In this episode of Ubergizmo Discovery, we bounce in a video name with outstanding Pangyo Techno Valley actors. Pangyo is Korea’s Silicon Valley.

I went to Pangyo (map) just a few years in the past, and it’s a model new techno-city beneath immense enlargement. Things regarded new and super-modern again then, however our buddies within the name informed me that what I’ve seen might be 20%-25% of the general Pangyo Techno Valley challenge, so I’m glad we had an opportunity to catch up for a bit.

If you don’t know of Pangyo and the potential enterprise alternatives there, right here’s the ten,000 toes view. Pangyo is a part of Gyeonggi-do (“do” is much like “province”), which is an enormous space surrounding the town of Seoul. It’s practically 1/8^th of the full dimension of South Korea.

Pangyo is situated between Gangnam (Seoul) and Suwon, which can also be referred to as “Samsung City” due to the large city-size campus. Suwon is the place Samsung cellphones are designed, amongst different issues. I’ve been to Suwon a number of instances since 2013, and I can verify the nickname is effectively deserved.

The Pangyo Techno Valley’s modern ecosystem is pushed by the Gyeonggido Business & Science Accelerator (GBSA), a government-funded group that helps South Korean innovators on the state stage.

The chat was moderated by Alex Sigrist who speaks Korean and facilitated by Aving News, our media associate on this episode. Mr. Moon Young Lim, the Future Growth Policy Bureau Officer, was form sufficient to inform us in regards to the historical past of Pangyo and the way it’s funded and nurtured by the South Korean authorities as an innovation hub.

In the video under, we casually speak about numerous subjects through the one-hour name. I’m providing you with all of the direct video hyperlinks under, so you possibly can bounce on to the half that’s of curiosity to you. If you could have questions, be at liberty to drop a touch upon YouTube.

2:37 – Moon Young Lim introduces himself and his group (in Korean)
4:03 – translation of Mr. Moon’s introduction
6:31 – Mr. Moon asks Hubert about housing in Silicon Valley and the way the proximity of Universities affected Silicon Valley.
8:48 – Hubert asks Mr. Moon what’s the driving power (and cash) behind the Pangyo Techno Valley
9:04 – Mr. Moon’s reply (in Korean)
10:11 – Translated reply from Mr. Moon

Alex Sigrist continues the dialogue for the Pangyo facet and presents “what Pangyo is” intimately, earlier than going over completely different merchandise and fascinating Pangyo information. Timecodes under:

13:05 – What Pangyo Techno Valley is, in particulars
33:00 – Pangyo information highlights (NFTs amongst different issues)
37:15 – AhnLab next-gen firewall
38:50 – Naver invests in TBCASoft (Blockchain)
41:32 – SK Bio Vaccine will get Phase-3 approval
43:27 – Kakao’s founder turns into the richest man in Korea
44:33 – NCSoft’s ESG recreation trade report
45:05 – Nexon CEO resigns
45:43 – Link vs. Klaytn crypto competitors

Then it’s my flip to debate subjects that caught my consideration, associated to AI and Space applied sciences. The webcast embed is on the finish of this text:

48:57 – Hubert talks about AI in manufacturing
53:57 – AI for agriculture
55:43 – AI that understands Human Behavior (for Self-driving) + AI studying to drive in a digital world
59:20 – AI, Edge computing = previous silicon valley + new silicon valley
1:01:33 – Space tech is fascinating now… particularly for terrestrial enterprise.

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