Participants at the 'Yangsan Advanced Future City Grand Debate' held in Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam, are taking a commemorative photo.
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju Cheol-in] Yoon Young-seok, a member of the National Assembly from the People Power Party, recently held the “Yangsan, Advanced Future City Grand Debate” in Yangsan City, Gyeongnam.
The debate was co-hosted by Assemblyman Yoon Young-seok, the Yangsan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Korea Federation of Design Organizations, and the Venture Business Association to gather various ideas leading the changing global trends and to find ways to revitalize the local economy and create jobs in Yangsan City.
In his opening remarks, Assemblyman Yoon said, “Since Yangsan was promoted from Yangsan County to Yangsan City in 1996, it has grown into a mid-sized city with a population of 360,000 over 26 years,” adding, “Today, we have gathered with experts to make Yangsan a future industry hub specialized in the 4th Industrial Revolution and a balanced development hub for sustainable growth.”
Kim Hyun-sun, president of the Korea Federation of Design Organizations, said, “This is the first step for Yangsan City to become a true welfare city that cares for people through design utilizing advanced technology,” and added, “A smart city is a combination of technology and design that solves various issues such as public health, safety, climate change, and eco-friendliness. It will contribute to growth as an advanced city attracting young people and a healthy city suitable for old age.”
The debate was composed of two parts: Part 1, “Designing the Present and Future of Yangsan,” and Part 2, “Designing Smart City Yangsan in the Era of Digital Hegemony,” with participation from various experts spanning industry and academia.
Professor Na Geon of Hongik University, who oversaw the debate, said, “It was a meaningful occasion where experts from diverse fields shared knowledge for the development of Yangsan,” and forecasted, “If the ideas lead to creative outcomes, significant changes are expected in Yangsan’s future.”
Assemblyman Yoon stated, “To become a successful smart city, it is necessary to use IT and biotechnology (BT) to make urban life convenient and integrate spatial design to solve urban problems.”
He continued, “For Yangsan to advance as an advanced future city and smart city, it is essential to actively utilize the Busan National University site to attract cutting-edge companies and related industries in IoT, AI, medical and life sciences, and bio sectors.”
He also emphasized, “We must approach this in a lifestyle-oriented manner that is close to citizens’ lives through the KTX stop at Mulgeum Station and the Southeast region circular metropolitan railway connecting Busan-Gyeongnam-Yangsan-Ulsan-Busan.”
Assemblyman Yoon Young-seok stressed that for Yangsan to establish itself as a core city of the Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam (Bu-Ul-Gyeong) Mega City, it must develop specialized and professional functions linked cyclically with advanced industries, becoming a forward base for economic revitalization leading balanced development in the Southeast region and growing into a city with global competitiveness.
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