Bystronic Group of Swiss, Opened a New Facility, Largest in Asia With the global big names, including the top 3 metal processing companies of the world, moving in to town, Songdo International City of IFEZ is taking a leap forward as a global base for machine tools and processing machines industry. IFEZ announced that the opening ceremony of the business facility of Bystronic Korea, a South Korean incorporation of Bystronic Group, was held at the Knowledge and Information Industries Complex (11-108, Sector 4)of Songdo-dong on the 9th. ▲ With the global big names, including the top 3 metal processing companies of the world, moving in to town, Songdo International City of IFEZ is taking a leap forward as a global base for machine tools and processing machines industry. IFEZ announced that the opening ceremony of the business facility of Bystronic Korea, a South Korean incorporation of Bystronic Group, was held at the Knowledge and Information Industries Complex (11-108,Sector 4) of Songdo-dong on the 9th. The opening ceremony was attended by Deputy General Manager Yongwon Sung of IFEZ, CEO Alex Waser of Bystronic Group, CEO Yeongcheol Choi of Bystronic Korea, and Swiss Ambassador to Korea, H.E. Dagmar Schmidt Tartagli, etc. 100% owned by Bystronic Group of Swiss, Bystronic Korea completed its new business facility by investing 10 billion won as the total project budget after its investment contract that was signed in December 2018. The site area of the project is 3,360m2. The facility is composed of the main office of the incorporation as well as the facilities for exhibition and training centers (Brand Experience Center.) The exhibition and training center that opened this time is the largest among all such centers of Bystronic Group across Asia. The exhibition and training center is planned as the venue for training the engineers of Asian countries on the products as well as the South Korean customers and is expected to be visited by hundreds of visitors every ye

Incheon Metropolitan City's Intelligent Informatization English White Paper Goes Overseas Incheon Metropolitan City's excellent informatization projects are produced in English and known abroad. Incheon Metropolitan City announced that it has produced and published the English version of the 「 2019-2021 Incheon White Paper on Intelligent Informatization (Incheon Digitally Blossoms) 」 by collecting cases of intelligent informatization promoted over the past three years. Earlier, in February, the city published the 「 2019-2021 Incheon White Paper on Intelligent Informatization (Incheon Digitally Blossoms) 」 , which was the first in the country to contain outstanding achievements in intelligent informatization. The city explained that it has produced an English white paper to publicize the excellence of intelligent informatization not only in Korea but also abroad. The English white paper will be distributed to international organizations and overseas sister cities, and will be serviced on the city website in the form of an e-book. In addition, it will be introduced at an international event in November in cooperation with the International Organization (UNAPCICT) located in Incheon. The white paper is divided into 4 fields and contains cases by field (30 cases), and ▲ Digital communication administration with citizens (7 cases) ▲ Faster and smarter Incheon data administration (9 cases) ▲ Warm-hearted information welfare and administrative services (7 cases) ▲ The nation's first and best Incheon smartcity (7 cases), etc. are included. ※ For the list by field, please checkReference. Details of the 30 cases by field of the Incheon Intelligent Informatization White Paper can be found on the Incheon Metropolitan City Information Disclosure Portal and foreign language website. Yeo Jung-hyeop, head of the city planning and coordination office, said, "I expect that the excellence of our city's informatization will be widely known through the intelligent inf

