Moonin, Mayor of Buk-gu, Gwangju: "AI Center Setback... Choose Cooperation Over Discouragement"

"Starting Point for City-Province Integration... Positive-Sum Cooperation"

Regarding Gwangju's elimination from the final candidate sites for the National AI Computing Center, Moonin, Mayor of Buk-gu, Gwangju, emphasized the path of mutual prosperity between Gwangju and Jeonnam, stating, "There is no need to be disappointed or discouraged."

Moonin, Mayor of Buk-gu, Gwangju.

On the afternoon of the 23rd, Mayor Moon held a press conference at the Gwangju City Council and said, "We should not regard Gwangju's failure to be selected as the end of the local AI industry or as an obstacle to revitalizing the regional economy. Since Jeonnam has been chosen, we must move forward with positive-sum cooperation, not zero-sum competition."

He suggested that this outcome should serve as the starting point for the balanced development strategy of the Lee Jaemyung administration and the integration of Gwangju and Jeonnam, presenting four alternatives: ▲ Proposing alternatives to the government and the ruling party instead of emotional responses ▲ Dividing roles with Jeonnam taking on the AI Computing Center and Gwangju serving as the AI R&D hub ▲ Attracting large corporations and public institutions by utilizing the Gwangju National Data Center ▲ Promoting practical integration of the two regions through restoring trust and achieving mutual prosperity between Gwangju and Jeonnam.

Mayor Moon stated, "If Gwangju and Jeonnam do not work together, both will perish, but if they join forces, a new future will open. Jeolla Province, which has continued for a thousand years, must now prepare for another millennium."

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