Provincial Assembly Member Im Cheol-gyu: "Gyeongnam Province's Data Administration Is Just Talk"... Have They Already Forgotten the Robot Land and New Port Naming Conflicts?

People Power Party's Provincial Assemblyman Lim Cheol-gyu, who raised questions about provincial administration at the 398th regular session of the Gyeongnam Provincial Assembly. [Image source=Gyeongnam Provincial Assembly]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Se-ryeong] On the 14th, during the 398th regular session provincial government questions held at the Gyeongnam Provincial Council, People Power Party assemblyman Lim Cheol-gyu criticized the Gyeongnam Province’s Big Data Center and space industry cluster-related administration.

Assemblyman Lim stated, “The utilization rate of the Big Data Center, which can be widely used by public and private researchers and data scientists, has been very low, averaging only 7.4 users per month from January to July this year.”

He also mentioned the leakage of information and communication tasks due to the provincial government’s organizational restructuring, requesting, “Since there is no professional personnel necessary for project management or critical decision-making, a special recruitment plan for specialized science and technology experts should also be considered.”

Assemblyman Lim also criticized the possibility of Daejeon being additionally included among the final announced sites for the space industry cluster next month.

“President Yoon Seok-yeol mentioned a triangular axis including Daejeon, in addition to the originally mentioned Gyeongnam satellite zone and Jeonnam launch vehicle zone, during his 100-day inauguration press conference on August 17,” he reported.

He cited previous cases such as the Masan Robot Land attraction and the New Port naming conflict, emphasizing, “The 18 cities and counties of Gyeongnam exhaust all their energy competing against each other, leaving no strength to fight external competitors. Although we have great potential and infrastructure, we repeatedly lose out because we fail to present a unified voice.”

He continued, “The aerospace industry is not only the future industrial engine for Sacheon or Western Gyeongnam but for the entire Gyeongnam Province, so the provincial government should foster an atmosphere that can produce unified strength and will.” He asserted, “To this end, a second provincial office should be established near the planned Aerospace Administration site, and a convention center should be built to create an industry-academia-research network and an administrative complex city.”

Assemblyman Lim requested, “Until now, politicians serving as governors have led public officials to engage in politics rather than administration. I hope public officials will cooperate so that with an administrative expert as governor, Gyeongnam’s 8th elected term can regain its former glory.”

Governor Park Wan-su responded, “When President Yoon visited Gyeongnam and during the meeting with city and provincial governors, the early establishment of the Aerospace Administration was proposed.” He added, “At that time, the president said it would not be a simple administrative agency installation but a major project for the development of Korea’s space industry, similar to NASA.”

He further stated, “Not only will the Aerospace Administration be established, but institutions closely supporting research and development and field operations will be concentrated in Western Gyeongnam to support the development of the aerospace industry, and we will consult with the central government accordingly.”

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