Gwangju City Council Member Kim Nayoon Proposes 'Local Publishing Promotion Ordinance' as Lead Sponsor

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] A bill that can be expected to develop effective policies and support measures for the increasingly struggling local publishing industry has been proposed.

The "Gwangju Metropolitan City Local Publishing Promotion Ordinance," primarily proposed by Gwangju Metropolitan Council member Kim Na-yoon (Democratic Party, Buk-gu 6 Yangsan, Geon-guk, Sinyong), has passed the relevant standing committee, the Education and Culture Committee, and is awaiting approval in the plenary session.

Council member Kim explained the background of the ordinance proposal, saying, "The local publishing industry, which plays an important role in delivering knowledge and information to local residents, is shrinking due to the culture development centered in the metropolitan area, so systematic support and fostering measures are urgently needed."

The main content of the ordinance encourages the mayor to make efforts to prioritize the purchase of local publishing publications and recommends that local districts and education offices prioritize purchasing and stocking local publishing publications in libraries they establish and operate.

Additionally, the ordinance mandates the establishment and implementation every five years of the Gwangju Metropolitan City Local Publishing Promotion Plan, which includes matters related to the basic goals and promotion directions of local publishing promotion, projects encouraging the publication of quality local books, and local publishing promotion projects such as publication distribution informatization projects.

In particular, to promote local publishing, the ordinance allows entrusting projects to corporations or organizations and permits supporting necessary expenses within the budget.

Council member Kim said, "Local publishing, as a creator of local cultural content, has very high value and importance for revitalizing local culture," and added, "I hope that the declining local publishing will be revitalized again and lead to the development of local culture."

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