Gyeongnam Province Holds 'National Budget New Project Discovery Report Meeting' ... 6 Sectors, 31 Projects

Ha Byung-pil, Acting Governor of Gyeongnam Province, is conducting the final report meeting for the research project on 'Gyeongnam Future Growth Industry Development Strategy and New Business Discovery.'

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Gyeongsangnam-do held the final report meeting for the research project on 'Gyeongnam Future Growth Industry Development Strategy and New Business Discovery' on the 16th.

This research project has been conducted by the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade since March. The final report will be completed by the end of this month, reflecting the opinions presented at this final meeting.

The Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade discovered a total of 31 new projects under four major strategies: establishing an innovation growth ecosystem, fostering Gyeongnam-type future mobility industry, promoting Gyeongnam convergence new industries, and strengthening themed cooperation in rural farming and fishing villages, with the vision of "Gyeongnam as a smart regional innovation hub for future growth industries."

For establishing a region-led innovation growth ecosystem, six projects were proposed, including the creation of a Gyeongnam-type urban convergence special zone, establishment of a university economic free zone, development of Jinju Campus Youth Town, and the creation of an agricultural testbed based on XR (Extended Reality) technology.

The fostering of the Gyeongnam-type future mobility industry is a strategy that utilizes Gyeongnam's manufacturing base in automobiles, shipbuilding, and aviation.

As measures, nine projects were proposed, including 5G-based manufacturing metaverse technology development and demonstration, DT/AI-based ship predictive maintenance eco-platform development, establishment of the Gyeongnam space industry cluster, support for eco-friendly smart shipbuilding equipment technology development in the Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam region, and a pilot project for Gyeongnam-type urban air mobility tourism demonstration.

For promoting Gyeongnam convergence new industries, six projects were discovered to respond to energy transition and robot commercialization, such as the construction of a gas combined test research power plant, development of industry-specific dedicated models for market-creating manufacturing robots, support for smart port logistics equipment demonstration, and establishment of a 3D printing certification support system.

The strategy to strengthen themed cooperation in rural farming and fishing villages includes ten projects, such as the creation of a Gyeongnam-type digital and smart agriculture, livestock, and fisheries strategic base and new production system, expansion of a win-win utopia model and support to revitalize regions at risk of extinction, fostering a health promotion service industry based on genome big data analysis for Gyeongnam residents, development of the Namhaean-Jirisan wellness and Seomjingang tourism district, and establishment of a Gaya history digital edutainment experience facility.

Acting Governor Ha said, "We must continue efforts to discover new businesses that will become future growth engines and secure national funding," adding, "We will strive to ensure that newly discovered projects develop into new sources of income while leveraging existing strengths."

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