Gyeongbuk TP Launches "Gyeongbuk-style Climate Tech Region-Industry-Academia-Research Governance"... to Lead the Future in a Carbon-Free Era

Gyeongbuk Technopark (President Ha Inseong, Gyeongbuk TP), together with Gyeongsangbuk-do, has officially launched the "Gyeongbuk-style Climate Tech Region-Industry-Academia-Research Governance" to prepare for a carbon-free era and lead a green transformation of the region's industrial structure.

Gyeongbuk TP announced that it held the "Gyeongbuk-style Climate Tech Region-Industry-Academia-Research Governance Forum" in Daegu on October 29, with around 150 officials and other participants in attendance.

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The forum was organized by Gyeongsangbuk-do and hosted by Gyeongbuk TP to explore the province's future strategies for a carbon-free era and establish a sustainable cooperation framework involving the region, industry, academia, and research institutions.

The event consisted of Part 1, featuring lectures and a panel discussion, followed by Part 2, the governance launch ceremony.

In Part 1, Professor Kwak Jaesik of Soongsil Cyber University delivered a keynote address on "Climate Adaptation Technology and Future Planning," emphasizing the importance of adaptation technologies and concrete tasks for addressing climate change through science and technology.

Energy technology trends and the industrial sector's carbon-neutrality strategies were examined in depth through presentations by Ahn Jongdeuk, director of the Hydrogen Industry Office at the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning, and Jeong Huigu, a senior researcher at EcoPro HN.

In the panel discussion, chaired by Professor Lee Suchul of Kyungpook National University, experts agreed that Gyeongbuk should develop an integrated demonstration model encompassing "capture-conversion-utilization" by combining a CCU (carbon capture and utilization) megaproject centered in Pohang and a project to advance DAC (direct air capture) technology with carbon-free energy.

Part 2 featured the launch ceremony for the "Gyeongbuk Climate Tech Region-Industry-Academia-Research Governance," with participation from the province, cities and counties, businesses, universities, and research institutions.

The governance body will serve as a key think tank and implementation platform for ongoing discussions on climate tech policy advice, jointly identifying national R&D and demonstration projects, supporting business growth, and attracting investment.

Gyeongbuk TP has led efforts to lay the groundwork for carbon neutrality in the province, including the enactment of ordinances and the cultivation of promising companies in five key climate tech sectors, with a target of 100 companies by 2029.

"Pohang and Gyeongbuk are the best place in Korea for climate tech demonstrations, bringing together demand for carbon reduction in the steel and energy industries, world-class research institutions, and future energy industries such as secondary batteries and hydrogen," said Ha Inseong, president of Gyeongbuk TP. "As the governance body's secretariat and a reliable partner to businesses, Gyeongbuk TP will provide full-cycle support, from technology development and demonstration to commercialization."

For the launch of the Gyeongbuk-style Climate Tech Governance to lead to tangible results rather than remain a declaration of cooperation, it will be important to establish an implementation system connecting technology development, demonstration, and commercialization, while also expanding the participation of local businesses and securing ongoing investment.

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