Gwangju Nam-gu Launches Public Idea Contest for Livelihood Regulation Innovation Projects

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byeong-nae) announced on the 2nd that it will conduct the ‘2020 Public Life Regulation Innovation Task Idea Contest’ in five major areas: national welfare and daily life, employment and jobs, support for small business owners and SMEs, and new industries.

Any citizen of the Republic of Korea can propose ideas, and submissions in multiple fields are also allowed.

The deadline for idea submissions is the 19th of this month.

Related documents can be downloaded from the Nam-gu Office website, and proposed ideas can be submitted via email or postal mail.

However, cases that violate the purpose of the contest, such as unauthorized use of others’ ideas, or tasks that have already been awarded in contests conducted by other organizations, will be excluded from evaluation.

Nam-gu plans to evaluate the creativity, feasibility, and effectiveness of the proposed ideas and provide ministerial commendations and prize money to outstanding idea proposers.

The selection of excellent tasks is scheduled to take place in October.

One proposer of the best idea will receive the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award along with a prize of 500,000 won; three recipients of the excellence award will receive the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award and 300,000 won each; and sixteen recipients of the encouragement award will receive the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award and 100,000 won each.

A Nam-gu official stated, “We will do our best to discover excellent ideas that resolve inconveniences related to residents’ daily lives and improve various regulations so that economic activities can be actively carried out.”

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