"Digital Busan Alliance Emerges" Busan City Launches 'Convergence Alliance' to Create Digital Ecosystem

A participant at the launch ceremony of the 'Yunghap Alliance' is taking a group commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Busan City has formed a 'Convergence Alliance' with more than 20 organizations, including the Korea Industrial Intelligence Association and local university-industry cooperation groups. They are embarking on a full-scale digital transformation of local industries and companies.

The 'Convergence Alliance' includes ▲Korea Industrial Intelligence Association ▲Busan·Gyeongnam Branch of Korea Industrial Intelligence Association ▲Busan Machinery Industry Cooperative ▲Busan Shipbuilding and Marine Equipment Industry Cooperative ▲Korea Automotive Parts and Materials Industry Technology Research Association ▲Busan Robot Industry Association ▲Busan Venture Business Association ▲Busan Information Technology Association ▲Industry-Academic Cooperation Groups of Pusan National University, Pukyong National University, Dongmyung University, Dongseo University, Silla University, Busan University of Foreign Studies, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) ▲Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, among more than 20 organizations participating.

The 'Convergence Alliance' plans to jointly carry out ▲hosting digital transformation forums ▲surveying and analyzing digital transformation technology demands ▲establishing digital transformation strategies and discovering collaborative projects in preparation for the 'Industrial Digital Transformation Promotion Act' to be implemented in July.

At the inauguration ceremony of the 'Convergence Alliance' held on the 16th, Busan Technopark announced the operation plan for the 'Convergence Alliance.'

Kim Tae-hwan, chairman of the Korea Industrial Intelligence Association, gave a speech on the theme of 'Practical Strategies for Industrial Intelligence.'

Gu Ja-young, head of the Big Data Statistics Division of Busan City, presented the 'Busan Data Industry Innovation Ecosystem Strategy,' sharing the current status of industrial digital transformation measures and proposing various policies.

Park Hyung-jun, mayor of Busan, said, "Data and digital technologies will be applied across industries, accelerating the high value-added transformation of industries," adding, "We will establish a digital transformation innovation hub in the region and convert local industries into a digital economy to lead Busan into the future first."

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