Yeosu Gwangyang Port Corporation Holds The Dream Smart Center Operating Committee Meeting

Promotion of Private Port-Related Job Creation through Collaboration with 8 Venture Companies in Innovative Technology Development and Management Support

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority (President Park Seong-hyun, hereinafter YGPA) announced on the 30th that it held the The Dream Smart Center Operations Committee to create private sector jobs through supporting venture companies' technology development and fostering.

Since opening the ‘The Dream Smart Center’ (hereinafter the Center), a platform for fostering venture companies with port technology in 2019, the authority has been continuously sharing public institution infrastructure and creating private sector jobs.

In particular, the authority strengthened competitiveness by field-testing and patent registration of venture companies' technologies, such as pilot introduction of an AI ship berthing monitoring system, an innovative product of a venture company, at the wharf managed by the authority. As a result, the number of employees of seven collaborative companies increased by 24 from the previous year to 75 in 2021, and sales reached 5.5 billion KRW.

Also, through this operations committee, one additional company using the Center was approved, expanding the total to eight companies, which will receive infrastructure sharing and administrative support from the authority for the next three years.

Choi Yeon-cheol, Vice President (Head of Management Headquarters), said, “We will expand practical support such as field testing and prototype introduction to foster venture companies with port-related technologies and create private sector jobs.”

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik hss79@asiae.co.kr

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