Jang Geum-yong, 1st Deputy Mayor of Changwon Special City, Visits Central Government Ministries to Request Priority National Budget Projects

Request for Support for Future Innovative Growth Projects

Jang Geum-yong, the 1st Deputy Mayor of Changwon Special City, Gyeongnam, visited central government ministries including the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and the Ministry of Science and ICT to request national funding support for future innovative growth projects such as AI autonomous manufacturing, digital transformation, and the cultivation of related high-level talent.

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On the 12th, Deputy Mayor Jang met with directors and section chiefs from the Ministry of Economy and Finance and relevant departments to explain the necessity of new priority projects in the region and actively requested the inclusion of these projects in the government budget. He also added a request for timely national funding support to ensure the smooth progress of ongoing projects.

The four projects proposed during this visit include ▲ Establishment of the Changwon AI Autonomous Manufacturing Dedicated Support Center ▲ Support for regional base companies in AI autonomous manufacturing ▲ Support for the creation of a regional digital innovation hub ▲ Changwon Innovation Academy, totaling 182.5 billion KRW (national funding).

Changwon City plans to promote projects this year aimed at creating an AI-based autonomous manufacturing and digital innovation ecosystem and cultivating high-level local software talent as part of the "Changwon Industrial Innovation Park," the 50-year future vision for the Changwon National Industrial Complex.

The "Establishment of the Changwon AI Autonomous Manufacturing Dedicated Support Center" is a new project designed to combine AI with manufacturing to secure the future competitiveness of the Changwon National Industrial Complex and create a sustainable manufacturing industry ecosystem.

The "Regional Digital Innovation Hub Creation Support Project" was selected in May 2024 as part of the Ministry of Science and ICT’s digital innovation hub competition and is being promoted jointly with Gyeongnam Province and Gyeongnam Technopark. The main contents include branding the digital innovation hub and establishing a specialized growth strategy, concentrating and strengthening the functions of regional anchor facilities for digital innovation, and supporting the growth of digital innovation actors.

The "Gyeongnam Changwon Innovation Academy Project" is an innovative software development education program that introduced the French "?cole 42" curriculum, aiming to cultivate leader-level software talent to lead the region’s digital transformation. The program features the "3 No’s" (no professors, no textbooks, no tuition), peer learning and evaluation, and project-based learning to develop problem-solving skills through collaboration and communication.

Deputy Mayor Jang Geum-yong stated, “Securing national funding for key projects that will drive Changwon City’s future innovative growth depends on the city’s will and efforts,” adding, “We will maximize the possibility of support by proposing projects that align with national policy directions and genuinely contribute to Changwon’s development, and strengthen cooperation with the central government and the National Assembly to make every effort to secure national funding in 2025 as well.”

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