Changwon City Takes the Lead in Revitalizing the 'Social Economy'

'Joint Declaration Ceremony for Promoting Priority Purchase of Social Economy Enterprise Products' Held
Network Building Among Contract Officers of Major Local Institutions

On the 26th, the 'Joint Declaration Ceremony for the Activation of Priority Purchase of Social Economy Enterprise Products' was held at the Grand Mercure Ambassador Changwon.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Changwon City, Gyeongnam, held a 'Joint Declaration Ceremony for the Activation of Priority Purchase of Social Economy Enterprise Products' on the 26th at the Grand Mercure Ambassador Changwon.

At the joint declaration ceremony, contract officers from 13 major institutions in Changwon, including Changwon City, Changwon Office of Education, Gyeongnam National University, and Gyeongnam Jeil Credit Union, attended, and each institution pledged to actively take the lead in the priority purchase of social economy products.

As a practical measure, the city is promoting the priority purchase of social economy products by establishing a network of major institutions in the area and is forming a consultative body of contract officers from major institutions to spread a culture of realizing social value.

In September, a meeting was held to discuss the direction of the consultative body's operation, and in October, a social economy product promotion exhibition and priority purchase system education were conducted with the participation of 20 social economy enterprises targeting public institutions in the area, including city hall employees and affiliated organizations.

Also, as a result of continuous efforts by all employees to expand the public purchase rate of social economy enterprises that provide jobs and social services to vulnerable groups, the public purchase rate, which was 10% in 2018, has increased every year and currently reaches 17% in 2021.

In addition, various efforts are being made to support the sales channels of social economy enterprises by operating the social economy enterprise online shopping mall 'Nubi Sanghoe' and social economy sales markets.

Yoo Jae-jun, Head of the Job Creation Division, said, "We will continuously create opportunities to promote social economy enterprises and make multifaceted efforts to lead to actual purchases."

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