Changwon Special City, 'Smart Innovation Center Opening Ceremony' ... Strengthening Advanced Workforce Training Programs

Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam held an opening ceremony for the Smart Innovation Center at the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Song Jong-gu] Changwon Special City, Gyeongnam, held an opening ceremony for the Smart Innovation Center at the Korea Electric Research Institute on the 22nd.

About 100 officials from Gyeongnam Province, Changwon Special City, Korea Industrial Complex Corporation, Korea Electric Research Institute, Changwon National University, and others attended the opening ceremony.

The Smart Innovation Center is a core infrastructure worth 28.6 billion KRW (including building construction and internal facilities and equipment) that carries out projects supporting local small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-sized companies as well as manufacturing workforce training. Major projects include the 'Process Innovation Simulation Center' and the 'Smart Manufacturing Advanced Workforce Training Project.'

Started in 2020, the 'Process Innovation Simulation Center' is a business support project that helps local small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-sized companies predict various difficulties encountered during the product development stage through simulation and suggests solutions in advance.

It has provided technical support through simulations to 151 companies in fields such as automobiles, electric power equipment, marine industry, shipbuilding, health, tourism, architecture, and healthcare, achieving about 27 billion KRW worth of product development and production period reduction effects, playing a significant role in reducing opportunity costs and increasing sales for companies.

The 'Smart Manufacturing Advanced Workforce Training Project' is a project aimed at fostering key personnel who will lead smart manufacturing innovation in the Gyeongnam and Changwon areas and expanding related jobs.

Changwon National University leads the project in collaboration with the Korea Electric Research Institute and Gyeongnam National University. Through the completion of the Smart Innovation Center, the goal is to establish an advanced educational environment and train a large number of master's and doctoral-level experts in the smart manufacturing field, achieving the revival and smartization of the Changwon National Industrial Complex, the hub of South Korea's machinery industry.

Ryu Hyo-jong, Director of the Future Power Industry Bureau, said, "We expect the Smart Innovation Center, built as a result of these two projects, to play a key role in leading the re-advancement of Changwon's manufacturing industry and fostering strong small and medium-sized enterprises."

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