Yongin Semiconductor Industry Competitiveness Enhancement Committee Sets Sail on the 27th

Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin (center front row), is taking a commemorative photo with the committee members after attending the "Yongin Semiconductor Industry Competitiveness Enhancement Committee" held on the 27th. Photo by Yongin City.

A committee to strengthen the competitiveness of the semiconductor industry in Yongin City, Gyeonggi Province, has begun full-scale activities.

Yongin City announced on the 28th that it held the first meeting of the 'Yongin City Semiconductor Industry Competitiveness Enhancement Committee' at the City Hall Vision Hall on the 27th and appointed two additional members.

The city had previously established the 'Yongin City Semiconductor Industry Competitiveness Enhancement Committee' at the end of last year in accordance with the ordinance for fostering and supporting the semiconductor industry.

The committee was originally composed of 14 members, including businesspeople, professors, and experts in related fields, but two experts were additionally appointed this year.

On this day, the city presented appointment letters to the civilian members and elected a civilian co-chair to lead the committee together with Hwang Jun-gi, the ex officio chairman and second vice mayor.

Park Jae-geun, president of the Korea Semiconductor Display Technology Society, was elected as the civilian co-chair, and Kang Seong-cheol, senior research fellow of the Korea Semiconductor Display Technology Society, was elected as the vice-chair.

The committee received a report on the draft comprehensive plan for fostering the semiconductor industry in Yongin City from the responsible department and discussed the detailed directions for implementation, research and development and investment for fostering semiconductor materials, parts, and equipment complexes, industrial complex development permits, deregulation, and other support measures for semiconductor industry promotion from various perspectives.

The Semiconductor Industry Competitiveness Enhancement Committee will hold meetings quarterly going forward, advising on the city's semiconductor promotion policies and establishing an industry-academia-research cooperation system related to semiconductors.

Lee Sang-il, mayor of Yongin City, said, "It was possible to create the first semiconductor support ordinance among local governments nationwide and to establish the Semiconductor Industry Competitiveness Enhancement Committee because the city's semiconductor capabilities were considerable," and added, "I ask the committee to provide great wisdom and help to further upgrade the city's semiconductor industry competitiveness."

He also said, "Many cities related to semiconductors have entered the national advanced strategic industry specialized complex contest, so I ask for active individual efforts to ensure that Yongin City is selected," and added, "Starting with today's meeting, I ask the committee and the city to join forces so that the vision for the semiconductor industry is well realized in policy."

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