Establishment of 'Social Economy Center' Overseeing Social Enterprises in Gyeonggi-do Next Year

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The establishment of the 'Social Economy Center' in Gyeonggi-do has entered the final countdown.

On the 7th, the Gyeonggi Provincial Council announced the legislative notice of the 'Ordinance on the Establishment and Operation of the Gyeonggi-do Social Economy Center,' which oversees Gyeonggi-do's social economy policies and is dedicated to social economy enterprises.

The ordinance includes the establishment of the Social Economy Center under Gyeonggi-do as a dedicated organization to build a sustainable foundation for the social economy and promote the growth of social economy enterprises.

The Social Economy Center will carry out projects such as ▲ research necessary for social economy policies and business development ▲ measurement and management of social economy organization performance ▲ development of social economy strategic projects and discovery of regionally specialized models ▲ operation of an integrated social economy platform and informatization projects.

Kim Young-hae, a Democratic Party member of the provincial council, explained, "Gyeonggi-do is the first to promote the establishment of a Social Economy Center as an institution under a metropolitan local government," adding, "Since Gyeonggi-do has completed its own review and prior consultation with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, if the ordinance passes, it will be possible to open the center early next year after additional procedures."

The ordinance will be reviewed at the provincial council's extraordinary session held from the 22nd to the 31st of this month.

Meanwhile, as of the end of December last year, there are 967 social enterprises, 259 village enterprises, 4,231 cooperatives, and 175 self-support enterprises among social economy enterprises in the province.

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