Park Wan-su, Governor of Gyeongnam, "Gyeongnam to Become a Global Hub for Aerospace Vision"

Gyeongnam Province Launches Aerospace Policy Forum

"We will spare no support and encouragement to establish this as a global forum opening a new vision for the space economy."

Gyeongnam Governor Park Wan-su said this on the 21st at the founding event of the Aerospace Policy Forum.

Gyeongnam Province organized the policy forum to lead the agenda in the aerospace field and seek policy directions and activation plans in preparation for the full-scale future aviation market, including the space economy era and future air traffic.

About 250 people, including Governor Park, Sacheon Mayor Park Dong-sik, aerospace experts, companies, and general citizens, attended the founding forum held at Sacheon KB Injaenium on the same day.

Park Wan-su, Governor of Gyeongnam Province, is expressing his aspirations for the aerospace industry at the inaugural event of the Aerospace Policy Forum. [Image source=Gyeongnam Provincial Government]

Governor Park reiterated his ambition to make the aerospace industry the future growth engine of Gyeongnam.

He said, "Gyeongnam, the center of South Korea's aerospace industry, has started this forum to become the global center of aerospace vision."

"We will cooperate with the government to prepare without any setbacks to develop Sacheon as an aerospace complex city, including setting up a temporary office," he said. "We will also work together to create residential conditions so that experts working at the Aerospace Administration do not face inconveniences and to establish cultural and educational infrastructure," he emphasized.

The forum was held under the theme "The Space Era! Directions for Aerospace Policy and Industrial Development."

In the keynote speech, the roles of the private sector, government, and military in the space economy era, the creation of private space industries, and the necessity of nurturing space specialists were emphasized, and directions for advancing in the space economy era were presented.

Jho Hwang-hee, Director of the National Space Policy Research Center, gave a presentation titled "Gyeongnam Space Cluster with the Aerospace Administration," followed by Hwang Jin-young, Senior Researcher at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, who presented "South Korea's Future Space Economy Roadmap and Its Significance."

Afterward, attendees shared opinions through discussions on "Establishment and Tasks of the Aerospace Administration" and "Policies for Industry and Regions in the Space Era."

Participants at the Aerospace Policy Forum are taking a commemorative photo while supporting the development of the aerospace industry in Gyeongnam and the opening of the Aerospace Administration within the year. [Image source=Gyeongnam Provincial Government]

Gyeongnam Province, together with Sacheon City, is preparing a temporary office for the Aerospace Administration to open within the year and plans to create an aerospace complex city by improving residential conditions such as housing, education, and transportation for experts to settle in the region.

In the first half of the year, they plan to prepare and announce the "Gyeongnam Space Economy Vision," which contains the vision and strategy for the space economy.

According to the province, about 50 experts from industry, academia, research, and government in the aerospace field nationwide are participating in the aerospace policy forum.

The province plans to continue involving a wide range of experts to make this forum the representative aerospace forum in South Korea.

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