Gunsan City Leads the Promotion of Public Procurement for Social Economy Enterprises

Promotion for Enhancing Understanding of Social Economy and Expanding Market Access for Enterprises

Photo by Gunsan City Provided

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hong Jae-hee] Gunsan City, Jeonbuk, has launched efforts to revitalize public procurement so that social economy enterprises prioritizing social value can take root as key players in the local economy.

On the 3rd, the city announced that it held a 'Social Economy Enterprise Public Procurement Revitalization Meeting' targeting heads of departments and sections in the city government to promote understanding of the social economy and encourage the preferential purchase of products from social economy enterprises.

This meeting shared the current status of public procurement promotion for the social economy in Gunsan City and included an educational session on understanding the social economy, public procurement activation policies, and successful cases by the policy chairman of the Jeonbuk Social Economy Solidarity Council.

Additionally, the city distributed a promotional directory book for Gunsan social economy enterprises and provided guidance on how to use e-store 36.5+, a nationwide social economy product mall.

In the second half of the year, the city plans to conduct practical training on the public procurement system for department purchasing officers and hold a social economy fair to enhance understanding and consensus on the social economy, focusing on enterprise promotion and market expansion.

Han Yu-ja, Director of the Job Policy Division, said, “We will spare no support to ensure that public procurement is revitalized so that social economy enterprises prioritizing social value can firmly take root as key players in the local economy.”

Meanwhile, Gunsan City's social economy enterprises currently include 11 preliminary social enterprises, 16 social enterprises, 5 village enterprises, and 6 self-support enterprises, which continuously engage in job creation for vulnerable groups and various community contribution activities within the region.

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