Fostering Outstanding Digital Talent... Pukyong National University and Dongnam Regional Statistics Office Sign Agreement to Train SW Specialists

Director Nomangseok (left) and Commissioner Min Kyungsam are signing an agreement and taking a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] The Digital Smart Busan Academy Project Group of Pukyong National University and the Southeast Regional Statistics Office signed a mutual cooperation agreement on the 18th at Pukyong National University's Creative Hall to foster local software (SW) specialists for the development of the digital-data industry ecosystem.

Through this agreement, the two organizations agreed to cooperate organically to cultivate excellent digital talents needed by regional innovative companies.

According to the agreement, the two institutions will collaborate on ▲ mutual cooperation in fostering local SW specialists to revitalize the regional SW and ICT industry ecosystem ▲ consultation and cooperation on the use of national big data ▲ participation in lectures related to national big data ▲ consultation on education and training project curricula ▲ building industry-academia cooperation networks and sharing human and technical resources.

The agreement was established to combine the Southeast Regional Statistics Office's consultation on national big data utilization and technical know-how with the Digital Smart Busan Academy program launched by Pukyong National University and other universities in the Busan area, aiming to cultivate customized SW specialists for local companies and contribute to youth job creation.

The Digital Smart Busan Academy Project Group is a project led by Pukyong National University, involving 12 institutions including Dong-A University, Dong-Eui University, and local companies in Busan, to nurture SW specialists tailored to the on-site demands of regional companies.

The project group was selected in the Ministry of Science and ICT's '2022 SW Specialist Re-education Project' competition and launched in June.

Project Director No Maeng-seok said, “With this agreement, responding to the local demand for SW personnel and adding expert consultation from the Southeast Regional Statistics Office to the curriculum aimed at expanding youth job creation, we expect to play an important role in the development of the region's digital-data industry ecosystem.”

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