Pohang City and Korea Institute of Marine Science and Technology Collaborate for Regional Development in Marine and Fisheries Sector

Pohang City-Pohang City Council-Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology Hold Business Agreement Ceremony

Mayor Lee Kang-deok: "Expanding Related Industries Based on Marine Resources Reflecting Regional Characteristics"

On the 22nd, Pohang City, together with the Pohang City Council, signed a business agreement with the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), a marine science and technology research institute under the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, to promote regional development in the marine and fisheries sector.

On the 22nd, Pohang City, the City Council, and the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology signed a business agreement for regional development in the marine and fisheries sector. (From the center left: Baek In-gyu, Chairperson of Pohang City Council; Kang Do-hyung, Director of the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology; Lee Kang-deok, Mayor)

At the signing ceremony, about 20 officials including Lee Kang-deok, Mayor of Pohang, Baek In-gyu, Chairman of the Pohang City Council, and Kang Do-hyung, Director of KIOST, gathered to pledge their cooperation in solving regional issues in the marine and fisheries sector and fostering leading new marine industries.

Through this business agreement, the three organizations plan to actively promote strategies to nurture and support experts by collaborating on research and development and discovering joint projects in the marine and fisheries sector.

To this end, they will jointly cooperate on ▲ joint research and policy workshops to discover national projects ▲ development and utilization of marine unmanned system demonstration test evaluation technologies ▲ development and utilization of marine leisure equipment and safety technologies ▲ training and education for marine robot-related personnel ▲ research for the conservation and utilization of fishery resources ▲ support for Pohang City-led R&BD projects.

Regarding the marine unmanned system demonstration test evaluation technology development project, the Marine Equipment Test and Evaluation Center (located in Yonghan-ri, Heunghae-eup, Buk-gu), completed in November 2021, currently houses Pukyong National University, where active research in the new marine industry sector is underway.

Additionally, the Advanced Marine R&D Center (located in Songdo-dong, Nam-gu) will also be occupied by many research institutes and related companies such as the Korea Institute of Robot Convergence and the Small and Medium Shipbuilding Research Institute upon its completion in 2024, and will actively promote performance evaluations for marine leisure equipment and safety technology development projects.

In particular, they plan to establish a cooperative system through the future formation and operation of a ‘Marine Science and Technology Council’ to actively promote Pohang-tailored marine and fisheries projects differentiated from other regions, and to actively respond to current projects such as the ‘Homibando National Marine Ecological Park Development’ and ‘Marine Unmanned System Demonstration Test Evaluation Technology Development’ together with experts from KIOST.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok stated, “We will spare no support for the development of Pohang’s leading marine and fisheries projects,” adding, “We will take this opportunity to expand and grow related industries based on marine and fisheries resources that reflect the characteristics of the region.”

KIOST, established in October 1973, is the only comprehensive marine science and technology research and education institution in Korea that has led the growth of the country’s marine science and technology sector for 50 years through various research activities. It focuses on establishing domestic marine development policies and research, building and operating marine science bases, and responding to climate change and marine environmental changes.

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