Outline of Kim Dong-yeon Administration in Gyeonggi Province Emerges... Focus on 'Environment, Labor Safety, and Animal Welfare'

Gyeonggi Provincial Government Gwanggyo New Office Building

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will establish new organizations for the regeneration of 1st and 2nd generation aging new towns and old downtown areas, the installation of the Gyeonggi Northern Special Autonomous Province, and the attraction of Gyeonggi International Airport. It will also newly establish the Future Growth Industry Bureau, Social Economy Bureau, and Labor Safety Division. Additionally, the existing Environment Bureau and Livestock and Forestry Bureau will be reorganized into the Climate Environment Energy Bureau and Livestock Animal Welfare Bureau, respectively.

On the 26th, Gyeonggi Province announced the legislative notice of the organizational reorganization plan for the 8th term of the elected government, which includes the establishment of the Future Growth Industry Bureau, Social Economy Bureau, and Livestock Animal Welfare Bureau, and plans to finalize it after review by the Gyeonggi Provincial Council.

First, as a core pledge of Governor Kim Dong-yeon's 8th term, the province will establish dedicated organizations under the third-level director system for ▲ regeneration of 1st and 2nd generation aging new towns and old downtown areas ▲ installation of the Gyeonggi Northern Special Autonomous Province ▲ attraction of Gyeonggi International Airport. These organizations will be the Urban Regeneration Promotion Team, Gyeonggi Northern Special Autonomous Province Promotion Team, and Gyeonggi International Airport Promotion Team. Each director will be directly under the jurisdiction of the respective vice governor.

In addition, the 'Future Growth Industry Bureau' will be newly established to be in charge of fostering advanced industries and supporting corporate innovation growth, with affiliated departments such as the Digital Innovation Division, Semiconductor Industry Division, Advanced Mobility Industry Division, and Bio Industry Division.

The Future Growth Industry Bureau will actively respond to intensified competition in advanced industries, global supply chain restructuring, and accelerated digital transformation of industrial structures, playing a leading role in creating future growth businesses.

The province will also newly establish the 'Social Economy Bureau' to serve as a greater 'opportunity storehouse' for the 13.9 million residents of Gyeonggi Province. To this end, a social innovation complex will be created on the site of the former Gyeonggi Province government office located in Paldal-gu, Suwon City, and a Social Venture Economy Division will be established as the responsible department to promote this.

The province will establish a Labor Safety Division reflecting the contemporary demands for labor safety and animal welfare, thereby strengthening the labor safety network in industrial sites.

Furthermore, to enhance the ability to respond to the climate crisis and strengthen industrial competitiveness through carbon neutrality practices, the Environment Bureau will be reorganized into the 'Climate Environment Energy Bureau,' and the Forestry Division and Park Greenery Division will be renamed the Forestry Greenery Division and Garden Industry Division, respectively.

Also, the Youth Welfare Policy Division will be renamed the Youth Opportunity Division to provide more balanced opportunities across generations and classes, including youth, baby boomers, artists, and social venture workers, and to expand social value. To this end, a Baby Boomer Opportunity Division will be newly established to provide better opportunities for the baby boomer generation, which has been excluded from systematic support until now.

Additionally, the Livestock and Forestry Bureau will be reorganized into the 'Livestock Animal Welfare Bureau,' and a Companion Animal Division will be newly established to promote advanced animal welfare policies.

This organizational reorganization plan will be finalized after sufficient collection of opinions during the 20-day legislative notice period and subsequent supplementation.

Ryu In-kwon, Director of Planning and Coordination Office of the province, explained the organizational reorganization policy, saying, "The biggest feature of this organizational reorganization plan is that it was prepared in a direction to implement major pledge organizations to realize the three major visions of Gyeonggi Province's 8th term elected government: 'more opportunities, more equitable opportunities, and better opportunities.' We also aimed to actively reflect the so-called five major opportunity package projects?opportunity ladder, open income, opportunity safety net, opportunity power plant, and opportunity base?as well as contemporary trends such as environment, labor safety, and animal welfare."

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