Gwangju Dong-gu Achieves Success in Selection for Social Economy Collaboration System Establishment Project

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Im Taek) announced on the 25th that it has been selected for the 2021 Social Economy Collaboration System Establishment Project contest hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, securing a project budget of 100 million KRW.

The social economy 'Ieum' project applied for by Dong-gu is a public-private-academic collaboration project that promotes social economy activation policies through a collaborative system involving various entities such as social economy enterprises in the region centered on Dong-gu, Chosun University, and the Dong-gu Social Economy Federation.

This project will invest a total budget of 100 million KRW (including 50 million KRW in national funds) and will be promoted in each field such as market support, talent development, other support, and network activation.

Specific details include ▲Market support (activating market entry and enhancing competitiveness by developing the Dong-gu social economy brand, expanding sales channels linked to online platforms and public institution priority purchases by supporting the production of detailed company pages) ▲Talent development (establishing a public-private-academic collaboration system, operating a credit-linked corporate internship system, and running education and experience classes for youth to understand social economy correctly).

In addition, ▲Other support (discovering resident-experienced Dong-gu social economy models, providing customized consulting support for each company, and holding policy briefings by central government ministries) ▲Network activation (holding meetings and workshops among social economy organizations to share company issues and create joint collaboration opportunities) and various projects in each field to expand the base and open new paths for the social economy are planned.

Mayor Im Taek of Dong-gu said, "With the selection of this contest project, we expect to revitalize the local economy by establishing a social collaboration system through organic connections between the public, private, and academic sectors," adding, "We hope that social enterprises, which are struggling due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, will strengthen their self-sustainability and grow soundly."

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