Webtoons Coexisting with the Region... Changwon City Signs Agreement to Foster Webtoon Industry

Mayor Heo Seong-mu: "Synergy Effect is Greater When Manufacturing and Webtoon Industries are Linked"

Mayor Heo Seong-mu is signing the 'Changwon City Webtoon Industry Development Win-Win Agreement' with Wonmoonseong University, Gyeongnam Changwon Webtoon Association, and Redrover Co., Ltd.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Changwon City, Gyeongnam, signed a 'Changwon City Webtoon Industry Development Win-Win Agreement' on the 11th with Changwon Moonsung University, Gyeongnam Changwon Webtoon Association, and Redrover Co., Ltd.

The webtoon industry evolved from the 1900s comic market centered on script studios to digital content that can be viewed anytime and anywhere with the spread of smartphones.

Webtoon artists and platform companies have the advantage of being able to succeed outside the metropolitan area without being restricted by region or location.

Also, with the globalization of content, it is a highly competitive industry that can grow together with the region, requiring cooperation and systematic support from the city, academia, private associations, and industry.

Through the agreement ceremony, the city and the three organizations will mutually cooperate to foster the webtoon industry together with the region by establishing an organic work system to enhance the competitiveness of the local webtoon industry.

The main contents of the agreement include discovering and nurturing webtoon artists, revitalizing the webtoon industry and creating an ecosystem, personnel and material exchanges when promoting webtoon-related projects, and various matters for promoting the local creative content industry.

Mayor Heo said, "Since Changwon City has the best manufacturing base in Korea, it can increase synergy effects by linking with the webtoon industry," adding, "We will do our best to develop it as a hub of the webtoon industry not only in the Gyeongnam area but nationwide and grow it into a global city leading future trends."

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