Bogor, 8 November 2021 – Kementerian Perindustrian, IPB University, PT Barata Indonesia, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) dan Jeonbuk Technopark menjalin kerjasama dalam pendirian pusat teknis mesin pertanian. Kolaborasi pendirian Agro-Technoneering Center (ATC) yang merupakan Pusat Keunggulan Pengembangan Alat dan Mesin Pertanian ini merupakan wujud kerjasama triple-helix antara pemerintah, industri dan akademisi dalam pemberdayaan industri mesin pertanian. Kerjasama ini diharapkan dapat berkontribusi pada percepatan transformasi teknologi dan adopsi mesin pertanian serta mendukung pengembangan industri mesin pertanian baik di Indonesia maupun di Korea Selatan.
Ministry of Industry of The Republic of Indonesia, IPB University, PT Barata Indonesia, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) and Jeonbuk Technopark joined forces in the establishment of Agro-Technoneering Center (ATC), Center of Excellence for Agricultural Machinery Development. The cooperative act set between the parties formed a triple-helix collaboration between the government, industry and academia in the development of agricultural machinery industry in Indonesia and South Korea. The collaboration intended to contribute on the acceleration of technology transformation and adoption of agricultural machinery to empower agricultural machinery industry in respective countries.