Governor Kim Dong-yeon: "We Will Create More Opportunities in Gyeonggi-do with Future Digital Technologies"

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon is delivering the opening speech at the Digital Media Tech Show, which opened on the 23rd at Ilsan KINTEX.

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Kim Dong-yeon, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, emphasized that "digital transformation is an opportunity for the Republic of Korea" and stated, "We will create more opportunities in Gyeonggi Province through digital technologies, which are the future growth engines."

Governor Kim attended the opening ceremony of the '2022 Digital Media Tech Show (DMTS)' held on the 23rd at KINTEX Exhibition Hall 1 in Ilsan, Goyang, and said, "This event is a very good opportunity to experience the approaching future firsthand." He explained, "In January, I registered my candidacy announcement video as an NFT for the first time in the world. NFT, blockchain, extended reality, and metaverse?all of these will soon become technologies and methods that will practically change our future and our lives."

He continued, "Digital transformation will be an opportunity for Korea, and digital technology will not only be our future growth engine but also trigger innovation in all fields including economy, society, and education." He added, "Our vision and plan for Gyeonggi Province is to make it the capital of opportunity through more opportunities, more equitable opportunities, and better opportunities."

He also stated, "With the recent organizational restructuring, we established the Future Growth Industry Bureau, under which we created departments for the semiconductor industry, AI big data industry, advanced mobility industry, and bio industry." He asserted, "My dream is to create more opportunities in Gyeonggi Province by organizing these new future growth engines and opportunity factors, such as the Digital Media Tech Show held today."

This event is a specialized exhibition featuring over 20 companies from six countries, covering ▲Smart Tech ▲Media & Content Tech ▲Extended Reality (XR) & Metaverse ▲NFT & Blockchain. In particular, attendees can experience advanced technologies such as big data, cloud, Internet of Things (IoT), the latest audiovisual production equipment, one-person media broadcasting, metaverse platforms, and blockchain-related information all in one place. Furthermore, participating companies engage in various promotions through business consultations, presentations by promising startups (IR pitching), and on-site NFT auctions, as well as business purchasing and export consultations.

Meanwhile, this event is Korea's first convergence exhibition jointly hosted by Gyeonggi Province, the Ministry of Science and ICT, and Goyang City, and will be held until the 25th.

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