Gyeonggi-do Startup Ecosystem Gains Global Attention... German Delegation Visits Following China and France

A delegation of German technology and economic experts is taking a commemorative photo with on-site personnel after touring Pangyo Technovalley on the 5th.

Delegations from various countries around the world are visiting Gyeonggi Province to explore the startup ecosystem.

The Gyeonggi-do Economic Science Promotion Agency announced that a delegation of German technology and economic experts visited Pangyo Techno Valley on the 5th to explore Korea's startup innovation ecosystem and strengthen exchange and cooperation.

This delegation visit focused particularly on Gyeonggi Province and Pangyo Techno Valley, which are the centers of the semiconductor and startup hubs within Korea's startup ecosystem.

The delegation consisted of 16 members, including Jochen Zimmermann, Head of the Digital Hub at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Philipp Kobener, Head of Innovation at Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI), and Felix Kalkowski, Vice President of the German-Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The agency introduced the Gyeonggi startup ecosystem and investment environment to the delegation and arranged a meeting between the German delegation and representatives of Gyeonggi startups to exchange various opinions on ways to promote Gyeonggi-Germany exchange and cooperation.

Kang Seong-cheon, President of the agency, stated, "Last August, Governor Kim Dong-yeon met with the German Ambassador to Korea who visited Gyeonggi Province and promised cooperation to develop eco-friendly innovative industries and expand exchanges among startups between Gyeonggi and Germany. The agency plans to support the entry of local startups into Germany by strengthening the technological innovation alliance between Gyeonggi and Germany, including hosting a Gyeonggi digital companies roadshow in Germany next year."

In response, Philipp Kobener, Head of GTAI, said, "Germany will also spare no effort to ensure the successful progress of next year's Gyeonggi digital companies roadshow event in Germany."

This economic delegation visit was realized after Philipp Kobener, Senior GTAI official, expressed interest in the Gyeonggi startup innovation ecosystem during his visit to the Gyeonggi booth at VivaTech in Paris last June, followed by an invitation from President Kang Seong-cheon.

Previously, the agency signed a cooperation agreement with Choose Paris Region, the Paris Metropolitan Investment Promotion Agency, at VivaTech. In August, a delegation from Liaoning Province, China, which has a sisterhood relationship with Gyeonggi Province, visited to discuss friendly exchange and cooperation. Through various international exchange activities, the agency is actively supporting the overseas expansion of startups and technology innovation companies.

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