Home > Industry/Economy > Business Environment
- Historically an agricultural province, Chungnam is changing into a center of high-tech industries such as IT, BT and NT. With active participation in the business and industrial sectors, Chungnam has a bigger trade surplus than any other provinces in Korea and its proportion of production is increasing.
Industrial Structure
- Agriculture, forestry and fisheries: 10.8% (6.8% higher than the national average)
- Manufacturing industry: 41.2% (8.0% higher than the national average)
- Services: 48.0% (14.8% lower than the national average)
Manufacturing Industry
- The number of manufacturing companies: 5,544
- The number of venture companies: 209
- Industrial complexes: 101 locations(6 national, 21 regional, 71 agricultural and industrial, 3 others); 82,938,000m2
Distribution Industry
- Traditional markets (permanently open): 32 places
- Periodic traditional markets: 45 places
- Distribution facilities: 3 department stores, 9 largescale discount stores
Digital Chungnam
- Traditional markets (permanently open): 32 places
- Periodic traditional markets: 45 places
- Distribution facilities: 3 department stores, 9 largescale discount stores
Features embodied in Digital Chungnam
- Expansion of Digital Information Systems:
- Network among the central government, the provincial governments, city and county governments, towns, townships and dong offices
- Regional Government Operated by a Digital System
- Accomplishments of the electronic civil service system
- Operation of "Knowledge Management System"
- Construction of e-Company
- Economic and trading companies in Chungnam: Construction of 200 web sites in English, 4,500 in Korean
- Operating exclusive cyber market called the "Digital Department Store" (http://www.chungnamplus.co.kr)
- Foundation of Digital Environment
- Operation of a "Digital Room": 218 locations, 140,000 people
- Creation of a model village with information systems: 22 villages
- Internet surfing contests for different age groups: youths, homemakers and senior citizens (silver)
155 JUNGANG-RO, JUNG-GU, DAEJEON, REPUBLIC OF KOREA. 301-763
TEL : +82-42-220-3114, FAX : + 82-42-255-9104
Copyright(C)2006. The Province of Chungcheongnam-do. All rights reserved.