Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun: "Innovation to Realize Citizen-Led Local Autonomy Next Year"

Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun is presiding over the '2024 Major Tasks Final Report Meeting' in the city hall's medium conference room on the 19th.

Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun emphasized, "In 2024, we will achieve innovation by realizing local autonomy led by citizens, beyond mere citizen participation."

At the ‘2024 Major Work Final Report Meeting’ held on the 19th in the city hall’s medium conference room, Mayor Lee said, "If 2023 was a year of planning and preparing a new Suwon, 2024 will be the year to execute what has been prepared so far," adding, "If we promote city administration in close cooperation with citizens, we can achieve results."

Suwon City has set its vision for next year as an economically concentrated vibrant city, a city caring for citizens' happiness, and a sustainable innovative city, establishing six major goals and nine core tasks.

The six major goals are ▲Creating an economic city full of creativity and vitality ▲Becoming a warm and inclusive city for happiness ▲Building safe and convenient smart infrastructure ▲Strengthening urban competitiveness for the future ▲Realizing carbon neutrality as part of daily life ▲Transforming into a high-quality cultural capital.

Suwon plans to lay the foundation for corporate growth through attracting high-tech companies, the Suwon Enterprise Saebit Fund, expanding support for small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) backbone funds, and establishing the Suwon Bio Cluster.

Through customized support for SME growth, support for pioneering export sites, and strengthening competitiveness of Suwon Delta Plex, Suwon will prevent existing companies from leaving and revitalize the startup ecosystem.

Additionally, the city will promote the protection of local commercial districts and support special guarantees and fees for small business owners.

Furthermore, the ‘Suwon Saebit Care’ project, which was operated in eight pilot neighborhoods, will be expanded to all 44 neighborhoods, and infrastructure to support single-person households will be established.

Lee Ui-geun, chairman of the Suwon City Enterprise Attraction Committee, said, "Although there are restrictions on operating businesses in Suwon due to the overpopulation control zone regulations, there are clear advantages," and urged, "Please actively promote Suwon’s locational strengths and draw a big picture for establishing industrial facilities."

Hong Eun-hwa, secretary-general of the Suwon Environmental Movement Center, proposed, "To enable palm-sized gardens to function as carbon sinks, please plant more perennial herbs and woody plants rather than annual herbs in the gardens."

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