Delegation Successful in Japan/高雄市赴日招商
Delegation Successful in Japan
◎Written by Lin Fang-ju
◎Photos courtesy of Economic Develop Bureau
Mayor Chen Chu's trip to Tokyo, Yokohama, Kyoto, Okazaki and Osaka was once again a success. This year's delegation aimed to promote creative and eco-friendly industries. From June 28th to July 2nd, the delegation visited seven companies, two commercial areas and signed three Memorandums of Understanding.
In 2008 and 2009, Mayor Chen led two other delegations to Japan, resulting in a number of important economic partnerships. Shogakukan Inc. set up a branch in Kaohsiung's Software Park, commissioning local vendors to promote their products to the international Chinese-speaking market. The company is planning to develop an animation development center in the area.
In February 2010, Sony Computer Entertainment Taiwan (SCET) Limited established a research center, opening in the Pier-2 Art District by the end of this year. Over the next three years, the company will collaborate with Taiwanese businesses in developing more than 20 digital games. This project is valued at approximately NT 1.8 billion and forecasts the creation of more than 20,000 jobs. It is also hoped that over the next five to ten years the project will draw over seventy-five related businesses to the region.
During this trip, the delegation signed Memorandums of Understanding with renowned creative enterprises Hakuhodo Inc., Interocean and Vantan. The leading advertising and marketing agency Hakuhodo Inc. will assist Kaohsiung in transforming its existing shopping districts into prosperous commercial centers. Interocean will assist with the conversion of the old port into an exciting recreational area. The company is very experienced in transforming business areas into multi-media complexes. Vantan is a famous Japanese school with exceptional digital specialists. Vantan will assist Kaohsiung City in going forward with its next technological advancements.
In accordance with the Ministry of Economic Affairs'upcoming Intelligent Electric Car Development Project, Mitsubishi Corporation has been invited to demonstrate electric cars and other re-chargeable products. Over the next three years, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs will invest 2.2 billion to build 3000 Intelligent Electric cars.
Kaohsiung is certainly advanced in transportation and international logistics. It is also sunny year round, making it a perfect location for solar product testing. Kaohsiung will greatly develop environmental industries and technologies. Mayor Chen invites Omron Corporation to invest in Kaohsiung, creating even more eco-friendly opportunities. The city will soon be entering global markets with the manufacturing of electric cars, bikes and other environmentally friendly products. It is hoped with these developments, will transform Kaohsiung into a model for other cities.
高雄市赴日招商
◎文／林秀麗
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陳菊市長率高雄市招商訪問團於今(2010)年6月28日至7月2日赴日本東京、橫濱、京都、岡崎與大阪等地區訪問。5天訪日招商行程主題以「文創」與「綠能」為核心，全程計拜會7家廠商、參訪2處特色園區、簽署3份合作意向書(MOU)。
陳菊市長2008、2009連續兩年，親自帶隊到日本招商，日商小學館已正式進駐高雄軟體科技園區，從高雄開始，與在地業者共同推展全球十幾億人口華文市場及衍生產品，並將籌備成立動漫研究中心。
索尼電腦娛樂公司(SCET)也於今年２月正式宣佈投資高雄，成立數位內容研發測試中心，預定年底前就可以進駐駁二藝術特區，規劃３年內將與台灣業者合作開發20款遊戲機遊戲。預估未來產值至少新台幣18億元，需求測試人力將會超過2萬人，5到10年內可望吸引75家以上的國內外相關業者群聚高雄。
延續現階段日商已進駐高雄的招商成果，此行訪日招商再與博報堂、Interocean、Vantan等3家知名文化創意企業簽署合作備忘錄，代表雙方具高度合作意願。
其中，博報堂為國際頂尖的廣告公司，高雄市將引進博報堂在日本從事城市行銷的專業經驗，協助大高雄地區商圈，加速催化成為繁榮的商業中心，而Interocean則具日本發展多媒體複合商圈的成功經驗，可協助高雄舊港區規劃改造成為吸引人潮的藝文遊憩特區。Vantan為日本知名數位教育專門學校，高雄市計畫未來與Vantan合作培育數位人才。
此外，陳菊市長表示，將爭取日商歐姆龍到高雄投資，促成綠能技術合作商機。同時將邀請三菱公司前來高雄實地勘查電動車生產、電動車示範區、充電站設置及關聯產業。
陳市長指出，經濟部已經開始推動「智慧電動車產業發展策略與行動方案」，未來3年將補助22億元，推動3,000輛智慧電動車進行示範運行。
大高雄具有海空雙港發展跨國運籌管理中心的優勢，且基礎工業聚落完整，加上陽光日照充足，是理想的太陽光電產品試驗場地，具有發展低碳綠能產業的最佳環境，加上高雄已經啟動綠能產業發展計畫，如成功引進國際節能減碳綠色技術，將促進國內廠商技術升級，與在地業者攜手打造台灣第一個涵蓋太陽能、磁力發電器、電動汽車、電動自行車等「節能、減碳、安全」的綠色示範產業專區，共同開拓國際市場。