Seongnam City Accelerates Ori Station Area 4th Technovalley Development... Appoints Chief Planners and Advisory Panel

Leap Toward a Future Hub of Advanced Industries
Full-Scale Collaboration Among Public, Private, Industry, and Academia Begins

On June 9, Seongnam Mayor Shin Sangjin presided over the "General Meeting for the Development of the Ori Station Area 4th Technovalley" in the City Hall First Conference Room and presented letters of appointment to the chief planners and advisory panel.

Seongnam Mayor Shin Sangjin (fifth from the right) and National Assembly member Kim Eunhye, along with other officials, are taking a commemorative photo with the appointed chief planners and expert advisory group at the "Ori Station Area 4th Technovalley Development General Meeting" held on the 9th in the City Hall First Conference Room. Provided by Seongnam City

This meeting marked the official first step toward fostering the Ori Station area as a future hub for advanced industries. Local National Assembly members, officials from Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH), Seongnam Policy Research Institute, related agencies, experts in fields such as urban planning, AI, and smart cities, as well as corporate representatives, gathered to discuss the direction of the development.

Previously, on May 12, Seongnam City appointed the Hyundai Motor Group-Smart City Association consortium and HFR as the corporate advisory group. On May 20, the city formed the chief planners and expert advisory panel, and appointed former Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy, who transformed Pittsburgh into an advanced industrial city, as honorary chief planner.

The chief planners were selected in the fields of urban planning and industry (AI). In urban planning, Professor Kim Chanho of Chung-Ang University was appointed, while in industry (AI), Professor Ko Hanseok of Korea University was appointed. The expert advisory panel includes Ham Seungwoo, CEO of Urban PM; Kim Donggeun, senior advisor at LH; Woo Myeongje, professor at University of Seoul; Jung Sujin, senior research fellow at Seongnam Policy Research Institute; and Kim Gihong, research fellow at Korea Regional Policy Institute.

During the meeting, in addition to the presentation of appointment letters, proposals for investment in AI R&D centers by financial institutions and other private companies were discussed, presenting a new model for public-private cooperation.

Mayor Shin Sangjin stated, "The Ori Station Area 4th Technovalley development project is a core initiative that will open the next 100 years for Seongnam by integrating advanced industries and innovative technologies. We will do our utmost to revitalize the local economy, create jobs, and enhance the quality of life for citizens through collaboration among the public sector, private sector, industry, and academia."

Seongnam City plans to continue close cooperation with the chief planners and advisory panel to develop the Ori Station Area 4th Technovalley as a leading hub for advanced industrial innovation, not only for Seongnam but also for all of South Korea.

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