Gumi City Secures Driving Force for Reinvention ... Selected for Semiconductor, Defense Industry, and Rural Agreement Competitions

Active Collaboration Response, Balanced Selection Across All Correction Areas

Securing Next-Generation Growth Engines ... Foundation for Urban-Rural Balanced Development

Population Recovery ... Improvement of Residential Conditions, Increase

Gumi City in Gyeongbuk has secured a total of 84 projects worth 476 billion KRW, laying the foundation for the Gumi Re-Creation initiative.

▲Securing new growth engines such as semiconductors and defense ▲Industrialization of future growth in rural areas ▲Realization of a cultural city of art and romance ▲Achieving empathetic welfare through warm companionship are the goals pursued through active responses to public contests until August 2023 since the launch of the 8th local government administration.

The economic ripple effect from the designation of the semiconductor materials and components specialized complex (July 20, 2023) is expected to reach around 40 trillion KRW. Future projects likely to be secured include the construction of a metaverse data center (360 billion KRW), establishment of the Hallyu Metaverse Hall (45 billion KRW), and development of connected service technologies for autonomous and non-autonomous driving in the transportation sector (26 billion KRW).

Mayor Kim Jang-ho, upon taking office, put his life on securing national and provincial funds and urged officials to “challenge even a 1% possibility,” demanding active and strategic responses. He personally traveled over 52,673 km?more than the circumference of the Earth (40,000 km)?visiting the Presidential Office and National Assembly (33 times), central government ministries (4 times), and Gyeongbuk Provincial Office (8 times), tirelessly engaging in field administration.

By strengthening the management system through weekly pre-consultations on public contest projects, exchanging information between departments, and discussing cooperation matters, the city achieved the selection of public contest projects across all areas of administration.

Defense Industry Innovation Cluster Conceptual Diagram.

◆(Industry & Economy) Establishing the foundation for next-generation growth engines

In the industry and economy sector, projects secured include ▲semiconductor materials and components specialized complex ▲defense innovation cluster project (49.9 billion KRW) ▲defense aerospace carbon material components lab factory establishment project (32.5 billion KRW) ▲secondary battery nurturing base center construction project (28 billion KRW) ▲Northeast region metaverse hub construction and operation (20 billion KRW) ▲smart transport logistics autonomous driving robot platform construction project (14.6 billion KRW). These will foster infrastructure to nurture next-generation core industries. Additionally, ▲DX infrastructure construction to support manufacturing process innovation in the root industry (14.8 billion KRW) and ▲designation of the ‘Industrial Digital Transformation Collaboration Support Center’ (4.7 billion KRW) will support digital transformation of existing industries, thereby strengthening their competitiveness.

◆(Urban & Environment) Improving urban environment through resource recycling and disaster risk prevention

In the urban and environment sector, projects include ▲green convergence cluster (transforming semiconductor waste into secondary battery raw materials, 49 billion KRW) ▲Bonggokcheon disaster risk improvement district maintenance project (33.1 billion KRW) ▲intelligent transportation system (ITS) construction project (3.4 billion KRW) ▲undergrounding of power lines as part of the Green New Deal (around Okgyedongbu Elementary School commuting route, 3 billion KRW), aiming to recycle resources, prevent disaster risks, and minimize inconvenience for children commuting to school. ▲The 2023 International Event Host City Public Design Contest project (1.9 billion KRW) will improve the external landscape of Gumi Citizen Stadium and the entrance/exit of Gumi IC, preparing thoroughly for the ‘2025 Asian Athletics Championships.’ ▲The high-precision electronic map construction challenge project (8 billion KRW) will be successfully promoted and utilized for smart city development.

Master Plan for Public Design Projects in International Event Host Cities.

◆(Rural) Revitalization of rural areas and industrialization of future growth in agriculture

In the rural sector, the ▲‘Rural Agreement’ project (45 billion KRW) aims to revitalize the mid-living area centered on Seonsan-eup (Seonsan, Goa, Mueul, Okseong, Dogae), bridging the gap between urban and rural areas. ▲Multipurpose rural water development project in Sanjang district (37.4 billion KRW) ▲support for agricultural product production area distribution facilities (general APC, 4 billion KRW) ▲Gumi Shine Muscat export distribution base establishment project (700 million KRW) will strengthen support for agricultural product cultivation and distribution. Furthermore, ▲Gyeongbuk Digital Innovation Agricultural Town (2.15 billion KRW) ▲2023 Wheat Industry Valley Pilot Complex Project (3 billion KRW) ▲2023 Agricultural Great Transformation Field Special Zone Project (1.97 billion KRW) will promote agro-food processing industries and next-generation crop cultivation to increase farmers’ income.