Incheon Metropolitan City secures 1 billion won in government funds... Built 360°VR in Songdo Convensia Incheon Metropolitan City has taken a step forward as an international MICE city as it has been selected for the fourth consecutive year in the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s International Conference Complex Revitalization Competition. Incheon Metropolitan City and Incheon Tourism Organization were selected for the competition of ‘2022 International Conference Complex Revitalization Support Project’ hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and secured 510 million won in government funds. ▲ Incheon Metropolitan City has been selected for the International Conference Complex Revitalization Project by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for four consecutive years from 2019 to this year. The Songdo International Conference Complex was designated for the first time in the country in 2018. The photo shows the International Conference Complex. Since the Songdo International Conference Complex was designated for the first time in the country in 2018(2.98 ㎢ in the area of Songdo Convensia), Incheon Metropolitan City has been selected for the 4th consecutive year from 2019 to this year in the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's International Conference Complex Revitalization Project. The International Conference Complex is designated for the purpose of strengthening the brand and competitiveness of the host city by integrating related facilities such as hotels, shopping, and performances centering on the convention center, and it is located in five locations, such as Incheon, Busan, Daegu, Gwangju, and Goyang, Gyeonggi. Incheon has invested 2.8 billion won inthis project until last year, solidifying its position as an international MICE city. In particular, last year, as a part ofthe meeting technology support project that reflected the MICE trend, a virtual studio, 3D online conference platform, and hologram theater were b

▲ The 3rd Incheon International Ocean Forum (IIOF 2022), co-hosted by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and sponsored by Incheon Port Authority and Yonhap News, will be held from July 21 to 22 at the Songdo Convensia Grand Ballroom in Incheon, the center of the maritime and port industry. The photo shows the 2nd Incheon International Ocean Forum in 2021. The Incheon International Ocean Forum(IIOF), the only international ocean forum in the metropolitan area, will be held for the third time in Incheon, a global maritime logistics city. The 3rd Incheon International Ocean Forum (IIOF 2022), co-hosted by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and sponsored by Incheon Port Authority and Yonhap News, will be held from July 21to 22 at the Songdo Convensia Grand Ballroom in Incheon, the center of the maritime and port industry. To prepare for the forum, the inauguration ceremony of the Planning Committee was held at the Incheon Port Authority’s conference room on the 10th, and 7 experts from various fields, including △ Park Jong-tae, president of Incheon National University, as the chairman of the Planning Committee, and △ Kwon Pyong-oh, the chair-professor of Korea Maritime Ocean University, Hong Jong-ho, professor at Seoul National University Graduate School of Environment, Kim Hyun-jung, professor of political science and foreign affairs at Yonsei University, Park Jae-ah, Korea branch manager of Indonesia Ministry of Creative Economy and Tourism, Kang Sung-ho, director of Korea Polar Research Institute, and Lee Ho-cheol, vice president of Incheon National University, as the members of the Planning Committee, were appointed. The Committee, launched on this day, was formed to promote a successful forum by discussing the overall structure and operation of the forum. At the meeting presided over by Chairman Park, the forum initiation report, selection of keynote speakers, and speaker composition were discussed. The forum is planned to consist of an eve, an opening

Opens on April 29 and runs on Friday and Saturday every week at sunset. Now things are going back to normal. It is the best time to try Incheon City Tour, which allows you to enjoy the city’s past, future, downtown, beach, daytime, and nighttime. The City of Incheon and Incheon Tourism Organization launched the Sunset and Night View Tour, allowing you to enjoy the beautiful sunset and night view, starting on April 29. With this marking the beginning, the entirety of the seven routes of Incheon City Tours is now back in operation. As things are going back to normal, it is expected that these services will serve the various needs of tourists. ▲ Incheon City Tour Bus The Sunset and Night View Tour runs every Friday and Saturday until October 29. This splendid double-decker bus will depart at sunset and cross Incheon Bridge to take you to Wangsan marina, where you can enjoy the breathtaking crimson sunset sky before it returns. The Sunset and Night View Tour is closed during winter. Incheon City Tour includes other routes than the Sunset and Night View Tour, as well. There was the Incheon Retro route, where the bus circulates over a certain course, and the passengers can get off and get back on at any stop they like, and the sea route. The Incheon Retro Route is an extension of the previous Open Port route toward the old downtown area, expanding and diversifying the tourism areas to include Sinpo International Marketplace, Sudoguksan Museum of Housing Living, Hwapyeongdong Cold Noodle Alley, etc. The traditionally popular Sea Route, which circulates between Songdo International City and Yongjong-do, continues its operation, as well. In addition, the leading tourist destinations of Incheon are grouped under a single theme. These theme routes guide the visitors to the end of their journey with a tour guide on board. There are four available theme trips which are, respectively, Incheon Time Travel, Sorae Wharf, the History of Ganghwa, and Ganghwa Healing. The theme ro

