Gyeongbuk Province Launches Full-Scale Strategy Development for Regional Growth Linked to New Airport

Appointment of 27 Members Across 4 Working Groups of Industry-Academia-Research Experts

Experts Unite to Ensure Successful Construction of Daegu-Gyeongbuk New Airport

Gyeongbuk Provincial Government Office.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] On the 11th, Gyeongbuk Province announced that it held the ‘Daegu-Gyeongbuk New Airport Future Development Strategy Establishment Working Group Meeting’ at the provincial office to establish a regional development strategy linked to the Daegu-Gyeongbuk New Airport.

At the meeting, explanations on this year’s operation plan for the Daegu-Gyeongbuk New Airport Future Development Strategy Establishment Working Group, presentation of appointment plaques to working group members, election of representatives for each division, and discussion on the research direction for establishing the new airport future development strategy were conducted.

The working group is an expert group consisting of local universities, research institutes, and industries under the slogan of ‘Research-centered Innovative Provincial Administration.’ Last year, it was composed of three divisions (aviation logistics, aviation MRO, aviation manufacturing and transportation) and 16 members.

This year, the existing three divisions have been adjusted to the Aviation Logistics and Transportation Division and the Aviation MRO and Manufacturing Division, and the research scope has been further expanded to include not only the aviation industry but also newly established divisions for tourism and culture, and agricultural food and bio sectors, which are key industries being actively fostered by the province in connection with the new airport construction, operating a total of four divisions (27 members).

The Aviation Logistics and Transportation and MRO and Manufacturing divisions will operate under the motto of ‘Corporate Development and Talent Cultivation,’ conducting surveys on related companies, establishing corporate development plans, and preparing specialized talent cultivation programs in related fields.

Additionally, the Tourism and Culture, and Agricultural Food and Bio divisions aim for ‘Regional Development and Industrial Promotion,’ deriving activation plans for related regional industries and establishing feasible and concrete project plans.

Going forward, the working group plans to prepare practical policy alternatives that can develop the region’s future industries and revitalize the local economy through schedules such as division meetings, domestic and international airport benchmarking, interim and final reporting sessions, and actively utilize these for attracting related national projects and public contests.

Gyeongbuk Province is promoting a project for the ‘Gyeongsangbuk-do Aviation Logistics Industry Promotion Basic Plan’ to establish a mid- to long-term development strategy for the local aviation logistics industry in connection with the working group’s operation.

This reflects the opinion from last year’s working group operation results that a mid- to long-term logistics plan is necessary. Through this project, it will present the basic direction and vision for fostering the aviation logistics industry, discover strategic projects by sector, and derive linkage plans by city and county regions.

Lee Cheol-woo, Governor of Gyeongbuk Province, said, “I ask for active participation from industry-academia-research experts so that the new airport can become a future new growth engine for the region in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution,” and added, “Although there have been recent concerns about the new airport, since it is an important project tied to the future survival of Daegu and Gyeongbuk, we will do our utmost to build an airport welcomed by everyone.”

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