Gyeonggi Province’s Big-Fi Project Division opens on March 23 at the Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy and Innovation

Governor Nam: “We will succeed in the Big-Fi Project and create a safe and warm Gyeonggi Province”

◇ At 4pm on March 23, Gyeonggi Province hosted the opening ceremony for the Gyeonggi Province Big-Fi Project Division at the Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy and Innovation in Pangyo. Guests including Gyeonggi Province Governor Nam Kyung-pil, Social Integration Vice Governor Lee Ki-woo, and Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly’s Planning and Finance Committee Chairman Bae Soo-moon attended the opening ceremony. ⓒ Gyeonggi G-News Ha Seon-ryang

The Big-Fi Project Division, responsible for propelling Gyeonggi Province’s Big-Fi Project and for managing related affairs, opened its office to begin official operations. 

On the afternoon of March 23, Gyeonggi Province hosted the opening ceremony for Gyeonggi Province’s Big-Fi Project Division at the Gyeonggi Province Center for Creative Economy and Innovation in Pangyo. Over 50 guests including Gyeonggi Province Governor Nam Kyung-pil, Social Integration Vice Governor Lee Ki-woo, and Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly’s Planning and Finance Committee Chairman Bae Soo-moon attended the opening ceremony.

As one of Governor Nam’s key pledges to his constituents, the Big-Fi Project brings Big-data and Free Information together. The project aims to collect scattered information and offer it to the people of Gyeonggi Province so they can use it more conveniently. 

Located on the 6th floor of the Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy and Innovation in Bundang-gu, Seongnam City, the Big-Fi Project Division consists of 5 teams including the Big-Fi Policy Team, Data New Business Team, Innovation Platform Team, Big-Fi Workplace Team, and the Data Open Team. Fifteen leading experts in data headed by Division Head Kim Hyeong-ryul will work in the division. 

◇ Unveiling ceremony at the opening event ⓒ Gyeonggi G-News Ha Seon-ryang

The Big-Fi Project Division is a newly established organization within the Gyeonggi Contents Agency that focuses on propelling efforts relevant to the Big-Fi Project. As such, the division undertakes training and workshops for employees in Gyeonggi Province so as to support the innovation of provincial government affairs based on data. The division also aims to discover pilot projects and develop expert personnel to boost the big data market, which remains underdeveloped, and to host forums and contest exhibitions aimed at forming a consensus with the people of Gyeonggi Province and disseminating a culture of big data utilization.

Furthermore, the Big-Fi Project Division is expected to play a crucial role in establishing a foundation for the big data industry, creating employment opportunities, and vitalizing the local economy.

The Big-Fi Project Division seeks to realize a smart provincial government based on data by providing safe and convenient service while creating a self-regulating data industry ecosystem. To that end, it declared a vision of becoming ‘a big data pioneer for a vigorous NEXT Gyeonggi’, and expressed its determination to ensure the data industry becomes a springboard for new sources of growth in Gyeonggi Province.

Governor Nam Kyung-pil said, “Gyeonggi Province will make this the first year in creating a global standard for big data. We will strive to lead the big data industry.” He added, “Big data is a double-edged sword in the sense that it can make our lives more convenient yet it can also cause problems of privacy infringement. Please pool your efforts in solving these problems and create a safe and warm Gyeonggi Province by fulfilling the Big-Fi Project.”

◇ Guests present at the opening ceremony pose for a picture after the event ⓒ Gyeonggi G-News Ha Seon-ryang

ⓒ Gyeonggi G-News | Lee Jun-Gyoon eyekle@hanmail.net

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