The city to install 30 stops and connect the line with the Line B of GTX (GTX-B) The City of Incheon commenced its ‘Songdo Tram Commercialization Strategy Development Project,’ which is a research project to be commissioned to a third party to introduce a tram system within Songdo International City which is a part of the Incheon Free Economic Zone. The purpose of this project is to develop the project implementation strategies for the ‘Songdo Tram’ project, which has been included in the ‘Incheon Urban Railway System Establishment Plan (Revision),’which was approved by the Ministry of Land and Transportation in January this year, in the third-highest place in terms of priority. ▲ The ‘Songdo Tram’ is a project to build a high-quality tram line for expanding urban railway services in connection with GTX-B while enhancing the transportation services provided to the residents of Songdo International City. A map of Songdo Tram routes. The ‘Songdo Tram’ is a project to build a high-quality tram line for expanding urban railway services in connection with GTX-B while enhancing the transportation services provided to the residents of Songdo International City. The tram system will circulate over a route connecting Songdo Moonlight Festival Park Station (Incheon Line No. 1), Incheon National University Station, Yonsei University, BIT Zone station, and back to Songdo Moonlight Festival Park Station, over a total length of 23.06km and 30 stops, with a rail depot that is to be constructed. The total project budget is 442.9 billion won; 265.7 billion won (60%) of this will be funded by the central government. In December 2018, the city got a green light from the Ministry of Land and Transportation to go on with its ‘Incheon Urban Railway System Construction Plan.’ This plan included installing a tram line over the entire sectors of Phase 1 of the Songdo Internal Circulation Line and the candidate routes of the entirety of the said internal circulatio

Selected for the ‘Future Space Education Center’ project in the aerospace sector Incheon City, which leads the aviation maintenance business (MRO), will also play a leading role in the space industry. Incheon City and Inha University were selected for the ‘Future Space Education Center’ project in the aerospace field, which was openly recruited by the Ministry of Science and ICT. The “Future Space Education Center” trains young space experts who can solve future space problems and lead new technologies. An education center is installed at the Aerospace Industry-Academic Convergence Center located in Songdo, and it is operated together with the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Inha University. Through the selection of this open recruitment, 5 billion won in government funds will be secured for five years until 2026. To attract this project, Incheon City has formed a total of 22 consortiums including universities, research institutes, and companies. In the future, the education center plans to train 45 professionals a year with master's and doctoral degrees with expertise to conduct future space technology research. In addition, it plans to develop autonomous precision celestial navigation technology required for lunar exploration through industry, academia, research and government cooperation, lunar exploration rover and electrolytic thruster to mine water resources buried on the moon, and core space technologies that can be directly used in the domestic lunar probe development project scheduled for 2030. ▲ Scenarios for resource utilization of lunar poles and Mars exploration The Aerospace Industry-University Convergence Center is a specialized institution composed of 50 specialized research personnel to create an industry-university convergence district through aerospace convergence and composition, to foster new future industries, and to nurture RD and aviation professionals. The city expects that this education center will greatly contribute

