Gyeonggi-do Style New Deal Policy Sets Sail... 5.3842 Trillion Won Invested

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will invest 5.3842 trillion won by 2022 to promote the 'Gyeonggi-do New Deal Policy' to overcome COVID-19 and prepare for the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution.

On the 27th, Gyeonggi Province held a plaque ceremony in front of the office prepared on the 3rd floor of the new building of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government, attended by Governor Lee Jae-myung, Kim Sun-woo, CEO of Technology and Shared Value, Professor Lee Won-young of Suwon University, Lee Yong-cheol, Deputy Governor for Administration of the Province, and Choi Won-yong, Director of Planning and Coordination Office of the Province.

In his greeting, Governor Lee said, "Through the Gyeonggi-do New Deal Policy, I hope to bring forward the dream of a fair world where humans are respected as humans, show solidarity with each other, and live hand in hand, a great harmony society. I ask Gyeonggi Province to create the most exemplary case at the site where the central government's three major New Deal policies are being realized."

The Gyeonggi-do New Deal Policy Promotion Team is an organization that oversees the Gyeonggi-do New Deal projects, responsible for securing budgets, checking progress, supporting responses to the government and National Assembly, and discovering additional projects.

The Promotion Team is led by Deputy Governor Lee Yong-cheol, with Kim Sun-woo, CEO of Technology and Shared Value, and Professor Lee Won-young of Suwon University serving as private sector chairpersons.

The Gyeonggi-do New Deal Policy is carried out in three areas: digital, green, and dormant New Deal, with the Economic Office's Job Economy Policy Team, Environment Bureau's Environmental Policy Development Team, and Economic Office's Job Planning Team handling the practical work respectively.

The Promotion Team will hold sectoral reporting meetings next month and will check the progress of each sector from October while carrying out the projects.

Earlier, on the 23rd, the province announced the Gyeonggi-do New Deal promotion plan, stating that it will invest a total of 5.3842 trillion won by 2022 in nine key tasks and 69 main projects across three areas: ▲ Bringing data to residents ▲ Low carbon with residents ▲ Implementing a safety net for residents' lives.

The budget for each of the three areas is 218.5 billion won for the digital sector, 2.7905 trillion won for the low carbon sector, and 2.3752 trillion won for the safety sector.

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