Why Was the Eunpyeong-gu Social Economy Revitalization Committee Meeting Held?

On the 7th, Various Opinions Shared on Enhancing Competitiveness and Future Directions of Social Economy Enterprises... Eunpyeong-gu, the Only District Nationwide to Receive Ministry of Health and Welfare Evaluation Award for 5 Consecutive Years... Leading Social Economy Revitalization

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Eunpyeong-gu (Mayor Kim Mi-kyung) announced that it held the 2022 Eunpyeong-gu Social Economy Revitalization Committee meeting on the 7th.

The Eunpyeong-gu Social Economy Revitalization Committee was first formed in October 2020 to ensure efficient operation of projects and to create a sustainable social economy ecosystem. It performs functions such as establishing support plans, evaluations, discovering and supporting social economy organizations.

At the meeting, the 2022 Eunpyeong-gu social economy revitalization project performance report and the 2023 Eunpyeong-gu social economy revitalization project plan were discussed. Various opinions necessary for the development of Eunpyeong-gu’s social economy were shared, including enhancing the self-sustainability and competitiveness of social economy enterprises and the future direction of the social economy.

Currently, a total of 332 social economy organizations are actively operating in Eunpyeong-gu. The district provides various supports such as financial aid and online/offline market access support to these social enterprises, leading the revitalization of the social economy.

This year, Eunpyeong-gu achieved the remarkable feat of ranking second nationwide in the social economy revitalization category of the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s regional welfare project evaluation. This marks the fifth consecutive year of awards, making Eunpyeong-gu the first in the nation to do so. In June, it was also selected as an excellent local government for fostering social enterprises.

Kim Mi-kyung, Mayor of Eunpyeong-gu, said, “I hope that from this meeting as a starting point, Eunpyeong-gu will leap forward as a central city of social economy creating a new tomorrow.”

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