[신문고뉴스] Reporter Jaesang Lee = Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon left the country to visit Virginia and New York for 5 nights and 6 days from the 15th to the 21st as part of a business agreement to support the global expansion of startups in Gyeonggi Province and participation in the ‘2024 NYC Startup Summit’.
According to Gyeonggi Province, Governor Kim’s visit is aimed at supporting the global expansion of new companies (startups), attracting investment, and strengthening international exchange and cooperation, and officials from 22 startups in the province will also accompany him.
However, a post that Governor Kim left on his Facebook before leaving the country attracted attention.
In a post posted ahead of a business trip to the U.S. on the 15th, Governor Kim said regarding novelist Han Kang’s winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, “Reading the original work of the Nobel Prize-winning work written in our own words and writings, how thrilling it is not only for writers and publishers, but for all of us.” He was delighted with Han Kang’s award as if it were his own.
He said on this day, “Paju’s publishing industry has regained its vitality after a long time,” and added, “Paju Publishing Complex is Korea’s knowledge powerhouse. Gyeonggi Province will do its best to revitalize type, paper, printing media, small bookstores, and book reading culture.” “He promised.
At the same time, he said about his business trip to the United States, “I plan to expand the Korean-American startup ecosystem and attract investment,” and added, “I will take a book I have read before and a new book to read on the plane.”
Meanwhile, Gyeonggi Province explained on this day, “Governor Kim’s visit to the United States is his third since taking office, and is significant in that it is the fruit of Governor Kim’s participation in the Davos Forum (2024 World Economic Forum).”
Previously, Governor Kim was the only government official to be invited to the innovator community at the Davos Forum held in Switzerland last January and established a relationship with a world-class startup. The Innovator Community is a representative event of the Davos Forum where startup companies from around the world share information.
Governor Kim also presided over a special session titled ‘Gyeonggi the Innovator’ at the Davos Forum at the time. In addition, the seven startups that participated in this session requested investment from Gyeonggi Province, and they came to visit at the invitation of Jeong Se-ju, Chairman of NOOM, an American unicorn company that participated in the session at the time.
Accordingly, during Governor Kim’s visit to the United States, 31 officials from 22 startups in the province will accompany him to sign an agreement with UKF (United Korean Founders) to support mutual entry of startups between Gyeonggi Province and the Americas. UKF is a non-profit organization established by Korean entrepreneurs in the Americas to support the creation of a startup ecosystem.
In addition, they plan to participate in the ‘2024 NYC Startup Summit’ hosted by UKF to provide companies in the province with a promotional opportunity to attract global investment and deliver the message that Gyeonggi Province will provide the optimal environment for startups to grow.
Substantial investment will be attracted, and in the field of international exchange and cooperation, we plan to meet with the governors of Virginia and New York to strengthen practical cooperation in the high-tech industry.
Virginia’s main industries are manufacturing and high-tech industries, and it is home to major data centers. Governor Kim plans to discuss an innovation alliance in Gyeonggi-do’s strategic industries and future growth areas, such as startups and bio, with Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin. .
Exchanges with New York State are also planned to be revitalized through this meeting, and Governor Kim plans to propose to New York Governor Kathy Hochul material support, human and technological exchanges, and economic cooperation in the startup sector between Gyeonggi Province and New York State. am.
An official from Gyeonggi Province said, “This visit is aimed at strengthening exchanges and cooperation in the eastern region of North America, expanding the economic territory of high-tech industries, and attracting investment. It is especially meaningful in creating opportunities for startups in the province to advance into the global market.”
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