Gangnam-gu, Job Creation Idea Contest

Public Contest Open Until May 22 to Revitalize Economy Stagnated by COVID-19...Open to All Seoul Citizens, Total Prize Money 5.4 Million Won

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jung Soon-gyun) will hold a "Job Creation Idea" contest from the 13th to May 22nd to revitalize the local economy, which has been stagnant due to COVID-19, and to discover good jobs.

The contest categories include ▲jobs related to startups and entrepreneurship ▲regionally specialized jobs such as medical tourism and MICE ▲jobs to revitalize the local economy ▲jobs by demographic groups (youth, women, middle-aged, etc.) ▲jobs through the activation of the social economy ▲and other job creation proposals. Outstanding ideas selected through evaluation will be promoted as Gangnam-gu job creation projects.

Any Seoul citizen can participate individually or as a group. For detailed information such as submission documents, please refer to the Gangnam-gu website or contact the Job Policy Division.

The total prize money is 5.4 million KRW, with △1 Gold Prize winner (2 million KRW) △1 Silver Prize winner (1 million KRW) △2 Bronze Prize winners (500,000 KRW each) △3 Encouragement Prize winners (300,000 KRW each) △5 Effort Proposal winners (100,000 KRW each). Winners will be announced and awarded at the end of June.

Lee Yong-dal, head of the Job Policy Division, said, "We plan to actively reflect and promote the outstanding proposals selected through this contest as job policy projects," adding, "We hope this will be an opportunity to discover innovative jobs suited to Gangnam-gu's characteristics and revitalize the economy, which has been stagnant due to COVID-19."

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