Democratic Party Targets TK; Kim Min-seok: "Gumi to Become a Hub for Robotics and Manufacturing AX"

On-site Supreme Council meeting in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, on the 9th
"We will secure budgets and policies to boost industrial competitiveness"
Highlights advanced industries, jobs and public institution relocations

The Democratic Party of Korea held an on-site Supreme Council meeting on the 9th in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, considered a conservative stronghold, and set out to win over voters in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk (TK) region. The move is seen as an effort to appeal to local residents by highlighting not only the promotion of advanced industries such as artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, but also local issues including expanding youth employment and relocating public institutions.

Kim Min-seok, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, announces the start of a supreme council meeting at Hotel Geumosan in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, on the morning of the 9th. Yonhap News

Kim Min-seok, leader of the Democratic Party, said at the on-site Supreme Council meeting held that day at Hotel Geumosan in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, "We will carefully ensure that the necessary budgets and policies are in place to boost Gumi's industrial competitiveness, including improvements to its transportation and logistics infrastructure and the training of skilled workers."

He added, "Gumi will become a hub for key robotics components and the adoption of AI in manufacturing, drawing on its excellent materials, parts and equipment industry." He also said, "The Gumi National Industrial Complex was selected for the government's project to establish industrial complexes for demonstrating artificial intelligence transformation (AX), and an investment of KRW 24.6 billion, including government funds, is set to be made by 2029." He continued, "The Democratic Party will actively incorporate AX technologies and support the spread of manufacturing innovation to small and medium-sized enterprises as well as mid-sized companies."

Kim also cited expanding youth employment as a key priority. "We need to narrow the employment gap between large companies and small and medium-sized enterprises, and create more jobs that young people prefer in regional areas," he said. "I hope the Youth Employment Support Program, newly established by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, will provide valuable seed funding and help Gumi develop." He added, "In particular, in North Gyeongsang Province, where several areas are facing population decline, Gumi must become a hub that revitalizes the entire province, with its AI and robotics industries and youth employment at the center."

Han Byung-do, the Democratic Party's floor leader, emphasized the relocation of public institutions to promote development in North Gyeongsang Province. "We will improve transportation access and living conditions in the Gimcheon Innovation City and ensure that the second round of public institution relocations proceeds without disruption," Han said. "The Democratic Party will responsibly support the development and transformation of North Gyeongsang Province."

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