Daejeon City Builds 'Ontong Delivery Platform' Through Public-Private Cooperation

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Daejeon City is set to establish the ‘Ontong Delivery Platform’ through a public-private partnership. The platform aims to activate the use of local currency by reducing commission fees for local small business owners and providing cashback benefits to users.

The city announced on the 28th that it will recruit participating businesses until the 16th of next month, alongside the promotion of the Ontong Delivery Platform project.

The Ontong Delivery Platform will be built by utilizing small to medium-sized private apps that meet certain conditions set by the city to secure marketability, promoting to approximately 395,000 Ontong Daejeon app members, and supporting Ontong Daejeon payment cashback.

Participation conditions include ▲commission fees of 2% or less ▲no additional charges such as promotion fees or franchise fees ▲securing 500 or more affiliated stores within the jurisdiction ▲stable operational capabilities.

The city expects that the Ontong Delivery Platform project will help local small business owners secure sustainable competitiveness by leveraging private market know-how without separate operational cost support.

For more details, refer to the city hall announcement or contact the Job and Economy Bureau for guidance.

Ko Hyun-deok, Director of the Job and Economy Bureau, said, “The Ontong Delivery Platform is the optimal solution to simultaneously secure the autonomy of the delivery app market and the competitiveness of small business owners,” adding, “The city will do its best to support small business owners using Ontong Daejeon.”

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