Professor Jang Seok-ju of Honam University Elected Chairman of Gwangju Innovation Promotion Committee

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Professor Jang Seok-ju of Honam University will serve as the chairman of the Gwangju Innovation Promotion Committee.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 21st, the Gwangju Innovation Promotion Committee held a full meeting in the city hall's medium conference room the day before and elected Professor Jang as chairman. His term lasts until next year.

Professor Jang is active as the chairman of the Gwangju Regional Innovation Council and the National Regional Innovation Council. He has led efforts for regional development, including supporting the development of innovation tasks for multi-ministerial projects in the super metropolitan area, discovering regional balanced New Deal projects, urging exemption from preliminary feasibility study and early commencement of the ‘Daegu~Gwangju Dalbit High-Speed Railway,’ and establishing the Honam Advanced Medical Complex.

At the meeting, the promotion plan for the ‘Improvement of Private Contract Operation’ recommended last August was shared, and it was agreed to discover detailed promotion tasks of the ‘Gwangju Future Innovation Plan’ announced at the 3rd anniversary event of the Innovation Promotion Committee in November to enhance the execution power of the innovation plan.

New Chairman Jang said, “So far, the Innovation Promotion Committee has played a role in providing momentum for innovation throughout city administration through sector-specific innovation recommendations.” He added, “Based on our past performance, we will actively discover innovation tasks for a ‘bigger and stronger Gwangju’ so that the Innovation Promotion Committee contributes to opening Gwangju’s future.”

Meanwhile, since its launch in November 2018, the Gwangju Innovation Promotion Committee presented a plaque of appreciation to Chairman Joo Jung-min, who led the committee, established the foundation and system for administrative innovation, and contributed to administrative innovation by discovering 31 innovation tasks in various fields and recommending them to Gwangju City.

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