actively Cooperate for Successful Settlement in Jinju Innovation City

Joo Kyu-il, Mayor of Jinju, is having a meeting with the Director of the Defense Industry Technology Promotion Research Institute.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The Defense Industry Technology Promotion Research Institute, affiliated with the Defense Technology Quality Institute, which relocated to Jinju Innovation City, Gyeongnam, was launched on January 1 this year. On the 16th, Jinju Mayor Cho Gyu-il and Director Lim Young-il of the Defense Industry Technology Promotion Research Institute held a meeting and agreed to cooperate to ensure the institute’s successful establishment in Jinju.

Jinju City has recently been making all-out efforts to ensure that the separated organizations of relocated public institutions, including the National Land Safety Management Agency Education Center remaining in Jinju and the establishment of the Defense Industry Technology Promotion Research Institute, can settle well in the region.

Mayor Cho Gyu-il of Jinju said, “Jinju City is always ready to communicate with the Defense Industry Technology Promotion Research Institute,” adding, “The Defense Industry Technology Promotion Research Institute is the first case of a relocated public institution separated from its headquarters after relocation, and we will provide full administrative support at the city level for its successful settlement in Jinju Innovation City.”

In response, Director Lim Young-il of the Defense Industry Technology Promotion Research Institute said, “Since the spin-off from the Defense Technology Quality Institute, we are doing our best to operate the organization stably,” and “We request Jinju City’s active support when necessary for the future development of the defense industry.”

The Defense Industry Technology Promotion Research Institute was separated from the Defense Technology Quality Institute without increasing the number of personnel. It newly established an organization consisting of 2 headquarters and 2 centers, operating independently with separate personnel and budget. It employs 326 people, more than the 256 staff working at the Defense Technology Quality Institute’s Jinju headquarters.

On the 9th, Jinju City explained the necessity of maintaining the Defense Industry Technology Promotion Research Institute in Jinju during a meeting with Kim Sa-yeol, Chairman of the National Balanced Development Committee, and requested cooperation to ensure the institute’s smooth settlement in Jinju. The Chairman expressed agreement and emphasized communication with relocated public institutions.

The Defense Industry Technology Promotion Research Institute performs tasks such as supporting defense industry promotion and planning, managing, and evaluating defense technology. By establishing a defense R&D system covering the entire technology lifecycle and consolidating previously scattered tasks such as parts localization and export support into one institution, it contributes to the focused development of small and venture companies in the defense sector.

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