"Support for Design Innovation in Manufacturing Companies at Gumi Industrial Complex, Gyeongbuk"…Opening of Manufacturing Innovation Center

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] A 'Design-Driven Innovation Center' to strengthen the design capabilities of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises in the Gyeongbuk region has opened.

The Korea Institute of Design Promotion announced on the 23rd that it held the opening ceremony of the 'Gyeongbuk Design-Driven Manufacturing Innovation Center' at the Smart Connect Center in the Gumi Industrial Complex, Gyeongbuk.

The Design-Driven Manufacturing Innovation Center is expanding nationwide, starting with the first Seoul Center in G-Valley in June 2019, to enhance the design-driven product development capabilities of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises.

The Gyeonggi Center (2nd) and Gyeongnam Center (3rd) opened in November 2020. Notably, from the 2nd center onward, the centers have been established and operated nationwide based on the Smart Green Industrial Complexes, which are currently designated up to 10 locations. The newly launched Gyeongbuk Center (4th) is located in the Gumi Industrial Complex, and the 5th center is scheduled to open on the 1st of next month in the Gwangju Advanced Industrial Complex.

The Gumi Industrial Complex, where the Gyeongbuk Center is located, has 1,960 operating companies. Among them, intermediate goods and parts companies account for 93%, making it an industrial complex with an important position in the manufacturing sector. However, exports, which reached $34.2 billion in 2015, decreased to about $15.4 billion last year, so this design service support is expected to bring new vitality to the industrial complex.

The Gyeongbuk Center is equipped with a library exhibiting more than 400 material and parts samples, a studio with professional photography equipment, and a digital design room, and plans to start providing design services such as product planning, design and engineering, and promotion. It is expected to strengthen the design capabilities of small and medium-sized enterprises with insufficient experience in design-driven product development.

For the smooth operation of the center, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gumi City, and the Korea Institute of Design Promotion signed a business agreement to cooperate mutually in information exchange, linking support projects, and joint use of facilities and equipment.

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