Chungnam Selected for 16 Government Public Projects, Secures 155.4 Billion Won in National Funding

[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Chungnam Province secured 155.47 billion KRW in national funding by being selected for 16 government public projects in the first half of this year.

According to the province on the 10th, from January to June, Chungnam was selected for 16 projects in 8 fields related to future industries in government public competitions. The total project cost for these tasks is 257.647 billion KRW, of which 155.47 billion KRW (60%) is covered by national funds.

The selected projects include university research and development (R&D) support, fostering regional key industries and future new growth industries. Based on the selection results, the province expects to establish a sustainable growth foundation for the region and create future sources of income.

In particular, through these 16 projects, the province anticipates employment inducement effects of 10,031 people, production inducement effects of 416.2 billion KRW, and value-added inducement effects of 99.1 billion KRW.

The province plans to build on this momentum by challenging a total of 12 government public projects in the second half of this year and the first half of next year. It also intends to focus its capabilities on fostering future strategic industries by proposing new projects in line with next year’s government policy directions.

Lee Tae-gyu, Director of the Future Industry Bureau of the province, said, “Efforts to create future growth engines for Chungnam are leading to visible results. Based on these achievements, the province will not only grow Chungnam’s key industries but also accelerate the creation of an eco-friendly future industrial ecosystem suitable for the post-COVID-19 era.”

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