Pyongyang Sci-Tech Complex

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| native_name = 과학기술전당

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| location = Ssuk Island, Rangrang-guyok Pyongyang, North Korea

| location_country = North Korea

| coordinates = {{coord|38|59|19.68|N|125|42|44.64|E}}

| completion_date = 2015

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The DPRK Sci-Tech Complex ({{Langx|ko|과학기술전당}}{{pronunciation needed}}) 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.The Guardian. Oct 29, 2015. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2015/oct/29/north-korea-atom-nuclear-science-centre-pictures 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 ..." According to KBS World, it then had over 100,000 square meters of floor area.{{Cite news |date=20 June 2019 |title=Science and Technology in N. Korea |work=KBS World |url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/contents_view.htm?lang=e&board_seq=365651 |access-date=31 May 2022}}

From above, the facility is built to resemble an atom.{{Cite news |last=Dean |first=Josh |date=1 May 2020 |title=Wanna Do Business in Pyongyang? Call North Korea's Guy in Spain |work=Bloomberg Businessweek |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-05-01/wanna-do-business-in-pyongyang-call-north-korea-s-guy-in-spain |access-date=31 May 2022}} The facility has an e-library. It has about 3,000 computer terminals.{{Cite news |date=9 November 2017 |title=How North Korea is slowly embracing its own sealed version of the internet – complete with stringent surveillance |work=The South China Morning Post |agency=The Associated Press |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2119146/how-north-korea-slowly-embracing-its-own-sealed-version-internet |url-status=live |access-date=31 May 2022 |archive-url=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 |archive-date=5 January 2020}} To North Koreans, these provide access to the national intranet, the Kwangmyong network.{{Cite web |last=Talmadge |first=Eric |date=2017-11-11 |title=North Korea's digital divide: Online elites, isolated masses |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/blue-sky/ct-north-korea-digital-divide-20171111-story.html |access-date=2021-03-31 |website=The Chicago Tribune}}{{Cite news |date=19 November 2017 |title=North Korea Slowly Goes Online |work=Voice of America |url=https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/north-korea-slowly-goes-online/4113399.html |access-date=31 May 2022}}