Groundbreaking of Joint Workplace Daycare Center in Daegu Innovation City

Collaboration Among 8 Organizations Including Korea Industrial Complex Corporation

(From the 6th person on the left in the back row) Representative Ryu Seong-geol, Kim Jeong-hwan, Chairman of the Korea Industrial Complex Corporation, Kwon Young-jin, Mayor of Daegu Metropolitan City, Bae Gi-cheol, Head of Daegu Dong-gu Office, and other key attendees along with staff and children from the participating daycare center organizations are holding a groundbreaking ceremony.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] A joint workplace daycare center for resident institutions, companies, and local residents in Daegu Innovation City will be established. The Korea Industrial Complex Corporation (Chairman Kim Jeong-hwan) announced on the 3rd that it held a groundbreaking ceremony for the 'Daegu Innovation City Joint Workplace Daycare Center' at Sinseo Central Park in Daegu Innovation City.

The Daegu Innovation City Joint Workplace Daycare Center is a project jointly promoted by a consortium consisting of seven public institutions located in Daegu Innovation City, including the Korea Industrial Complex Corporation, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation, Korea Education and Research Information Service, Korea Brain Research Institute, Korea Private School Promotion Foundation, Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology, and National Information Society Agency, along with the resident company Lepio.

The Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service is providing 2.07 billion KRW in national funding, Daegu City is providing the construction site and construction costs, and the eight participating institutions are also sharing the construction expenses. The Korea Industrial Complex Corporation is the lead organization for the daycare center construction and is responsible for the building construction and operation.

The joint workplace daycare center will be built on a 720㎡ site within Sinseo Central Park in Daegu Innovation City, with a total floor area of 1,494㎡ and three floors, with a total project cost of 4.59 billion KRW. It is scheduled to be completed in August next year and open in November, planning to enroll and operate for 150 children under the age of five.

The establishment of the joint workplace daycare center is expected to reduce the childcare burden for employees of institutions in Daegu Innovation City and help foster a culture of work-family balance. Kim Jeong-hwan, Chairman of the Korea Industrial Complex Corporation, said, "We will continue to coexist with the local community and do our best to fulfill our social responsibilities as a public institution together with the participating organizations."

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