Gyeonggi-do Rolls Up Sleeves to Foster Textile Industry

[Asia Economy (Uijeongbu) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province is promoting the 'Cross-Industry Convergence Business Foundation Project' and the 'Next-Generation Textile Academy Project' to revitalize manufacturing and strengthen capabilities of textile companies in the province.

The Cross-Industry Convergence Business Foundation Project supports securing competitiveness by creating an environment for technology convergence and joint development between Gyeonggi Province's specialized industries?textiles, furniture, and leather?and other industries.

It promotes regular exchanges among specialized industry companies and supports the generation of creative ideas and prototype development through sharing management and technical knowledge.

Participating companies receive up to 5 million KRW per company for prototype production costs, and up to 500,000 KRW per company for participation fees to promote developed prototypes at domestic and international exhibitions.

The Next-Generation Textile Academy is a project that supports textile industry successors in acquiring management knowledge and leadership to actively respond to environmental changes, and strengthens companies' development capabilities and competitiveness through networking among companies.

It provides opportunities to experience the entire stream from material development to garment production through theoretical education and grouping companies by process.

In particular, four collaboration groups will be formed, and up to 5 million KRW per group will be supported for prototype development costs.

The recruitment targets for the Cross-Industry Convergence Business Foundation are small and medium-sized enterprises in textiles, furniture, leather, design, and IT sectors within the province. The Next-Generation Textile Academy targets second-generation managers and practitioners of textile companies in the province.

Applications for this project can be submitted by filling out the application form on the Gyeonggi Textile Industry Association website (www.gtia.or.kr) or the Gyeonggi Textile Comprehensive Support Center website (www.gtextopia.or.kr), and then sending it via email (kadun@gtia.or.kr) or fax (031-840-9615) by March 25.

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