Geochang-gun Wins Grand Prize at 2021 National Policy Goal Implementation Competition

Highly Rated for Job Creation through Corporate Attraction and Business-Centered Communication Administration

Geochang-gun World Elevator Hub City Development Project Best Award for National Goal Implementation [Image Source=Geochang-gun]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] On the 1st, Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam announced that its key project, the ‘World Elevator Hub City Development Project,’ won the Grand Prize (Prime Minister’s Award) at the ‘2021 National Policy Goal Implementation Excellence Case Competition.’

This competition is held annually by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s Local Government Officials Development Institute and the Korea Institute of Local Administration to nationally disseminate the achievements related to national policy goals of local governments.

This year, 94 cases were submitted from local governments nationwide. After the first content review, second expert evaluation, third on-site inspection and online public voting, and fourth presentation evaluation, the top seven institutions participated in the finals.

The Geochang-gun World Elevator Hub City Development Project was selected as a pilot project for the Regional Development Investment Agreement by the National Balanced Development Committee in 2019. With a total project cost of 24.1 billion KRW including 12.1 billion KRW of national and provincial subsidies, it aims to solve the biggest difficulty of elevator companies?labor shortage?and support research and development (R&D) by constructing an elevator industrial complex building and an R&D testing center.

The county presented the case titled ‘Solving Corporate Difficulties through the World Elevator Hub City Development Project,’ receiving high evaluations for attracting companies and creating jobs, corporate-centered communication administration, and collaborative support with related elevator organizations.

The industrial complex building is a three-story, hands-on elevator specialized training center designed to cultivate technical personnel for elevator installation, manufacturing, and maintenance, and to establish an elevator industry cluster. It includes a practice building and an education center, as well as a large conference room for over 400 people, enabling the hosting of large-scale events in the future.

Additionally, an R&D support center was established where small and medium enterprises can rent various R&D and testing equipment. Once the complex building is completed, the Elevator Talent Development Institute based in Seoul will relocate to Geochang to exclusively operate the training center, producing about 1,000 elevator engineers annually.

Moreover, a permanent elevator training center for legally mandated elevator education has been attracted and is operating in Geochang, and the nation’s first elevator-specialized high school, Geochang Elevator High School, has been opened.

County Governor Goo In-mo said, “The World Elevator Hub City Development Project has created the best environment for doing business nationwide,” adding, “We will foster Geochang as a world-class elevator hub city through attracting the Gyeongnam Technopark Elevator Industry Promotion Center, developing the Geochang Advanced General Industrial Complex, and continuously attracting elevator companies.”

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