◆(Culture & Tourism) Realizing a romantic city flowing with art and romance

In the culture and tourism sector, projects include ▲hosting the camping festival ‘Go Out Camp’ (300 million KRW) ▲2023 Gyeongsangbuk-do Misek Festival contest (Gumi Ramen Festival, 400 million KRW) ▲2023 Our Neighborhood Premium Food Creation Project (1 billion KRW) ▲2023 local cultural heritage utilization project and world heritage utilization project (Dongnak Seowon, Seonsan Hyanggyo, Jonggatjip, Dorisa, 250 million KRW), aiming to discover distinctive tourism products and festivals to revitalize the local economy. ▲The 2023 Gyeongbuk Barrier-Free Tourism Environment Creation Project (300 million KRW) will provide equal opportunities for tourism. ▲Local branding activation support project at the living area unit (Geumridan-gil, 600 million KRW) and ▲Gumi Enjoyable Rak (樂) Permanent Performance (100 million KRW) are transforming the city into a cultural city where residents can enjoy culture and arts in daily life.

◆(Social Welfare) Strengthening age-specific customized welfare policies

In the social welfare sector, projects include ▲tentative establishment of the Gyeongbuk Office of Education Promotion Institute (38.7 billion KRW) ▲smart local children’s center construction project (1 billion KRW) ▲2022 integrated pilot project for part-time childcare (440 million KRW) ▲2023 early life health management project (80 million KRW), all dedicated to creating a child-friendly city. ▲2023 Youth Challenge Support Project (430 million KRW) ▲population increase policy project (GO鄕ALL來, 2 billion KRW) support labor market participation and employment for discouraged youth, and a complex cultural space will be created at Gumi Station to improve job and residential conditions for youth. ▲‘A New Start to Walking! Nordic Walking’ for a united dementia-safe village (40 million KRW) ▲All-In-One One-Stop Care Dementia Safe Village (80 million KRW) provide programs for dementia prevention among the elderly. ▲Public building green remodeling project (8 health centers, 1.9 billion KRW) improves medical service environments, and ▲pilot project for prevention and management of solitary deaths (240 million KRW) further strengthens welfare for vulnerable groups.

◆Gumi Re-Creation Project Launch... Full-scale response to public contests in the second half to secure external funds

To concretize the Gumi Re-Creation Project (transportation, industry, tourism, future, people) declared in early September, strategic and systematic responses will be carried out.

To strengthen transportation infrastructure in preparation for the completion of the integrated Daegu-Gyeongbuk New Airport by 2030, the construction of the ‘Bukgumi Interchange (IC) to Gunwi Junction (JC) Highway’ (1.5468 trillion KRW) will be promoted, with a preliminary feasibility study scheduled to start in October. The upgrade of Local Road No. 927, connecting Gumi National 5 Industrial Complex to Seogunwi IC, to a national highway and the extension of the east-west transversal railway are also being pursued.

To strengthen industrial infrastructure, projects such as ▲metaverse data center construction (360 billion KRW) ▲connected service technology development for autonomous/non-autonomous driving in the transportation sector (26 billion KRW) will further reinforce the future strategic industries of metaverse and autonomous driving, maximizing synergy effects from the designation of the semiconductor specialized complex.

▲Local design projects utilizing regional characteristics (Geumo Stream, 1 billion KRW) ▲2024 local cultural heritage utilization project (450 million KRW) ▲2024 local cultural heritage education activation project (80 million KRW) will strengthen tourism industry and infrastructure, enhancing regional competitiveness.

▲Designation of revitalization zones for aging industrial complex regeneration projects (regulatory relaxation) ▲‘Safe Playground’ social contribution project contest (1 billion KRW) will ease regulations in aging industrial complexes to create complex industrial cultural specialized hubs, job-linked youth housing, and childcare facilities within the industrial complex, realizing a future-oriented new town.

▲School complex facility projects… Gumi Elementary, Dosong Middle, 52.2 billion KRW (selected on September 14) ▲Park Chung-hee Gymnasium remodeling (5.2 billion KRW) ▲seismic reinforcement and remodeling of the Olympic Memorial National Life Hall (3 billion KRW) will focus on improving educational environments, forming regional complex cultural spaces, and remodeling gymnasiums to enhance residential conditions and concentrate efforts on population growth.

Mayor Kim Jang-ho said, “Since taking office, with the active cooperation and support of the city council, related organizations, and citizens, we have been able to be selected for various public contest projects that will form the foundation of Gumi Re-Creation. Now is an important time to concretely promote the projects necessary for re-creation, and we will do our best to secure external funds to support this.”

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