Launch of the 'Gwangsan Economic Vaccine Meeting' to Overcome COVID-19 and Revitalize the Local Economy
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 7th that the 'Gwangsan Economic Vaccine Council,' a consultative body aimed at overcoming the economic crisis caused by COVID-19 through solidarity and cooperation among local economic agents and establishing a social safety net, has been launched.
The Gwangsan Economic Vaccine Council is an organization involving the private sector, government, industry, and academia to minimize regional economic damage and achieve early crisis recovery amid the prolonged COVID-19 situation.
It is mainly composed of representatives from Gwangsan-gu's economic sectors, including companies, merchant associations, financial institutions, and civic groups.
The Gwangsan Economic Vaccine Council plans to revitalize the local economy by carrying out ▲ establishment of a regional social safety net to overcome the economic crisis ▲ emergency response for small and medium-sized enterprises in industrial complexes ▲ revitalization of small business owners and self-employed individuals ▲ and a city-wide citizen movement to overcome the economic crisis.
To this end, subcommittees will be formed in the fields of finance, business, small business owners, and campaigns with experts, and full-scale activities will commence.
Furthermore, by holding regular meetings for each subcommittee, they plan to discover projects reflecting the demands of the livelihood field and promote these projects together with Gwangsan-gu.
At the inauguration ceremony, participants decided to launch the 'Gwangsan Economic Vaccine Funding Campaign' with the Together Gwangsan Sharing Culture Foundation as the first step of the consultative body's activities.
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The funding campaign, targeting 1 billion KRW in citizen donations, will be used to assist economic agents in blind spots excluded from government support policies.
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