Changwon Special City Holds 'Urban Air Mobility Industry Development Expert Seminar'

Sharing Urban Air Mobility Issues, Exploring Preemptive Strategies

On the 16th, Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam held an expert seminar at the Changwon Convention Center to foster the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) industry.

Invited speakers included Lee Daesung, Director of the Aviation Safety Technology Institute; Lim Chaeduk, Head of the Air Mobility Research Division at the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute; and Lee Byungseok, Director of the International Counterterrorism Research Center at the Korean National Police University. They each presented on three topics: UAM development trends and challenges, recent UAM trends and ICT convergence strategies, and the current state of global terrorism and responses to drone terrorism.

On the 16th, Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam held an expert seminar at the Changwon Convention Center to foster the urban air mobility (UAM) industry.

This seminar, hosted by the Changwon Industry Promotion Agency and attended by National Assembly member Kim Youngseon, brought together domestic UAM experts and related local companies to share information on UAM policy trends and issues. It was organized to derive policies, technologies, and commercialization directions for establishing a foundation to foster the UAM industry in Changwon Special City, as well as to build a network among related workers.

UAM is an electric-powered flying vehicle-based transportation mode that can take off and land vertically without a runway in urban areas and can be linked with various land transportation modes. It is gaining global attention as an eco-friendly mobility solution.

In South Korea, the government is promoting the development of the UAM industry with the goal of commercializing urban air mobility by 2025. This has led to fierce competition among local governments nationwide to secure the future growth industry of urban air mobility.

Accordingly, the city aims to lead the domestic UAM industry based on the concentration of advanced precision machinery parts industries. It is preparing a demonstration project to establish an urban air mobility logistics service system connecting regional industrial complexes such as the Changwon National Industrial Complex, the newly planned National Industrial Complex 2.0, the Masan Free Trade Zone, and the Jinhae National Industrial Complex to Jinhae New Port and Gadukdo Airport.

Mayor Hong Nampyo said, “This seminar is a meaningful occasion to demonstrate Changwon Special City’s commitment to the UAM industry and to communicate with those interested in related industries. We plan to hold such events regularly to review policy directions and make greater efforts to ensure Changwon can secure competitiveness in urban air mobility.”

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