-MOLIT-KIND-KOTRA, operating local smart city cooperation center from October
-All-round support for our company's order-taking activities... Expected to be active as a base for overseas markets
□ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, in cooperation with KIND (Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation (KIND)) and KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Corporation) to support domestic companies' overseas export of smart cities ), Vietnam (Hanoi), Indonesia (Jakarta), and Turkey (Istanbul).
ㅇ Cooperation centers were installed in KOTRA overseas trade centers in four countries with high demand for smart city projects at the end of September this year according to the “plan for promoting overseas expansion of smart cities” announced at the “7th Foreign Economic Ministers’ Meeting” in July last year. It will be operated to support the overseas expansion of Korean companies.
□ The Smart City Cooperation Center, which will be operated for the first time this year, was selected through domestic and international demand survey and evaluation committees, and shares vivid local project information and advancement guides with Korean companies, and all stages from project ordering, bidding, and post support. It is planning to promote close support.
□ Specifically, using KOTRA's overseas trade centers and local experts, ▲ gathering information on promising smart city projects, ▲ supporting partnerships between overseas clients and domestic companies ▲ holding customized webinars, conferences, etc. ▲ ``K-City Network'' global cooperation program* ( We plan to systematically support Korean companies' order-taking activities, such as collaboration with 「K-City Network」) and establishment of smart city entry guides for each major region.
* Intergovernmental (G2G) smart city cooperation project to establish master plans and feasibility studies (F/S) in overseas cities to establish Korea-led smart city international cooperation system
ㅇ'New Southern Business Conference-Vietnam Smart City Project Pin Point Conference (10.13~14)','Indonesia Online Business Conference (10.12~23)' and'Korea-Thailand Smart City Day (December early)' on-line and offline within this year ', etc. will be held to link interviews between local clients and domestic companies. Details will be posted through KIND and KOTRA websites.
□ In addition, the cooperation center is expected to exhibit synergy such as sharing information with related organizations by linking with the “K-City Network” project operated by MOLIT since the beginning of this year, such as cooperation for development of capital relocation in Indonesia and cooperation with the Mekong Delta Smart City in Vietnam. do.
ㅇ In addition, it is expected to serve as an important bridge between local related organizations and Korean companies in a situation where it is difficult for Korean companies to travel or win orders due to COVID-19.
□ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport City Policy Division Manager Chae-gyo Jeong said, “Smart City is a promising high-value-added export field, and we discovered 12 overseas projects through the “K-City Network” global cooperation program earlier this year.”
ㅇ “Through the Smart City Cooperation Center, we will discover additional promising projects in the region and actively support the order-taking activities of Korean companies suffering from COVID-19.”