 Korea Association for Photonics Industry Development (KAPID) (No. 280) Company | News | Events | Past Events | Contact Us KAPID is an industrial association of photonics in Korea. The aims of KAPID are to build strengthen ties within the industry and to make mutual benefits from public and private sectors. Contact Us Website: http://www.kapid.org/ Telephone:+82-62-605 9640 Address:Korea Photonics Technology Institute annex 2th Fl., 971-35 WolChul-Dong Buk-Gu, Gwangju, South Korea Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi Supporting Industries Business Association (HANSIBA), the Buk District Office of the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s Gwangju city, and the Korea Association for Photonics Industry Development (KAPID) signed an MoU for cooperation in electronics and photonics industries. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Nguyen Hoang, Chairman of HANSIBA, said that businesses from Vietnam and the RoK have boasted strong economic cooperation in recent years. Large Korean corporations are actively expanding in Vietnam. For cooperation to reach new heights, the business communities of the two countries need to make new steps and new ways in economic fields, particularly electronics and photonics industries. Hoang said that HANSIBA now has more than 200 member enterprises operating in supporting industries and high technology including electronics and photonics, two areas of the RoK's interest. HANSIBA and Korean partners are focusing on developing support industries, high technology, microchips, as well as photonics and electronics at the Hanship industrial park south of Hanoi. They are developing a plan asking for support from the two countries' Governments. The MoU signing is a concrete, positive and new step in the implementation of the economic cooperation strategy between Vietnam and RoK, he said, adding businesses will be supported from recruitment and labour training to technology transfer, factory construction, tax, land, and other preferential policies. A representative of the Buk District Office of Gwangju city said that the district is a production "base" of the RoK, with many businesses operating in the photonics, electronics, and semiconductors industries. He hopes after the visit by the district delegation to Vietnam, the cooperation between the two sides will reach new heights with more concrete results./. The Korea Association for Photonics Industry Development (KAPID) was established on March 30th, 2000 with the purpose of the development of South Korea’s photonics industry and the promotion and expansion of relevant businesses. The Korean government has selected the photonics industry as one of its high-tech industries for the 21st century and has established plans for substantial investment in and for systematic promotion of the photonics industry. AS part of the government’s strong support, the KAPID was set up as a major civil organization to promote the photonics industry. We, the KAPID, will carry out diversified efforts to nurture and develop South Korea’s photonics industry and promote relevant businesses and will do the best to help South Korea achieve its vision of becoming the three biggest photonics centers of the world. |Mission | - Strengthening the ties between photonics-related industries and relevant organizations, promoting their common interests, and proposing policy recommendations to the government - Proving marketing support to photonics industry, discovering a new photonics convergence industry, and providing support for the commercialization of the new industry - Carrying out joint-research projects to develop photonics technologies and to standardize the technologies - Conducting promotional activities and international cooperation for the development of the photonics industry - Nurturing skilled manpower for the photonics industry and carrying out projects to create jobs for the manpower - Analysis into photonics industry statistics and providing analysis results on markets and technological trends related to photonics |History| - March 16th, 2000 Organized the KAPID Establishment Committee - March 30th, 2000 First General Meeting of KAPID - April 20th, 2000 Approvals on establishment of KAPID(Ministry of Knowledge & Economy) - May 13th, 2000 Registered Certification of Incorporation - May 18th, 2000 Business Registration
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