Park Wansu, Governor-elect of Gyeongnam, "Let's Improve the Work Efficiency of Provincial Investment and Affiliated Institutions"

Park Wansu, the governor-elect of Gyeongnam Province, is receiving a business report from investment and foundation institutions.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] Park Wansu, the governor-elect of Gyeongnam Province, emphasized work efficiency during the business report meeting of investment and foundation institutions held on the 15th.

From the 7th to the 9th, during the business reports of the offices and headquarters, Governor-elect Park requested restructuring of investment and foundation institutions within the province and a reexamination of key provincial government issues.

At the business report meeting for investment and foundation institutions in the industrial and economic sectors held that day, he ordered the preparation of specific restructuring plans for each institution and future development plans.

During the Gyeongnam Technopark business report, he mentioned the status of centers dispersed across various regions and urged that the functions and roles of each center be clarified to avoid overlapping tasks among centers.

He said, “While I agree on the necessity of smart innovation to increase corporate added value and reduce burdens, the spread and introduction of smart factories could inadvertently lead to employment reduction,” adding, “Let us consider countermeasures together.”

To the Gyeongnam Robot Land Foundation, he demanded the preparation of concrete normalization plans for Robot Land and repeatedly emphasized the need to clearly organize positions in preparation for ongoing lawsuits.

The Masan Robot Land development project was planned in two phases: the first phase including a theme park and research and development center, and the second phase including pension and hotel construction. However, before proceeding with the second phase, the private operator notified of its withdrawal from operation, and currently, the appeal trial is being prepared for the lawsuit filed by the private operator claiming payment upon contract termination.

According to the transition team, the heads of investment and foundation institutions proposed development plans for each institution, such as concretizing projects utilizing local universities and organizational restructuring through organizational diagnosis.

They also pledged to respond swiftly to securing government budgets for strengthening Gyeongnam’s competitiveness and attracting investment.

Among them, the Economic Promotion Agency announced its own restructuring plan, including changing its name to the tentative “Economic Investment Promotion Agency.”

Transition team leader Jeong Sisik said, “I hope you deeply reconsider the role transition to a specialized investment attraction institution and prepare concrete plans.”

Addressing the institution heads, he said, “To find future growth engines for Gyeongnam and lead industrial and economic development, the role of investment and foundation institutions in this field is very important,” and added, “Please perform a more definite and clear role.”

The transition team stated that the business reports, which began on the morning of the 15th, continued into the afternoon, and that a total of 17 institutions reported and engaged in Q&A sessions not only in the industrial and economic sectors but also in planning and coordination, construction safety, and other fields.

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