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Chairman SOHN, Young-Seok of Korea Foreign Company Association (FORCA) released today a concept design of the world¡¯s highest International Business Centre. The IBC is being promoted in the midst of Sang Am New Millennium City where Digital Media City (DMC) Project is in progress with a view to be a world¡¯s leading multimedia contents manufacturing base. Since Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) established between FORCA & Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) last December, the 130 story & 580 meters high IBC construction project has been substantially progressed so far as follows. 1. Epitome of IBC -International Business Centre- Project * Official Name: DMC International Business Centre * Location: High-Tech Business Complex in the Re-Development Area of 170,000pyong (561,983.47§³, 138.86 acre) in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Korea * Size: 1 building of 130 floors above ground and 7 underground, a total of 580 meters high (above the ground) in the Site of 12,000pyong (39,669.42§³, 9.80acre) * Promotion Party: Korea Foreign Company Association (FORCA) 2. Characteristics of IBC Project * A large amount of capital fund ($1.3billion) * A long construction period (4 years) * A diversified investment thru division of role for the maximum dispersion of probable risks 3. The Purpose & Indispensability A. Construction of a High-Tech Business Complex as the best and highest (580M) in the world to meet the expectation of the Central Government & Seoul Metropolitan Government promoting Digital Media City towards the Northeast Business Hub B. To settle down as the ultramodern landmark facilities representing Information, Media, Entertainment & Business in Seoul, Korea C. Paving the way towards Northeast Business Hub by inviting Asia-Pacific Regional Headquarters of World¡¯s Leading Corporations & Prominent Digital, Media & Entertainment, Information Technology Industries into the International Business Centre D. A National Icon as the Northeast Business Hub E. The maximization of Future-oriented Industry integrating effect, Organic Connection of Information & Urban Function in constructing of Intellectual Network thru Generation of International Information as the Center of Interchange F. Important Role for the Improvement of International Competitiveness being the Center of Cultural Exchange, International Trade and Technology (C)http://www.forca.org |