Future City Forum Holds Seminar on '4th Industrial Revolution and Advanced Industry Development Strategy for Suwon'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] The 'Future City Forum' held a seminar on '4th Industrial Revolution and Advanced Industry Development Strategy for Suwon' at the forum conference room on the 20th.

The seminar was organized to diagnose the current state of Suwon's advanced industries and explore ways to attract and develop core technology industries leading the 4th industrial revolution, such as drones and autonomous vehicles.

The seminar featured a keynote presentation by Dr. Kwon Hee-chun (Chairman of the Korea Cognitive Science Industry Association) and panel discussions with former National Assemblyman Lee Ki-woo, Choi Chun-hwa (CEO of Samsung Solutions), and Dr. Lee Tae-hyun (Adjunct Professor at Sungkyunkwan University).

Dr. Kwon Hee-chun emphasized that "future advanced industries will be led by four key technology sectors driving the 4th industrial revolution—drones, autonomous vehicles, intelligent robots, and metaverse—along with related convergence service fields."

He also noted that the 4th industrial revolution is not a distant future but an ongoing process, and suggested that Suwon implement feasible areas such as autonomous vehicles and drones as carbon-neutral industries, as well as emergency medical services utilizing drones and smart security services.

In the ensuing discussion, CEO Choi Chun-hwa presented phased implementation plans for readily achievable fields, such as expanding drone education and utilizing intelligent robots for tourism guidance, as means to integrate advanced industries. She also advised that Suwon should actively attract intelligent robots and related industries, in which Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor Group, and LG Electronics Group have recently concentrated their investment as next-generation industries.

Dr. Lee Tae-hyun advised that to attract and develop advanced industries in Suwon, the city should actively participate in government-led projects such as UAM (Urban Air Mobility). Regarding security drones, he advised that "appropriate personal information protection measures, including privacy protection, should be established."

Former National Assemblyman Lee Ki-woo stated that "Suwon should be redesigned as a future city in line with the drone flight era, which will be commercialized after 2025," and argued that "to activate the local economy based on advanced industries, create quality jobs, and pursue sustainable development, Suwon must maintain continuous interest in these industries, concentrate universities' innovation capabilities to promote startups, and make efforts to support related companies."

He also raised the point that "in the drone sector, converged drones combining manned and unmanned operations are becoming mainstream. To connect the drone industry with Suwon's administration, it is important to first understand citizens' needs such as safety concerns and convenience, and present incentives such as relaxing regulations and related laws."

Meanwhile, the 'Future City Forum' was established on August 16 and holds various seminars and discussion forums for the development of competitive cities in the future.