Pyongyang Sci-Tech Complex

Building in North Korea, North Korea

38°59′19.68″N 125°42′44.64″E / 38.9888000°N 125.7124000°E / 38.9888000; 125.7124000Completed2015Opened2015

The DPRK Sci-Tech Complex (Korean: 과학기술전당^{[pronunciation?]}) 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.^[2] It has about 3,000 computer terminals.^[4] To North Koreans, these provide access to the national intranet, the Kwangmyong network.^[5]^[6]

References

^ The Guardian. Oct 29, 2015. North Korea opens atom-shaped science and technology centre " The undated images show North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspecting the Sci-Tech Complex on a recent trip, and offering guidance to ..."
^ ^a ^b "Science and Technology in N. Korea". KBS World. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
^ Dean, Josh (1 May 2020). "Wanna Do Business in Pyongyang? Call North Korea's Guy in Spain". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
^ "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. 9 November 2017. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
^ Talmadge, Eric (2017-11-11). "North Korea's digital divide: Online elites, isolated masses". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
^ "North Korea Slowly Goes Online". Voice of America. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2022.