Sanghoon Lee, President of SanDanGong: The Meaning Behind the 'Business Card'

Email Address 'leegital=Lee Sanghoon+Digital'
"A Reminder Not to Forget the Beginner's Mind for 3 Years"

‘Factory’s DX, CN, S&H by KICOX and LEEgital’.

This phrase is written on the back of the business card of Lee Sang-hoon, Chairman of the Korea Industrial Complex Corporation (KICOX). Except for "factory" and "산단공" (KICOX in English), it is unfamiliar to the general public. However, this phrase holds significant meaning for Chairman Lee and KICOX. The email ID on the front of Chairman Lee’s business card is "leegital," derived from the first letters of "Lee Sang-hoon + digital." On the photo on the business card, Chairman Lee is smiling broadly, and on the left chest of his suit, there is a name tag that reads "Leegital."

The phrase "Factory’s DX" on the back refers to the digital transformation (DX, Digital Transformation) of factories. Chairman Lee stated, "Today, the productivity improvement, energy efficiency enhancement, workforce issues, industrial site safety, and work environment improvements faced by industrial complexes and companies can all benefit from digital transformation." He added, "We plan to build an integrated system that consolidates the industrial complex and company support data, which have been managed individually, to provide various services that companies need, such as location, trends, startups, production, and logistics."

He continued, "This is to demonstrate the commitment to digital transformation of industrial complexes not only to our employees but also to tenant companies. It also means that I myself will not forget the initial resolve during my three-year term." Earlier, on the 17th, KICOX signed a business agreement with the Korea Telecommunications Operators Association (KTOA) to establish a cooperative system that supports the ICT growth of tenant companies and the creation of new businesses using ICT.

CN stands for Carbon Neutrality, and S&H stands for Safety & Happiness of industrial safety and tenant workers. KICOX is also actively promoting the development of future-oriented industrial complexes based on digital and low-carbon technologies. They plan to expand the number of smart green industrial complexes applying digital and low-carbon technologies from the current 15 to a total of 25 by 2027.

Chairman Lee said, "Next year marks the 60th anniversary of KICOX’s founding, and the long passage of time means many places have become outdated." He added, "We need ideas and courage on how to advance the structure." As one way to break away from the outdated image of industrial complexes, there are plans to transform the ‘Seoul Digital Sports Ground’ within the Guro Industrial Complex (Seoul Digital National Industrial Complex) into a sports complex facility. The site itself is the size of a soccer stadium that meets international standards. The goal is to make this place a destination not only for industrial complex workers but also for the general public." Chairman Lee explained, "The challenge we face is how to create and develop an innovative and new space in a place that young people rarely visit and that has become outdated."

Chairman Lee, who took office in June, entered public service after passing the 28th Technical Examination in 1992 as the top scorer. He has since served as Director of the Software (SW) Industry Division at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Specialist at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Special Disaster Support Officer at the Ministry of Public Safety and Security, Director of Industrial Technology Policy at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and Director of the National Institute of Technology and Standards.

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