Gyeonggi Province, Industry Ministry Join Hands for 'Smart Green Industrial Complex' as Part of Korean New Deal...Joint Declaration on 27th

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province, the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Resources, Ansan City, Korea Industrial Complex Corporation, Korea Electric Power, KT, Samsung SDS, and LG U+ have joined hands for the successful development of the 'Smart Green Industrial Complex,' part of the Korean New Deal policy.

According to the province on the 27th, a 'Smart Green Industrial Complex Joint Declaration Ceremony' was held on that afternoon at the Smart Manufacturing Innovation Center in the Banwol·Sihwa National Industrial Complex in Ansan, led by the Ministry of Industry.

The event was attended by Industry Minister Sung Yoon-mo, Gyeonggi Province Vice-Governor Lee Yong-chul, Korea Industrial Complex Corporation Chairman Kim Jung-hwan, company officials, and project leaders of each smart industrial complex.

According to this declaration, the participating organizations have pledged to actively cooperate with each other for the success of key projects of the Smart Green Industrial Complex including the innovative data center, standardized manufacturing process module, simulation center, smart energy platform, smart logistics platform, integrated control center, and smart manufacturing innovation infrastructure construction project.

In addition, participating organizations agreed to actively exchange data and know-how generated in the process of pursuing each key project, contributing to the creation of future-oriented industrial complexes that reflect digital and green new deals.

Furthermore, through inter-agency collaboration, they have agreed to achieve mutual growth of manufacturing companies, ICT companies, and innovation support institutions within the industrial complex, as well as to contribute to new industry creation and data-based business ecosystem establishment in the Smart Green Industrial Complex.

The 'Smart Green Industrial Complex Development' is a project to nurture seven smart industrial complexes nationwide, including the Banwol·Sihwa National Industrial Complex, into cutting-edge industrial bases where digital and eco-friendly technologies are integrated.

In connection with this, the province is implementing the 'Gyeonggi Province-type Industrial Complex Green New Deal' project targeting the Banwol·Sihwa National Industrial Complex, planning to invest a total of 24 billion won (20 billion won in national funds, 2 billion won in provincial funds, and 2 billion won in municipal funds) from 2021 to 2023 to transform aging industrial complexes centered on carbon energy into intelligent, low-carbon green industrial complexes applying ICT convergence technology.

If the project is successfully implemented, it is expected to lead the transition to a 'low-carbon, eco-friendly economic system,' actively respond to climate change, and significantly contribute to related industry promotion and job creation.

Additionally, the project is expected to accelerate smart manufacturing innovation by creating synergistic effects with the 'Innovative Data Center Construction Project' and 'Internet of Things (IoT)-based CCTV Installation Project' that Gyeonggi Province is currently promoting targeting the Banwol·Sihwa National Industrial Complex.

Vice-Governor Lee Yong-chul stated, "The transition to a low-carbon, eco-friendly economy is a trend of the times," and added, "We will actively cooperate with government policies so that Banwol·Sihwa Industrial Complex is reborn as a 'Smart Green Industrial Complex' and takes root as a new growth engine for the Republic of Korea, while doing our utmost to promote the project."