Gyeonggi-do Holds Practical Meeting on Designation of Opportunity Development Special Zone

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

Gyeonggi Province, Pocheon City, and the Gyeonggi Research Institute held a working-level meeting on the 22nd at the northern office of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government to discuss the designation of a 'Opportunity Development Zone' and strategies for specialized industries and attracting companies in Pocheon City.

The Opportunity Development Zone is a key regional balanced development policy promoted by the government under the 'Special Act on Local Autonomy Decentralization and Regional Balanced Development.'

The areas eligible for designation as Opportunity Development Zones within the metropolitan area are places designated by the Local Era Committee among population-decreasing or border areas. Within the province, the possible areas include eight cities and counties: Gimpo, Goyang, Paju, Yangju, Pocheon, Dongducheon, Yeoncheon, and Gapyeong.

This working-level meeting was arranged at the request of Pocheon City.

Pocheon City plans to utilize its status as the only special drone deregulation zone in Gyeonggi Province to develop the drone industry as a strategic industry.

At this working-level meeting, the province and the Gyeonggi Research Institute discussed the strengths of establishing an Opportunity Development Zone for the drone defense industry and plans for attracting companies.

Gyeonggi Province held a preliminary working-level kickoff meeting in July to gather opinions from cities and counties ahead of the full implementation of the system.

Yoon Sung-jin, Director of the Balanced Development Planning Office of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "We believe a specialized strategy unique to the metropolitan area that does not hinder the development of non-metropolitan areas is necessary. We will sequentially and systematically develop specialized strategies and efforts to attract companies in cooperation with cities and counties to coexist with non-metropolitan areas." He added, "In the future, we will consult with other cities and counties and hold working-level meetings to discuss and share opinions with those planning to apply for designation as a development zone."

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