19/06/2019
Delegation from Yeonggwang (Gun) City, JeonNam Province visited Bangalore City, Karnataka State from 13th - 14th June 2019 lead by Mr Calvin Yi, CEO of Wevio Global Inc.
Yeonggwang is one the Major City focused E-Mobility of various Industries with world class R&D, Technologies, Products and many focused industries those are matching to Karnataka State such as Green Industry - E-mobility, Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Nuclear Energy, Aerospace and Defense, High-Tech industry - Software, IoT, Drone, Agri Tech, Movie, Game, Music and Contents, Bio Industry - Nanotechnology, Bio Medical Research, Food processing, Chemical & Petrochemicals, Shipbuilding & Marine Logistics, Steel, Ceramic, Ocean Farming and Automotive.
The Mayor of Yeonggwang City, South Korea, Mr. Kim Jun Seong and E-Mobility Association had met Honorable Minister Sri K.J.Jorge and discussed strategic partnerships on focused industries both Karnataka and Jeonnam Province, South Korea.
Delegation also had meeting BESCOM (Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited) to understand the existing E Mobility policies, initiatives and opportunities for korea companies. Delegation Identified many possible ways to collaborate for E Mobility projects in terms of information and technology exchange.
On Government of Karnataka, The Honorable Minister Sri K.J.Jorge expressed the interests of bilateral relationship between Karnataka and JeonNam Province.
The Mayor appreciated the initiatives of the government of Karnataka for E-Mobility (which is the first time in India) and policies those going to make bangalore and Karnataka as pollution free state in the country. Interest has come for Yeonggwang and Karnataka to sing MOU for cooperation and support to make these relationship as sister cities and state & province. This MOU will help both sides for cultural exchange and business in terms of Trade,Joint R&D, Technology Transfer, Joint Ventures and Investment. Delegation also interested to do joint project on E-mobility Infrastructure such E-Mobility Knowledge Transfer, charging stations, technology, products and many others.
Delegation also welcoming key officials of Government of Karnataka with Minister to visit Korea and participate on the biggested E-Mobility Expo happening in September 2019 to take the bilateral relationship to the next level.
The Mayor thanked Mr. Calvin Yi, CEO Wevio Global Inc, for bringing the Delegation to Karnataka and supporting big time for India - Korea Bilateral business between the two countries from last 15 years. And appreciated his efforts and time to network and platform for Korean companies to work with India in healthy and prosperous manner.