Gyeonggi-do Disaster Safety Research Center Opens in Gwanggyo, Suwon on the 4th

The Gyeonggi-do Disaster Safety Research Center opened its doors on the 4th.

Gyeonggi-do announced that, in order to respond effectively to climate change and newly emerging types of disasters, it held a signboard unveiling ceremony for the Disaster Safety Research Center at the Next Generation Convergence Technology Institute in Gwanggyo, Suwon, on this day.

The Disaster Safety Research Center was established at the Next Generation Convergence Technology Institute after securing an operational budget and passing a review for public institution consignment projects, following the enactment of the "Ordinance on the Establishment and Operation of the Gyeonggi-do Disaster Safety Research Center" sponsored by Lim Sangoh, Chairman of the Safety Administration Committee of the Gyeonggi-do Provincial Council, in March.

Gyeonggi-do Disaster Safety Research Center opened its doors on the 4th. Kim Sungjoong, First Deputy Governor of Gyeonggi-do, is giving a greeting. Photo by Gyeonggi-do

The Next Generation Convergence Technology Institute was selected as the operating organization because of its extensive experience in conducting government disaster safety research and development projects with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and others, raising expectations for policy research and synergy. The center has begun full-scale research by adding three researchers specializing in policy to the existing three senior researchers.

The Disaster Safety Research Center will conduct policy research on current issues related to disaster safety, such as the promotion direction of the disaster safety industry in the province, the disaster management system of Gyeonggi-do, and intelligent smart monitoring for elevators. The province plans to reflect the results in provincial administration.

Kim Sungjoong, First Deputy Governor of Gyeonggi-do, said, "I hope the research center will play a key role in formulating disaster safety policies for Gyeonggi-do in this rapidly changing disaster environment," adding, "We will strive to make Gyeonggi-do even safer, building on our record of ranking first in the most categories of the regional safety index over the past ten years."

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