Gwangju Chamber of Commerce Hosts Successful Semiconductor Special Lecture with Assemblywoman Yang Hyang-ja Invitation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry held the 252nd Gwangju Economic Forum Breakfast Lecture on the 27th at the Grand Ballroom on the 5th floor of Ramada Plaza Gwangju Hotel, with over 120 attendees including local businesspeople and heads of economic-related organizations. They invited Assemblywoman Yang Hyang-ja as the guest speaker.

Assemblywoman Yang delivered a lecture titled “A Science and Technology Hegemony Nation - Is a Semiconductor Specialized Complex Possible in Gwangju?” in which she discussed regional economic development plans centered on the semiconductor industry for the great leap forward of Gwangju and Jeonnam.

In her lecture, Assemblywoman Yang emphasized, “For the future of Gwangju and Jeonnam, it is essential to expand the electric components industry based on semiconductors, which are the core of the 4th industrial revolution. It is no exaggeration to say that future cars are ‘running semiconductors,’ and the greater the proportion of the automobile industry in the Gwangju regional economy, the more we must establish a semiconductor specialized complex to make Gwangju a key base for the future automobile industry.”

She also mentioned, “The semiconductor industry is very important for South Korea to secure leadership in the global supply chain and to maintain competitiveness without falling behind emerging countries like China, which are rapidly catching up,” adding, “For the development of the semiconductor industry in South Korea and Gwangju, industry, academia, and research institutes, as well as large and small-medium enterprises, must all think about the future together as a community. The government should also actively support the fostering of the semiconductor industry by establishing a control tower for science, technology, and industry.”

On this day, the Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry delivered a petition to Assemblywoman Yang Hyang-ja requesting the nurturing of local semiconductor talent and the expansion of government support along with the lecture event.

Choi Jong-man, the full-time vice chairman of the Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry, stated, “While demand for semiconductors is increasing across industries due to the development of new industries and rapid digitalization, the semiconductor workforce is severely insufficient compared to demand. We request the establishment of policies to foster semiconductor-specialized universities by region, centered on local areas, to lay the foundation for regional development through semiconductor talent cultivation, and to prepare institutional grounds for prompt administrative and financial support at the government level.”

The Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been operating the Gwangju Economic Forum Breakfast Lecture since 1997 to provide local companies and economic-related organizations with the latest economic and management knowledge and global trend information to assist in management strategy and policy formulation. It is held every fourth Tuesday of the month at 7 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom of Ramada Plaza Gwangju Hotel.

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