Jangseong-gun Launches Full-Scale Effort to Create a "New Jangseong" in 2021

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jo Hangyu] On the 7th, Jangseong-gun, Jeollanam-do held the 2nd 2021 New Policy Report Meeting, supplementing the discovered policy projects and conducting more in-depth discussions.

The final reported new policies totaled 135 cases, consisting of Jangseong's flagship projects (38 cases) of color marketing 'Yellow City,' which is the first to be introduced and promoted by a local government, policies for revitalizing the region stagnated by COVID-19 (35 cases), central government and Jeollanam-do public contest projects (23 cases), and other current issues (39 cases).

To ensure the sustainable growth of Yellow City Jangseong, the county planned projects such as ▲local stream maintenance project (aiming for Hwangryonggang to be designated as a national garden) ▲installation of Yellow City color design building number plates ▲establishment of the Yellow Art Center ▲creation of an artificial waterfall along Hwangryonggang.

In the agricultural sector, the plan is to solidify the development foundation through ▲construction of a public meal service center within the Nonghyup Jangseong Logistics Center ▲establishment of a local food direct store in the Gwangju area ▲cultivation of apple and cherry growing complexes according to changing consumption trends ▲construction of a smart farm system for facility vegetables ▲production of a facility horticulture house map.

Moreover, by attracting the national project worth 35 billion KRW, the 'National Subtropical Crop Demonstration Center,' Jangseong-gun, which will serve as the forefront base for the future agricultural development of Korea, will promote a pilot project for discovering new income subtropical crops to respond to climate change and guarantee farmers' income.

For proactive response in the COVID-19 era and reflecting the Jangseong-type New Deal policy, policies such as ▲establishment of an intelligent control center ▲construction of a cloud data storage ▲support project for smart local water supply ▲building a high-quality spatial information DB ▲establishment of an unmanned tourism information system for contactless tourism ▲online operation of Jangseong Academy ▲introduction of contactless smart check equipment on rural buses were also prepared.

Along with this, policies to promote youth population inflow and job creation were discovered, including ▲creation of Jangseong Youth Center ▲hidden citizen search activities (inducing and encouraging relocation) ▲finding new owners for closed factories ▲pilot project for fostering 'Cheer Up' youth food startups, preparing to cope with population extinction and restore regional vitality.

The project to globalize the scholar culture of Jangseong Pilam Seowon, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, will also be actively promoted.

This year, by being selected for the '2021 Jeonnam-type Regional Growth Strategic Project' contest, Jangseong-gun secured a project budget of 10 billion KRW over three years, including county funds, and will establish a systematic preservation, management, and utilization plan to maximize the value of Pilam Seowon.

Other reported policies included ▲construction of a local culture electronic encyclopedia system ▲installation of handrails at senior citizen safety rest areas and senior centers ▲establishment of a comprehensive odor management plan ▲COVID-19 prevention 1339 campaign ('Observe 3 daily rules, 3-person relay promotion, stay healthy until 99 years old').

Yoo Doo-seok, Jangseong County Governor, said, "The policy report by sector became an opportunity to discuss common interests among departments," and emphasized, "New policies can achieve results only when all departments communicate and collaborate as one consensus body."

He added, "With the successful implementation of the 2021 new policies, we will revitalize the stagnant local economy and stabilize people's livelihoods," and said, "We plan to actively respond to restoring regional vitality by continuously discovering local food projects in the future."

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