Gyeongbuk Province Launches 'Semiconductor Specialized Complex Promotion Team' in Gumi

Lee Dal-hee, Gyeongbuk Vice Governor, Attended by Assemblymen Kim Young-sik and Koo Ja-geun

Gyeongbuk Province launched the ‘Gyeongbuk Gumi Semiconductor Specialized Complex Promotion Team’ on the 4th at the Gumi Smart Connect Center to establish a national advanced strategic industry (semiconductor) specialized complex.

The launch ceremony was attended by about 20 people, including Lee Dal-hee, Deputy Governor for Economy of Gyeongbuk Province, Kim Young-sik and Koo Ja-geun, members of the People Power Party from Gumi, members of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Council, the mayor of Gumi, the chairman of the Gumi City Council, university and research institute representatives, and semiconductor company officials. The event proceeded with a plaque unveiling ceremony, a report on the formation and operation of the promotion team, and the presentation of the appointment letter to the promotion team leader.

Gyeongbuk Provincial Government Office

The launch of the promotion team marks the first step toward the development of the complex after the Gumi National Industrial Complex 1 to 5 districts, covering 36.07 million square meters, were selected as a specialized complex in July. The team is composed of a dedicated working organization (General Promotion Headquarters, R&D Talent Development Headquarters, Win-Win Cooperation Team), the Gyeongbuk Semiconductor Super-Gap Promotion Committee, and an expert advisory group consisting of companies, universities, and research institutes. They will work on building related infrastructure, attracting and supporting companies, discovering projects, and nurturing talent.

Gyeongbuk Province has the vision of ‘Establishing a core materials and components specialized complex to complete the ecosystem for maintaining a global semiconductor super-gap’ and aims to achieve self-reliance in materials and components technology, foster super-gap semiconductor companies, maintain a super-gap in the global semiconductor market, complete the upstream and downstream industrial ecosystem, and become a central supply base for core semiconductor materials and components.

First, to support semiconductor companies’ market entry, they will establish a semiconductor commercialization promotion platform to secure reliability, technology, and manpower required by the market.

New projects in 2024 include building a semiconductor materials and components testing and evaluation testbed, operating an integrated academy for talent development within the specialized complex, and supporting semiconductor companies’ technology development projects.

For companies residing within the specialized complex, policy financial support will be expanded in stages?from R&D funds needed during the research and development phase to facility investment for production and export support funds?to advance the nation as a leading advanced industry powerhouse.

Lee Dal-hee, Deputy Governor for Economy of Gyeongbuk Province, said, “We will do our utmost to foster the specialized complex in cooperation with central government ministries, Gumi City, and related organizations so that the semiconductor specialized complex can grow beyond revitalizing the regional economy to become a forward base leading Korea’s strategic industries.”

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