The 2023 Annual General Meeting of the World Furniture Confederation (WFC) and the World Furniture Industrial Clusters Conference took place on August 17, 2023, in Dongguan, Guangdong Province. Themed "United Cooperation and Shared Future," the conference brought together government officials, industry association members, and entrepreneurs from various countries, including Korea, the United States, Italy, Portugal, India, Japan, and more, representing globally renowned furniture brands.
Xing Wenju, Vice Mayor of Dongguan City, where the conference was held, expressed, "We aim to promote the establishment of a global furniture industry cluster, as announced in March 2023. We hope that experts from the global furniture industry can contribute valuable ideas through discussions and exchanges."
Following that, Chairman Sun Jong of the Korea Federation of Furniture Industry Cooperatives (KFFIC) attended the 'World Furniture Confederation Annual General Meeting and World Furniture Industrial Clusters Conference' held in Dongguan City, Guangzhou, China. During the event, Chairman Sun Jong provided an introduction to the KFFIC and delivered a presentation on furniture industry clusters.
Chairman Sun Jong illustrated Korea's industrial clusters, emphasizing the interconnected production relationships between key corporations manufacturing finished products and small to medium-sized enterprises supplying components. He presented the "Semiconductor Mega Cluster" as a case study, demonstrating how production interconnections in the semiconductor industry create the structure of a cluster or innovation system.
Additionally, Chairman Sun Jong discussed the application of the Semiconductor Mega Cluster concept to the global furniture industry cluster. He underscored the goals that the global furniture cluster should pursue and achieve, including the advancement of furniture technology, strengthening of networks, and the establishment of industrial clusters.
The 2023 Annual General Meeting of the World Furniture Confederation (WFC) and the World Furniture Industrial Clusters Conference took place on August 17, 2023, in Dongguan, Guangdong Province. Themed "United Cooperation and Shared Future," the conference brought together government officials, industry association members, and entrepreneurs from various countries, including Korea, the United States, Italy, Portugal, India, Japan, and more, representing globally renowned furniture brands.
Xing Wenju, Vice Mayor of Dongguan City, where the conference was held, expressed, "We aim to promote the establishment of a global furniture industry cluster, as announced in March 2023. We hope that experts from the global furniture industry can contribute valuable ideas through discussions and exchanges."
Following that, Chairman Sun Jong of the Korea Federation of Furniture Industry Cooperatives (KFFIC) attended the 'World Furniture Confederation Annual General Meeting and World Furniture Industrial Clusters Conference' held in Dongguan City, Guangzhou, China. During the event, Chairman Sun Jong provided an introduction to the KFFIC and delivered a presentation on furniture industry clusters.
Chairman Sun Jong illustrated Korea's industrial clusters, emphasizing the interconnected production relationships between key corporations manufacturing finished products and small to medium-sized enterprises supplying components. He presented the "Semiconductor Mega Cluster" as a case study, demonstrating how production interconnections in the semiconductor industry create the structure of a cluster or innovation system.
Additionally, Chairman Sun Jong discussed the application of the Semiconductor Mega Cluster concept to the global furniture industry cluster. He underscored the goals that the global furniture cluster should pursue and achieve, including the advancement of furniture technology, strengthening of networks, and the establishment of industrial clusters.