Kim Han-jong, Jangseong County Governor, "Rapid Promotion of the Establishment of the National Institute of Cerebrovascular Research"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jo Hangyu] Kim Hanjong, the former governor of Jangseong County, Jeonnam, recently visited the National Assembly to request the attraction of the Gwangju-Jeonnam Semiconductor Specialized Complex and the swift establishment of the National Cerebrovascular Research Institute in Jangseong.

According to the county on the 12th, Governor Kim visited the National Assembly on the 9th and met with independent lawmaker Yang Hyangja of the Industry, Trade, Small and Medium Enterprises Committee, Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Hoejae, and People Power Party lawmaker Cho Haejin of the Planning and Finance Committee to explain the necessity of the project.

The creation of the semiconductor specialized complex is a Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy public contest project, with many local governments showing interest and competing to attract it.

Governor Kim Hanjong’s visit to the National Assembly on this day is interpreted as a strategic move to strengthen efforts to attract the project to Jangseong ahead of the contest deadline on the 27th.

Gwangju and Jeonnam are regions where renewable energy generation such as solar and wind power is actively carried out.

Considering ‘RE100,’ a corporate commitment to supply 100% of electricity consumption from renewable energy by 2050, the justification for establishing a semiconductor specialized complex in Gwangju and Jeonnam is gaining strength.

In particular, Jangseong County is considered an optimal location due to its advantages in securing land and water resources.

The National Cerebrovascular Research Institute is a control tower overseeing research on cerebrovascular diseases such as stroke and related policy development.

The target site for the project is the Gwangju Research and Development Special Zone’s Jangseong Nano Industrial Complex, which facilitates the establishment of a bio-medical industry cluster.

Together with the Osong Advanced Medical Complex in the Chungcheong region and the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Advanced Medical Complex in the Yeongnam region, it is expected to form a triangular belt contributing to balanced national development.

Currently, the Korea Development Institute (KDI) is conducting a feasibility re-examination.

Jangseong County has been steadily working to promote the establishment of the National Cerebrovascular Research Institute.

In November last year, Governor Kim Hanjong, local lawmaker Lee Gaeho, and officials from Jeonnam Province and Jangseong County met with representatives from the Korea Development Institute and the Ministry of Strategy and Finance to deliver a petition signed by Jangseong residents urging the establishment of the institute, requesting the passage of the feasibility re-examination and inclusion in the government budget.

Earlier in October, they also held meetings over two days with key lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties to request the swift progress of the feasibility re-examination and budget support for the project in 2023. The Jangseong County Council also united by adopting a resolution urging the prompt establishment of the National Cerebrovascular Research Institute.

As a result, a budget of 2.5 billion KRW for the establishment of the National Cerebrovascular Research Institute was finally reflected in the 2023 government budget approved by the National Assembly plenary session at the end of last year.

Governor Kim of Jangseong stated, “We will do everything possible to attract the semiconductor specialized complex and establish the National Cerebrovascular Research Institute, which are long-cherished projects of Jangseong residents and Jeonnam citizens, and will take every step forward on foot.”

Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jo Hangyu bless4ya@asiae.co.kr

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