Gwangju Nam-gu "Opening a New Era of Post-Corona, Great Transformation"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Nam-gu, Gwangju (District Mayor Kim Byung-nae) announced on the 30th, ahead of the New Year of the Year of the Tiger, that it will "open an era of great transformation with future strategies to prepare for the post-COVID-19 era."

In the New Year's address, Nam-gu reflected that the transition to a contactless society is an irresistible trend of the times, and that it will be a very important period for promoting strategic projects to open the post-COVID-19 era.

In particular, to open an era of great transformation in response to COVID-19, it emphasized that complete restoration of daily life is an essential prerequisite. While maintaining thorough quarantine and medical systems, it promised urban development centered on the old downtown, fostering future industries based on energy and the 4th industrial revolution, and strengthening urban competitiveness through the Green New Deal and living SOC.

A Nam-gu official defined 2022 as "the year to reap the fruits of various projects promoted over the four years of the 7th elected term," and said, "The old downtown, extending from Baegun Square to Yangnim-dong and Sajik-dong, will be the central axis of Nam-gu's development."

Through various urban regeneration projects conducted in the old downtown as government-led public contest projects, and the linkage outcomes of living SOC complex projects including Jinwol National Sports Center and Cultural Center, the plan is to eliminate the gap between the new and old downtowns and create a Nam-gu where everyone prospers evenly.

It also presented a blueprint to create a more vibrant economic city by generating future growth engines through new renewable energy and immersive content technology.

A Nam-gu official said, "We will make the 440,000-pyeong Energy Valley industrial complex, designated as the Gwangju Free Economic Zone and Energy Industry Convergence Complex, a mecca of innovative growth, and develop Songam-dong into a cultural content-centered new industrial complex by utilizing the immersive content cube and CGI center currently under construction."

In addition, it is expected that the local economy, which was devastated by COVID-19, can be revived through special guarantee support for small business owners and self-employed persons, and the establishment of an online platform that fits the trend of untact consumption culture.

Along with this, to make the effects of policy projects tangible, it plans to strengthen public welfare related to improving residents' quality of life, such as child-rearing and elderly care, thereby solidifying the foundation of an inclusive Nam-gu.

Next year, it plans to create a large number of national and public daycare centers to maximize public childcare utilization rates, and for the same reason, it aims to install Dahamkke Care Centers throughout neighborhoods, including the Family Love Sharing Center currently under construction.

It also intends to further activate the Happy Welfare 7979 Center and 7979 Volunteer Group, which are lifelines for vulnerable residents, and provide jobs for the elderly to enable them to enjoy a dignified life.

Furthermore, to create an eco-friendly city that responds to climate change while preparing for the future, it plans to focus on projects such as the nation's first microgrid demonstration technology development in Songam-dong Sinhyocheon Village, the citizen solar power plant construction project, and the Geumdangsan Dulle-gil trail and other Green New Deal projects around living areas.

A Nam-gu official stated, "We will lead new changes with administration one step ahead in the post-COVID-19 era, completing a 'vibrant economic city and happy welfare Nam-gu' full of safe and prosperous lives."

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