Joint Research on Establishing the 'Pyeongtaek·Asanho Bay Valley Megacity' between Gyeonggi and Chungnam

Governor Kim Dong-yeon: "A Truly Great Opportunity to Improve the Quality of Life for Chungnam and Gyeonggi Residents"

Kim Dong-yeon, Governor of Gyeonggi Province (second from the right), is attending the Bay Valley Mega City seminar on the 13th and taking a commemorative photo with the participants.

Gyeonggi Province and Chungcheongnam-do will jointly conduct research to establish the 4th Industrial Revolution global hub 'Bay Valley Megacity,' encompassing the Pyeongtaekho and Asanho areas.

On the 13th, Gyeonggi Province announced that it held the 'Bay Valley Megacity Seminar' jointly with Chungcheongnam-do at Monamur in Asan, Chungnam.

Gyeonggi Governor Kim Dong-yeon attended the seminar and said, "Through a memorandum of understanding last September, we agreed on nine items, including connecting the railway linking southern Gyeonggi and northern Chungnam and linking the industrial belt in southern Gyeonggi with the innovation belt in northern Chungnam." He added, "One of these was joint research, which has now come to fruition through the agreement between the Gyeonggi Research Institute and the Chungnam Research Institute today."

He continued, "It is said that the fishing population exceeds 10 million, and there are many projects that transcend regional and political ideologies, such as marina tourism development and joint marine waste collection." He added, "I believe this is a truly great opportunity to improve the quality of life for the residents of Chungnam and Gyeonggi."

He further emphasized, "I hope that starting with this research agreement today, we can gradually achieve small results." He stressed, "This is not just a signed document but a commitment to work together to produce tangible outcomes."

The Bay Valley Megacity project aims to develop the Pyeongtaekho and Asanho areas, covering southern Gyeonggi regions including Pyeongtaek, Anseong, Hwaseong, and Osan, as well as northern Chungnam regions including Cheonan, Asan, Dangjin, and Seosan, into a global hub leading the 4th industrial revolution sectors such as semiconductors, displays, and the hydrogen economy.

Previously, in September last year, Gyeonggi Province and Chungcheongnam-do agreed on nine items through a win-win cooperation memorandum, including mutual cooperation on constructing the Pyeongtaek-Asan-Cheonan circular railway and establishing a cutting-edge industrial belt in the adjacent areas of Gyeonggi and Chungnam.

This seminar marks the beginning of joint research to draft the basic blueprint for the Bay Valley Megacity as a follow-up to the win-win cooperation agreement.

Following the commemorative event, the Gyeonggi Research Institute and the Chungnam Research Institute signed a joint research memorandum of understanding for the construction of the Bay Valley Megacity.

According to the agreement, the two institutions will ▲ mutually share data and facilitate exchanges and discussions among researchers for joint research ▲ promote joint research through mutual cooperation ▲ collaborate on hosting joint exchange events such as seminars, workshops, and roundtable meetings related to the Bay Valley Megacity. They also agreed to form a working-level research council.

This research will identify current issues through analysis of both regions, resident surveys, and review of various domestic and international cases, and propose core strategies and projects by sector including transportation, industry, logistics, tourism, and urban development, as well as differentiated urban strategic projects.

Meanwhile, at the event, presentations were given by Nam Ji-hyun, a research fellow at the Gyeonggi Research Institute, on 'Win-win Strategies for the Ultra-wide Bay Valley Megacity,' and by Hong Won-pyo, a senior researcher at the Chungnam Research Institute, on 'What Should Be Included in the Bay Valley Megacity?' followed by discussions and Q&A.

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