Performance of attracting investment from global companies in the future car industry The achievements of attracting investment from global companies in the future car industry, which Incheon City is focusing on as a key strategic industry for the future, are gradually becoming visible. The city announced that MCNEX, a leading autonomous-driving company that joined the 1 trillion club in sales and the city succeeded in attracting investment last year, had completed the relocation of its headquarters and research center to Songdo and started work on the 4th. ▲ The city announced that MCNEX, a leading autonomous-driving company that joined the 1 trillion club in sales and the city succeeded in attracting investment last year, had completed the relocation of its headquarters and research center to Songdo and started work on the 4th. The picture is a view of MCNEX's Songdo office building (headquarters). MCNEX is a leading company in autonomous driving technology that develops and produces image sensing autonomous driving systems including electronic components such as mobile camera modules, biometric sensors, and vehicle cameras, and it is a listed company on the KOSPI that achieved annual sales of KRW 1 trillion as of last year. In particular, in the field of vehicle cameras used in autonomous driving technology, it has the largest market share in Korea and the fifth in the world, and is also prominent in the field of biometric technology sensors. In October of last year, the city signed an investment attraction business agreement with MCNEX to relocate the headquarters and research center in Gasan Digital Complex, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul to Songdo, and to foster and develop the future car parts industry through autonomous driving technology RD cooperation, etc. ▲ Autonomous-driving car developed by MCNEX (image provided by MCNEX) After that, MCNEX purchased a new building with a total floor area of​​27,870 m² (1 basement level – 13 above ground) in Songdo Fre

Recruitment of candidates in 3 fields of the Youth Startup Branch For the first time this year, the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority and Incheon Technopark are attracting attention by starting youth support projects leading to the so-called 'Cradle to TIPS (Tech Incubator Program for Startup)' in order to create jobs for young people through nurturing startups. ▲ For the first time this year, the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority and Incheon Technopark are attracting attention by starting youth support projects leading to the so-called 'Cradle to TIPS (Tech Incubator Program for Startup)' in order to create jobs for young people through nurturing startups. The three programs, including the 'Youth Startup Branch', consist of providing startup business education for young people, consulting on startup technology verification for young entrepreneurs, and supporting them to be selected for TIPS, the technology startup investment program of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups. Each program is characterized by providing step-by-step support to inspire young people to challenge startups, discovers and nurtures excellent startups, and finally achieve results through TIPS selection. In this process, there are many benefits, such as support for upgrading products or services of excellent startups. ▲ Internal facilities of Incheon Startup Park located in Songdo The Incheon Economic Administration recruits young start-ups and young people in three areas, including △ Youth Startup Branch, △ Youth Entrepreneurship Program, △ Youth TIPS Incubation. First, the Youth Startup Branch Program provides startups with opportunities to secure excellent manpower through networking by operating education for startup business and 4th industrial technology-based practice for young people in the district. Five resident companies and supporting companies of Incheon Startup Park will be selected as mentors, and they will conduct technical seminars and education by matching with un

Leading the hydrogen public transportation era with hydrogen anchor companies such as Hyundai Motor Company, SK ES, and Plug powerOn March 30th, Incheon started fostering the hydrogen industry in earnest by attracting investment from Plug Power, a world-class company in the hydrogen industry, and through the conversion of hydrogen public transportation.On the same day, Incheon Metropolitan City signed a 'business agreement for attracting investment from global first-class hydrogen companies' and 'a business agreement for creating a leading city for hydrogen public transportation' with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of Environment, Korea Land and Housing Corporation, SK ES, Hyundai Motor Company, Plug Power, etc., and they agreed together to foster the hydrogen industry promoted by Incheon.▲ On March 30th, Incheon started fostering the hydrogen industry in earnest by attracting investment from Plug Power, a world-class company in the hydrogen industry, and through the conversion of hydrogen public transportation.Business agreement to attract investment from global first-class hydrogen companiesIn the meantime, the city has been working with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy to prepare an investment base such as suitable land and electricity supply to attract investment from Plug Power, a global first-class hydrogen company.In particular, Park Namchoon, Mayor of Incheon, met with Plug Power CEO Andrew Marsh in October of last year to attract investment and introduced the plan to build a hydrogen cluster in the Cheongna region, drawing a lot of sympathy.Plug Power is a global hydrogen company that occupies 95% of the hydrogen forklift market in the US and has core technology for water electrolysis to produce green hydrogen. It established a joint venture in Asia with SK ES in January and built a fuel cell and water electrolysis facility* production system (Giga-factory) in Cheongna, Incheon, and plans to enter the Asian market as we