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Photonics 2010 is the concept of visional project for achieving a goal to be the best five in the world photonics market till 2010 under the slogan of ¡°Korea creating the light¡± Now the level of Korean photonics industry is the 10th grade in the world and is in the underdeveloped stage.
It is in the status of importer of photonics rather than active exporter due to the lack of industrial concept.
However, it prepares the leading position of photonics industry country through the development of business programs of the 1st stage(2000¡­2003) and the 2nd stage(2004¡­2010) based on the cultivation, integration, research and expansion of photonics industry, and its goals in the 1st stage are to make industrial integration, complex construction and seek the establishment of technical self-support foundation, lead to the growth of small and medium industries, enhance the position of photonics industry into the greatest world photonics complex in the Northeast Asia and be the best five of photonics industry in the world based on the independent technical development.
 
Service for Establishing Detailed Plans of Photonics Industry
 
Establishing long-term and short-term cultivation strategy and execution plan based on the close examination and analysis of the whole photonics industry(sponsored by the Ministry of Industry and Resources)
Progress Schedule
  - Notice of service tender:Feb.¡­Mar. 2000
- Examination of tender proposal
- Selecting successful bidder : Apr. 2000
- Executing contract & service :Apr.¡­Aug. 2000
Ministry of Industry and Resources, Kwangju city and the Korea Association for Photonics Industry Development support the whole procedures and administrative matters by their established service support team and examine the progress of service.
 
Establishing Special Project Corporation
 
The independent corporation which will lead the major projects of developing photonics industry established (Photonics Industry Technical Center, The Korea Association for Photonics Industry Development)
Photonics Industry Technical Center(Juridical foundation) : General support system ranged from the development and transfer of technology to pilot production, measurement and verification as the central organization for developing photonics industry
(Established with 3,025§³ of site and 2,1175§³ of building area)
 
Starting Foundation Work of Photonics Industry Complex
 
All kinds of support facilities established and the integratedcomplex for supporting move-in of photonics related industries (complex for companies leased)
   Purchase of Site: Dec. 29, 1999
   Construction starts in the second half of 2000 by completing the basic plan and design of
    construction during the first half of 2000 by considering the demands of companies which
    are to move in.
- The scale of 90.75~151.25§³ area per company is rent. Rent is US$7.6/§³ a year and venture is for US$1.52/§³ a year.
   Kwangju-Chonnam Techno-park and small and medium industrial complex are located in
    connection with integrated complex and pilot optical communication network is established
    within advanced complex to test the optical products
 
Product Development and Support of Commercialization
 
Cooperative technical development among university, research institutes and industries is supported for developing photonics related key technology and products.
    Scale of Support : 130 tasks for 4 years
    Strategic Technology : 4 tasks for 4 years
    Common Key Technology : 46 tasks for 4 years
    Short-term technical development : 80 tasks for 4 years
Progress schedule (in case of middle-term task)
    Inducing planning task and selecting the research objects : June-July 2000
    Selecting the agency performing tasks : Sep. 2000
    Making agreement and supporting working expenses : Oct. 2000
    Loan of initial facility investment and working fund to photonics related industries
    (US$33,333,333 of national expenditures)
 
Expansion of Specialized Research Equipments of Photonics Technology within Universities
 
Supporting the expansion of research equipments concerned by considering the specialized areas of photonics technology and seeking the minimization of investment costs with conditions of key basic technical development and common use of equipments
    Subject of Project : Ministry of Industry and Resource (Selection, Evaluation and Control)
    Working Expenses : US$16,666,666 (US$8,333,333 by national expenditures, US$8,333,333
    by private fund)
 
Product Development and Support of Commercialization
 
Support for nurturing the professional technology and technical manpower needed for manufacturing and designing photonics products and developing related technology
    Support of programs such as technical college
    Notice of support program for nurturing manpower
    Establishing exchange committee for nurturing manpower
    Examining expected demand manpower and making and noticing the plan of nurturing
    manpower by areas
    Selecting project execution agency for the first half of 2000 and making agreement
 
International Exchange & Cooperation and PR Home and Abroad
 
Developing exchange & cooperation and PR home and abroad for the development of domestic photonics industry
    Overseas inspection for examining the trends, products and market of advanced countries
    to nurture photonics industry
    Planning the training at advanced countries by the Korea Association for Photonics
    Industry Development, exchanging with foreign photonics related associations and making
    agreements with them
 
Support for Technology and Foundation
 
Supporting of technology and fund for converting existing industries into photonics industry and new investment in photonics related areas ¡¤ Establishing branch of production and technology research center
    Establishing branch in Kwangju for supporting precision process, molding and automation
    technology as well as photonics related peripheral technology
    Attracting high-quality human resources related to photonics and delegating manpower
Support for establishing photonics related industries
    Extending and executing existing businesses for active support of establishing photonics
    related industries
    Raising establishment fund supporting photonics related areas
    (the scale of US$24,999,999 in August, 2000)
    Establishing support system of electronic commerce and starting special market