Planting Seeds in a Design Desert... Ulsan 'Design-Led Manufacturing Innovation Center Attraction Forum'

Discussion on Ulsan City YouTube 'GoraeTV' Broadcast, Support for Center Operation Plans and Design Development

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Ulsan City will hold the 'Design-Driven Manufacturing Innovation Center Attraction Forum' at 3 p.m. on the 18th in the Citizen Hall on the first floor of the City Council building.

At this forum, Senior Research Fellow Byun Il-yong of the Ulsan Research Institute will deliver the keynote speech on 'The Necessity and Operation Plan of the Ulsan Design-Driven Manufacturing Innovation Center.'

CEO Lee Sang-hee of LSDigital will present on the topic 'Support Cases for Product Design Development at the Manufacturing Innovation Center.'

The panel discussion will include Senior Research Fellow Byun Il-yong (Ulsan Research Institute), Professor Kim Beom-gwan (Ulsan University), CEO Lee Sang-hee (LSDigital), Director Eom Young-hee (Ulsan Intellectual Property Center), Director Choi Seong-ho (Ulsan Youth Startup Center), Secretary General Kim Eun-seok (Ulsan Social Management Support Center), and Patent Attorney Son Jeong-hee (Patent Corporation Taebaek), among others.

The event will also be broadcast live on Ulsan City Hall's YouTube channel 'Gorae TV.'

Ulsan City is promoting the attraction of the 'Design-Driven Manufacturing Innovation Center,' which closely supports new industry planning and product development by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) aiming to develop their own innovative products based on manufacturing technology, to advance the national industrial complex.

The 'Design-Driven Manufacturing Innovation Center' is planned by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea Institute of Design Promotion to establish 10 centers nationwide by 2023 to support SMEs in developing their own innovative products based on manufacturing technology.

Currently, five centers have been attracted and are operating in Seoul, Gwangju, Gyeonggi (Ansan), Gyeongbuk (Gumi), and Gyeongnam (Changwon).

The detailed main functions of the 'Design-Driven Manufacturing Innovation Center' include supporting design innovation capabilities for SMEs and providing an integrated service-based platform from manufacturing to promotion.

The main business contents are △ design consultation for SMEs, △ customized design support tailored to company characteristics, △ promotion and marketing support, and △ education support.

An official from Ulsan City said, “We will attract the 'Design-Driven Manufacturing Innovation Center' to Ulsan, which is almost a design desert, to create new service-type jobs in the region and strengthen manufacturing capabilities.”

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