Gyeonggi-do Appoints Service Industry Development Committee Members on the 30th and Holds First Meeting

Yeom Tae-young, Deputy Governor for Economic Affairs of Gyeonggi Province, is taking a commemorative photo with the members of the Service Industry Development Committee after holding the first meeting of the committee this year on the 30th.

Gyeonggi Province has launched a committee for the development of the service industry.

On the 30th, Gyeonggi Province held the '4th Gyeonggi Province Service Industry Development Committee Member Appointment Ceremony' and its first meeting of the year at the Next-Generation Convergence Technology Institute in Gwanggyo Technovalley, Yeongtong, Suwon, and announced on the 31st that it discussed policy directions for the development of the province's service industry.

The Service Industry Development Committee consists of a total of 20 members, including Yeom Tae-young, the Vice Governor for Economy of the province and chairman, six related department heads, and 13 appointed members.

The committee will perform deliberation roles such as establishing the basic plan and implementation plan for fostering the service industry in Gyeonggi Province, improving related systems, and supporting research and development.

The new members are composed of experts from various fields such as data, transportation, social welfare, education, content, and tourism to lay the foundation for Gyeonggi Province's service industry and strengthen its competitiveness, developing it into a growth engine for the regional economy. Their term is two years, from this day until May 29, 2025.

Following the appointment of the committee members, Gyeonggi Province held the first meeting to deliberate on the implementation plan for fostering the service industry within the province this year and to discuss the development direction of the province's service industry.

Moon Mi-seong, Senior Research Fellow at the Gyeonggi Research Institute, stated, "Compared to other industries, the service industry has higher added value and employment creation effects," and suggested, "For the development of the province's service industry, promising service sectors with practical effectiveness and regulatory areas must be discovered simultaneously."

Yeom Tae-young, Vice Governor for Economy of Gyeonggi Province, said, "I look forward to the growth of the province's service industry sector, which will play a new growth engine role by fully utilizing the characteristics and potential of Gyeonggi Province," and urged, "Please convey the committee members' suggestions for system improvements and voices from the field without omission."

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