"Icheon Becomes AI City Beyond Semiconductors" - Governor Kim Dong-yeon and Chairman Sung Soo-seok Hold Luncheon Roundtable

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Um In-yong] Governor Kim Dong-yeon of Gyeonggi Province held a luncheon roundtable on the 10th in Icheon with Democratic Party Icheon Regional Committee Chairman Sung Soo-seok, Gyeonggi Urban Corporation President Kim Yong-jin, SK Hynix Labor Union Chairman Hwang Yong-jun, and SK Hynix H&E Labor Union Chairman Lee Young-keun, engaging in in-depth discussions on regional industrial development strategies and labor issues including the promotion of the Icheon semiconductor belt and the establishment of an energy-independent AI data cluster.

At the meeting, Icheon's strategic role as a key semiconductor industry hub and the sustainable urban growth model through future energy transition and data infrastructure development were discussed as major agenda items.

Meanwhile, participants in attendance conducted in-depth discussions on the direction of Icheon's ongoing 'energy-independent AI data cluster' and 'semiconductor belt-linked industrial infrastructure development,' and agreed to strengthen the cooperation system where Gyeonggi Province, Icheon, companies, and labor work together.

SK Hynix Labor Union Chairman Hwang Yong-jun stated, "Labor stability is technological competitiveness," and added, "A structure for co-prosperity between labor and administration is necessary." SK Hynix H&E Labor Union Chairman Lee Young-keun also said, "Energy efficiency and safety are the core of sustainable industry," and added, "We hope that voices from the field will lead to policy decisions."

Democratic Party Icheon Regional Committee Chairman Sung Soo-seok said, "For Icheon to leap forward as a new industrial city centered on energy and data beyond semiconductors, the province, city, companies, and labor must cooperate closely."

Gyeonggi Urban Corporation President Kim Yong-jin stated, "We will create a Gyeonggi-type industrial ecosystem model by organically linking urban infrastructure and industrial complex development with the establishment of an energy-independent cluster."

Governor Kim Dong-yeon emphasized, "Icheon is the center of industrial innovation and technology concentration, and a key city for securing future growth engines for Gyeonggi Province. We will create an industrial ecosystem where labor and innovation go together."