Gyeongnam Province Adds 12 Preliminary Social Enterprises... 28 Locations This Year Alone

Gyeongnam Provincial Government. / Photo by Se-ryeong Lee ryeong@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] Gyeongsangnam-do has newly designated 12 locations as the 2nd batch of Gyeongnam-type preliminary social enterprises in 2022.

The preliminary social enterprise system is designed to discover social enterprises suited to regional characteristics and support their transition into social enterprises in the future, maintaining the designation for three years.

Social enterprises refer to companies that pursue social objectives by providing social services or jobs in fields such as education, health, social welfare, environment, and culture to vulnerable groups, or contributing to the local community to improve the quality of life of local residents while conducting business activities.

The province announced that out of 25 companies that applied through a public contest in July, 12 were finally designated.

The designated companies were selected through document screening by three institutions including city/county offices, local employment and labor offices, and regional support organizations, followed by on-site inspections and face-to-face evaluations by the designation review committee.

The types of designated companies include ▲companies providing education such as project-based social problem-solving education and creative experiential activities using artificial intelligence for elementary, middle, and high school students ▲companies offering Korean language education and Korean cultural experience opportunities to migrant workers, marriage immigrant women, and children from multicultural families ▲and cafe operating companies planning to expand employment of people with developmental disabilities.

Gyeongsangnam-do has designated a total of 28 preliminary social enterprises by adding 12 locations this year following 16 locations in the first half of the year, and plans to provide benefits such as ▲granting eligibility to apply for financial support projects ▲registration as a priority purchase target for public institutions ▲consulting support for transition to social enterprises.

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