Launch of 'Expert Advisory Group' to Support Water Industry Development Based on Seoul Innovation Technology

City-Seoul Waterworks Authority, 1st Anniversary of Water Industry Innovation Technology R&D Project 'Water Industry Promotion Advisory Group Appointment Ceremony'

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul City will launch the ‘Water Industry Development Advisory Group’ (TF) on the 14th to support the growth of the ‘Water Industry Innovation Technology R&D Project,’ which discovers customized innovative technologies applicable to the Seoul Water Reuse Center.

Seoul City and the Seoul Water Reuse Corporation announced that they will hold the 'Water Industry Development Advisory Group Appointment Ceremony' at the large conference room of the Seosomun 2 Building, Seoul City Hall, marking the first anniversary of the ‘Water Industry Innovation Technology R&D Project.’ The ‘Water Industry Development Advisory Group’ (TF) consists of 16 private experts recommended by related organizations in the water industry sector. They will be active for one year starting from the 14th and will operate freely in the form of full meetings or small group meetings by topic.

The ‘Water Industry Development Advisory Group’ will evaluate the technology demonstration results of the seven companies selected for the ‘Water Industry Innovation Technology R&D Project’ and provide technical advice as well as consulting on commercialization and market development to help strengthen the competitiveness of water companies.

Seoul City explained that through the operation of this advisory group, a system to support companies in the water industry throughout the entire cycle has been established. Previously, in addition to project funds for technology development, test-bed spaces within the Tancheon and Seonam Water Reuse Centers were provided for technology demonstration.

The seven demonstration companies selected last July are currently testing at the Tancheon and Seonam Water Reuse Centers with research projects such as developing high-efficiency, low-energy smart sedimentation technology and producing syngas using contaminants. Additionally, based on the accumulated data and know-how of the Seoul Water Reuse Facility Corporation’s Water Reuse Research Institute, the demonstration sites are being inspected and monitored to support the project.

The advisory group plans to jointly cooperate in discovering new research tasks for the ‘Water Industry Innovation Technology R&D Project,’ solving current issues within the Water Reuse Center, and researching future response strategy technology development. Currently, the Water Reuse Research Institute within the corporation is conducting research and demonstration support on energy saving and production, odor improvement, and resource recovery through sewage sludge utilization to proactively respond to future environmental changes and address emerging issues at the Water Reuse Center.

Park Sang-don, Director of the Seoul Water Reuse Facility Corporation, said, “We will strive to establish a full-cycle support system for fostering Seoul’s water industry by deriving necessary research tasks, supporting technology development and commercialization, centered on the Water Reuse Research Institute and the Water Industry Development Advisory Group.” Han Yoo-seok, Director of the Water Circulation Safety Bureau of Seoul City, said, “We will support the development of innovative technologies for water companies through the collective intelligence of the advisory group composed of experts in the water industry sector. We will also prepare measures to foster and support the water industry as a future strategic industry in various ways.”

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