Busan Mayor Park Hyung-jun Actively Advances Pledge to Establish an Industry-Academia Cooperation Innovation City

Busan City, Douzone ICT Group, and Busan Regional Universities Sign MOU for ICT Talent Development and Job Creation

Busan City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The project to develop Busan as an industry-academia cooperation innovation city is set to be launched in earnest.

The pledge of Busan Mayor Park Hyung-jun to promote the "Industry-Academia Cooperation Innovation City" through establishing an industry-academia cooperation system based on corporate field training and fostering talent for the 4th Industrial Revolution is being implemented.

On the 18th, Busan City announced that on the 19th at 11 a.m., it will sign a "Business Agreement for Fostering Local ICT Talent and Creating Jobs" with Duzon ICT Group and universities in the Busan area at the International Protocol Room on the 7th floor of City Hall.

This agreement concerns fostering local ICT talent and job creation, including ▲ active support from the city and universities for operating customized education programs for ICT talent development ▲ linking excellent talent recruitment after training ▲ contributing to the development of the local ICT industry and creation of good jobs.

Starting in the second half of this year, Busan City will open an "Applied Software Field Talent Development Education Program," and universities along with Duzon ICT Group will recommend and select students to participate in the training for customized education. After completing the training, outstanding local talents will be hired by companies within Duzon ICT Group.

Duzon ICT Group is a leading ICT company in South Korea that provides various ICT solutions and services necessary for enterprises.

In 2020, it became the first domestic software company to achieve sales of 300 billion KRW. It leads corporate digital transformation through ERP, groupware, cloud, big data, and business platforms.

Going forward, Duzon ICT Group plans to build the Busan Global R&D Center and hire 700 local talents in Busan by 2025.

Busan Mayor Park Hyung-jun said, "Through this agreement, we will actively support fostering customized talent based on corporate demand and establish a virtuous cycle structure where young people do not leave but stay in the region."

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