Jinju City Council Member Jeong Jae-wook Benchmarks Startup-Related Organizations in Daegu City

Finding Best Practices for Efficient Startup Support
Rep. Jeong Leads Startup Support Ordinance Through 5-Minute Speech and Meeting, Emphasizing "Now It's Time for Action"

Assemblyman Jeong Jae-wook visits Daegu Knowledge Industry Center for benchmarking related to startups
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jeong Jae-wook, a city council member of Jinju-si, Gyeongnam, visited Daegu to benchmark startup-related initiatives by visiting Daegu Knowledge Industry Center, Kyungpook National University, and Daegu Creative Economy Innovation Center to successfully promote the city's startup support projects.

This activity was carried out to establish an efficient and systematic support system for startup companies in the city by finding excellent cases of startup support, following the enactment of the ordinance on city startup support in July and the establishment of the startup support team.

In particular, Councilman Jeong Jae-wook, who led the enactment of the ordinance through 5-minute speeches and startup company meetings, attracted attention by proposing the field visit.

Councilman Jeong said, “It was a great opportunity to experience Daegu’s systematic startup system, including the operation of startup facilities, support projects for resident companies, startup education, and technology transfer,” and emphasized, “We will continue to strive to discover various support projects suitable for the characteristics of our city and to revitalize the startup ecosystem.”

He added, “Jinju has various infrastructures such as Gyeongsang National University, Gyeongnam Creative Economy Innovation Center (Western Center), Middle-aged Technology Startup Support Center, LH Social Venture Support Group, Jinju Bio Industry Promotion Agency, and Ceramic Technology Institute, which are advantageous for talent acquisition, technology development, and startup support proposals,” and expressed expectations, saying, “I hope the city grows into a cradle and hub of startups in Korea.”

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