Gwangyang City Finalizes Basic Plan to Promote the 4th Industrial Revolution

Published 17 Feb.2023 13:48(KST)

Completion of the Step-by-Step Roadmap to Promote the 4th Industrial Revolution

Implementation of 10 Major Strategic Tasks and 29 Detailed Projects

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] On the 15th, Gwangyang City, Jeollanam-do, announced that it held the first half regular meeting of the ‘Gwangyang City 4th Industrial Revolution Committee,’ composed of experts from various fields, at the city hall situation room and finalized the basic plan to promote the 4th Industrial Revolution in Gwangyang City.

The basic plan to promote the 4th Industrial Revolution in Gwangyang City envisions ‘Gwangyang as a smart, clean future industrial city centered on ABC (AI Big Data Cloud),’ aiming to ‘realize a sustainable future growth city through the establishment of an innovative carbon-neutral city that increases businesses and population.’

[Photo by Gwangyang City]

The phased roadmap includes ▲Phase 1: support for infrastructure construction of hydrogen and secondary batteries, preparation for the digital transformation era, and establishment of a data economy foundation ▲Phase 2: leap to a leading city in energy transition and support for nurturing new business models ▲Phase 3: leap to an eco-friendly future industrial city and a data economy-centered city ▲Phase 4: realization of a sustainable future growth city through the establishment of an innovative carbon-neutral city that increases businesses and population.

The city has derived strategic alternatives based on analysis of external environments and internal conditions, setting four strategic directions and ten strategic tasks by innovating existing core industries such as steel and ports, establishing future new growth engines like hydrogen, secondary batteries, materials, data, and drones, and building infrastructure for support systems, research institutions, and talent development.

The four strategic directions are ▲Digital transformation of main industries to achieve carbon neutrality ▲Establishment of a future green city economic foundation ▲Implementation of citizen-experienced smart services ▲Creation of a 4th Industrial Revolution convergence platform.

The ten strategic tasks are ▲Strengthening the competitiveness of the steel industry ▲Development of digital new growth engines utilizing ports ▲Establishment of an eco-friendly energy industry ecosystem ▲Fostering data-based future industries ▲Carbon-neutral transition centered on core infrastructure ▲Establishment of blockchain-based administrative services ▲Provision of life-centered intelligent services ▲Establishment of systems and foundations for the 4th Industrial Revolution ▲Cultivation of future new industry technical personnel ▲Development of future human resources in Gwangyang City.

Additionally, the city plans to expand and develop projects aligned with government policy trends, including the 29 projects derived this time, and discover new projects. After comprehensive review, an implementation plan will be prepared by March.

Mayor Jeong In-hwa of Gwangyang City said, “With the basic plan for promoting the 4th Industrial Revolution established for the next five years, it is time for industries related to the 4th Industrial Revolution to take a step forward.” He added, “We aim to transform the Gwangyang industrial ecosystem by reorganizing existing industries and discovering new industries with high ripple effects through hyper-connectivity, hyper-intelligence, and hyper-convergence, and I ask the committee to support us in laying the foundation for sustainable growth through systematic responses to the 4th Industrial Revolution.”

Meanwhile, the Gwangyang City 4th Industrial Revolution Committee has been operating for five years this year. It has been creating new growth engines for Gwangyang City by establishing comprehensive plans related to the 4th Industrial Revolution, understanding policy trends through various expos and advanced site visits, and discovering new projects. Its role is expected to become even more important in the future.