Gyeonggi-do Launches Social Innovation Platform on the 13th

Gyeonggi Province has launched a social innovation platform.

On the 13th, Gyeonggi Province announced that it held an on-site meeting for the ‘Gyeonggi Province Social Innovation Platform’ at the Gyeonggi Baby Boomer Light Job Center of the Suwon Gwanggyo Next-Generation Convergence Technology Institute.

The social innovation platform is a ‘resident participation policy promotion model’ designed to creatively and innovatively solve various social issues such as climate and environmental changes, demographic shifts, care problems, and regional revitalization.

When residents, social economy organizations, and companies wishing to cooperate on ESG propose social innovation ideas, Gyeonggi Province develops them into policies and projects, and evaluates social outcomes such as social value based on the results.

Gyeonggi Province has launched the 'Social Innovation Platform.' Photo by Gyeonggi Province

Gyeonggi Province plans to organize and operate a ‘Social Innovation Promotion Team’ led by Deputy Governor for Economy Ko Young-in and managed by the Social Innovation Economy Bureau. In addition, it will hold regular working-level meetings to strengthen the substance of the projects and enhance execution capabilities by linking with the Gyeonggi Social Economy Center.

At the meeting, the promotion team decided to pilot social outcome evaluations on topics such as ‘climate action opportunity income.’ They also exchanged opinions on policy directions to support the second act of life for the baby boomer generation and solutions to the food expense burden of university students in the era of high inflation.

Ko Young-in, Deputy Governor for Economy of Gyeonggi Province, emphasized, "Our society faces various social challenges such as the climate crisis, demographic changes, and care issues, and creative and innovative approaches beyond traditional methods are necessary to solve them. Through the social innovation platform, we will continuously support the connection of residents’ innovative ideas to policies and projects."

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