Korea Industrial Complex Corp. (KICOX) has established and operated a regime to take countermeasures to cope with the effects of Russia¡¯s invasion of Ukraine, which is expected to have an impact on Korean companies¡¯ exports, supply chains and the energy sector.
The emergency response team has established a cooperative system with Korea Industrial Business Association and other related organizations.
It will continue to monitor the developments of the emergency situation and provide support until the emergency situation is finished.
KICOX¡¯s Corporate Support Office plays a part of overseeing cooperation with related organizations and liaison with outside channels.
KICOX¡¯s 12 regional headquarters each have a regional response team, responsible for compiling damage cases and complaints Korean companies experience.
Damage cases and complaints Korean companies experience will be conveyed to the government in cooperation with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE).
KICOX will take stock of the Korean companies expected to be negatively affected by the invasion at an initial stage and expand its survey to the whole of tenant companies of industrial complexes across the nation if the emergency situation is protracted.
Experts discusses a cooperative regime among related institutions to explore future response strategies for smart manufacturing at the ¡°Smart Manufacturing Future Response Strategy Forum¡± at Changwon Convention Center on Feb. 22.
KICOX, IITP Host Smart Manufacturing Future Response Strategy Forum
The Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP), under the umbrella of the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) and Korea Industrial Complex Corp., hosted the ¡°Smart Manufacturing Future Response Strategy Forum¡± at Changwon Convention Center on Feb. 22.
The forum served as an opportunity to discuss a cooperative regime among related institutions to explore future response strategies for smart manufacturing such as the spreading of homegrown manufacturing solutions to secure digital hegemony and expand the ecosystem of smart manufacturing.
Among those on hand at the forum were KICOX President Kim Jung-hwan, IITP President Jun Sung-bae, President Roh Choong-sik of Gyeongnam Techno Park and Prof. Joo Young-sup of Seoul National University.
The forum was divided into two sessions. The first took stock of the outcomes of introducing smart plants for the past decade, and suggested a blueprint for the next decade¡¯s smart manufacturing in an industry paradigm with the ultimate goal of boosting Korean manufacturing SMEs.
Prof. Joo delivered a keynote speech under the title ¡°Direction of Manufacturing Innovation Strategies in Super Transition Era.¡±
Five experts, including KICOX President Kim and IITP President Jun, debated the topic ¡°Digital Hegemony, Gyeongnam, Practical Center.¡±
KICOX President Kim stressed a focus on building an innovative ecosystem with a competitive edge beyond the quantitative expansion of smart factories.
Kim proposed the expansion of public infrastructure for manufacturing digital transitions at industrial complexes, core centers of manufacturing and industrial complexes¡¯ attracting ICT companies and youth manpower.
To this end, President Kim suggested the expansion of smart, gifted manpower at industrial complexes, the easing of restrictions for tenant companies of industrial complexes, increasing their incentives and improving settlement conditions through the overhauling of environment conditions of industrial complexes.