​○ After globalization, cluster policies are being promoted to strengthen regional industrial competitiveness. In order to effectively promote regional industrial cluster policies, it is necessary to identify potential clusters by analyzing the locational characteristics of industries and to establish spatial development strategies.

○ Jeollabuk-do has selected and intensively nurtured six innovative-growth-industries(energy, transportation and machinery, advanced materials, life-care, agricultural-life, information and communications) to overcome the stagnation of regional key industries.

○ This issue briefing analyzes the changes in the spatial aggregation pattern of the six major innovative-growth-industries in Jeollabuk-do and focuses on preparing the spatial development direction for a leap into an industrial cluster.

○ Compared to Jeollabuk-do's other industries, innovative-growth-industries have a large proportion of a nation-level width and show a tendency to grow rapidly. In particular, the transportation and machinery industry accounts for the largest share at 45.6%. The information and communication industry is showing the highest growth rate with an average annual growth rate of 17.6% from 2010 to 2021.

○ Jeollabuk-do's innovative-growth-industries are concentrated in the northwestern region(Jeonju, Iksan, Gunsan, Gimje, and Wanju) and the concentration in Jeonju region is deepening. However, the cluster pattern changes show differences by industry.

○ Jeollabuk-do needs to establish a direction for spatial development to effectively foster innovative-growth-industries. First, it is necessary to form a core development axis connecting Jeonju and Gunsan, the two major axes of the innovative-growth-industry in Jeollabuk-do. 

○ Second, for the balanced development of Jeollabuk-do's innovative-growth-industry, it is necessary to nurture areas with excellent potential as regional growth bases and induce the growth effect to spread to surrounding areas.

○ Third, it is necessary to establish a detailed development strategy that simultaneously reflects the cluster pattern and network structure for each innovative-growth-industry. ​