Special Zone Foundation and UNIDO Join Hands for Global Technology Cooperation

The Research and Development Special Zone Promotion Foundation (the Special Zone Foundation) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have joined forces to promote global technology cooperation.

On October 15, the Special Zone Foundation announced that it had signed a business agreement with UNIDO, Incheon Metropolitan City, and Incheon National University at the opening ceremony of the '2025 Incheon International Environmental Technology Confex' to strengthen global industrial and environmental technology cooperation.

(From left) Patu Haidara, Deputy Director General of UNIDO, Lee Injae, President of Incheon National University, Hwang Hyojin, Executive Vice Mayor for Global City of Incheon, and Jeong Heegwon, Chairman of the Special Zone Foundation, are posing for a commemorative photo after signing the agreement. Provided by the Research and Development Special Zone Promotion Foundation

The Incheon International Environmental Technology Confex is a global environmental technology event hosted by Incheon Metropolitan City and organized by the Incheon Innovation Special Zone Project Group. It has been held four times since 2022, including this year.

The multilateral agreement signed on this day focuses on mutual cooperation to achieve five joint objectives: promoting sustainable industrial and environmental development; fostering small and medium-sized enterprises and supporting technology-based startups; facilitating knowledge transfer and joint research collaboration; enhancing capacity building and policy dialogue; and strengthening partnerships for regional and global cooperation.

This marks the first collaboration between the Special Zone Foundation and UNIDO. Through this partnership, the Special Zone Foundation will expand its role as a global technology commercialization platform and contribute to strengthening overseas expansion and cooperation for companies within the special zones.

UNIDO, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, is a UN-affiliated organization specializing in industrial and technological cooperation, supporting sustainable growth and industrial development in developing countries. Currently, more than 170 countries are members.

Under the agreement, the Special Zone Foundation and UNIDO will gradually implement multilateral projects centered on the Incheon Innovation Special Zone, including knowledge transfer, joint research, and pilot projects related to the environmental industry. They also plan to establish a collaborative ecosystem that links industry, academia, research institutes, and international organizations through green technology development, technology commercialization for small and medium-sized enterprises, policy consulting, and training programs.

Jeong Heegwon, Chairman of the Special Zone Foundation, stated, "This agreement with UNIDO is the first collaborative model the Special Zone Foundation has established with an international organization and serves as a meaningful starting point for laying the policy foundation for a global technology cooperation ecosystem. The Special Zone Foundation will continue to strengthen connections with international organizations and local partners to expand its role as a global technology commercialization platform."

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