Pyongyang Sci-Tech Complex Explained

Pyongyang Sci-Tech Complex should not be confused with Mirae Scientists Street.

Sci-Tech Complex
Native Name:과학기술전당
Status:Complete
Location:Ssuk Island, Rangrang-guyok Pyongyang, North Korea
Location Country:North Korea
Coordinates:38.9888°N 125.7124°W
Completion Date:2015
Opened Date:2015

The DPRK Sci-Tech Complex is a science and technology centre housed in a large atom-shaped building located on Ssuk Island in Pyongyang, accessed by the Chungsong Bridge. It was completed in 2015.[1] According to KBS World, it then had over 100,000 square meters of floor area.[2]

From above, the facility is built to resemble an atom.[3] The facility has an e-library. It has about 3,000 computer terminals.[4] To North Koreans, these provide access to the national intranet, the Kwangmyong network.[5] [6]

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38.9888°N 125.7124°W

Notes and References

  1. [The Guardian]
  2. News: 20 June 2019 . Science and Technology in N. Korea . KBS World . 31 May 2022.
  3. News: Dean . Josh . 1 May 2020 . Wanna Do Business in Pyongyang? Call North Korea's Guy in Spain . Bloomberg Businessweek . 31 May 2022.
  4. News: 9 November 2017 . How North Korea is slowly embracing its own sealed version of the internet – complete with stringent surveillance . The South China Morning Post . The Associated Press . live . 31 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200105233845/https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2119146/how-north-korea-slowly-embracing-its-own-sealed-version-internet . 5 January 2020.
  5. Web site: Talmadge . Eric . 2017-11-11 . North Korea's digital divide: Online elites, isolated masses . 2021-03-31 . The Chicago Tribune.
  6. News: 19 November 2017 . North Korea Slowly Goes Online . . 31 May 2022.