Daejeon Office of Education Ranks First in Priority Purchase of Products Made by People with Severe Disabilities

Priority Purchase Ratio Reaches 2.67% in 2024
Total Priority Purchases Amount to 4.17 Billion Won

The Daejeon Metropolitan Office of Education announced that it ranked first among the 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education nationwide in the 2024 priority purchase performance of products made by people with severe disabilities, as announced by the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

The Daejeon Office of Education raised its purchase target ratio from 1.5% to 2.0% through an ordinance revision last year and conducted interim inspections by institution. As a result, in 2024, the priority purchase ratio for products made by people with severe disabilities reached 2.67% (the national average for offices of education was 1.16%), and the total amount of priority purchases was 4.17 billion won.

This year as well, the Daejeon Office of Education plans to continue its efforts to promote vocational rehabilitation and social participation for people with disabilities by providing guidance on priority purchasing methods for products made by people with severe disabilities to all affiliated institutions, introducing best practices such as priority purchase of government-supplied materials, and conducting interim inspections in the second half of the year.

Yoon Seokoh, director of finance at the Daejeon Office of Education, said, "Since 2019, we have exceeded the legally required priority purchase ratio for products made by people with severe disabilities every year, and we have seen a steady upward trend over the past three years. We will continue to do our best not only to prioritize the purchase of products made by people with severe disabilities, but also to give preference to products from socially disadvantaged enterprises, thereby fulfilling our responsibilities as a public institution."

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