Gyeonggi-do Holds Forum on Semiconductor Workforce Development and Job Creation Measures

Gyeonggi Provincial Government Gwanggyo New Office Building

Gyeonggi Province held a policy forum on the 3rd to explore semiconductor workforce development and job creation.

On this day, Gyeonggi Province announced that it held the "2023 Gyeonggi Province Job Policy Forum" under the theme "The Current Status and Future of Securing Semiconductor Talent in an Era of Change and Opportunity" at the Ibis Ambassador Suwon Niss Hall, jointly with the Gyeonggi Province Regional Human Resources Development Committee.

The forum was attended by about 150 people, including Yeom Tae-young, Deputy Governor for Economic Affairs, officials from Gyeonggi Province and city and county local governments, industry representatives, schools, related organizations, and students.

The forum was planned to anticipate the future that semiconductor companies, schools, and talents will face in the 8th local government term and to explore Gyeonggi Province's role and measures for semiconductor workforce development and job creation.

The keynote speakers included ▲ Professor Yoon Dong-yeol of Konkuk University, an expert in workforce development and job creation ▲ Professor Park Jae-geun of Hanyang University, a semiconductor industry expert ▲ Song Eun-sil, Director of the Semiconductor Industry Division of Gyeonggi Province, who explained policies and current status related to the semiconductor industry, workforce, and jobs in the province.

Additionally, a panel discussion followed, consisting of five members including experts, semiconductor companies, the Semiconductor Industry Association, and Gyeonggi Province's practical managers.

Earlier, in December last year, the province established the Semiconductor Industry Division and is promoting various projects for semiconductor industry development, workforce training, and job creation within the province.

Yeom Tae-young, Deputy Governor for Economic Affairs of Gyeonggi Province, emphasized, "Semiconductors are South Korea's next-generation growth engine directly linked to the future survival of the nation and Gyeonggi Province," adding, "We will work together with provincial officials with a sense of mission that Gyeonggi's semiconductor industry significantly impacts the national economy, production, and employment."

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