Daejeon City: "Starting Next Month, Korea Meteorological Administration Relocation Begins... Smooth Progress in Relocation of 4 Public Institutions"

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The relocation of the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) to Daejeon is set to accelerate. According to Daejeon City on the 29th, the KMA is currently undergoing remodeling work to move into the Government Daejeon Complex, with policy departments scheduled to relocate first by the end of next month.

Subsequently, by June 2026, the National Meteorological Center will be established within the Government Daejeon Complex, and operational departments will relocate sequentially.

In addition to the KMA, the relocation procedures for the Korea Meteorological Industry Technology Institute, Korea Forestry Promotion Institute, and Korea Patent Strategy Development Institute, which will also move to Daejeon, are progressing smoothly as planned, according to the city.

First, the Korea Meteorological Industry Technology Institute signed a business agreement on December 24 last year with Daejeon City and Dong-gu Office to create a meteorological industry cluster, based on which it plans to relocate more than 40% of its total staff by the end of 2023.

Furthermore, after 2025, it plans to secure office space in the Daejeon Station Area District to complete the relocation.

The Korea Forestry Promotion Institute plans to build a Forestry Technology Commercialization Center in Yuseong-gu by the end of this year, with some staff relocating first, and to secure additional new construction sites to complete the relocation by the end of 2025.

The Korea Patent Strategy Development Institute will have its policy departments relocate first by September, and after 2026, it will secure office space in the Daejeon Station Area District to complete the full relocation.

The city is currently maintaining close cooperation by proposing relocation sites to these institutions and plans to support prompt relocation and stable settlement through inter-agency agreements in the future.

Heo Tae-jeong, Mayor of Daejeon, stated, “With the relocation of the KMA and the three public institutions to Daejeon, the city will leap forward as a leading center for meteorological industry and forestry,” adding, “We will spare no effort to support the successful settlement of these relocated public institutions in Daejeon.”

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