Pyeongtaek City Holds Training for Procurement Officers to Promote Public Purchasing from Social Economy Enterprises

Pyeongtaek City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Jung Jangseon) conducted an awareness improvement training for about 100 procurement officers from Pyeongtaek City and its affiliated public institutions on April 21 in the main conference room at Pyeongtaek City Hall. The training aimed to promote the priority purchase of products from social economy enterprises.

Pyeongtaek City (Mayor Jung Jang-seon) held a training session on improving awareness among public procurement officers to promote the priority purchase of social economy enterprise products on the 21st at the Pyeongtaek City Hall main conference room, targeting about 100 procurement officers from Pyeongtaek City and its affiliated public institutions. Provided by Pyeongtaek City

This training was organized to help participants understand the necessity and justification for prioritizing social economy in the public sector, and to strengthen the virtuous cycle of the local economy through the activation of priority purchasing.

Lee Cheoljong, Director of Onuleeum Co., Ltd., who was invited as the instructor for this training, spoke on the topic of "Sustainability of Local Communities and Public Procurement in the Social Solidarity Economy." He addressed the need for public procurement, the current status of public procurement and social solidarity economy enterprises in Pyeongtaek City, and, through an analysis of Pyeongtaek City's 2026 budget, presented practical ways to expand priority purchasing, which received a strong response from the participants.

Kim Bokyung, Head of the Job and Economy Division, stated, "Although public institutions are legally obligated to prioritize purchasing products from social economy enterprises, I hope you recognize that this also serves as a catalyst for the virtuous cycle of the local economy and join as participants in the solidarity for social value practice." She added, "We will continue to make diverse efforts to expand public sector sales channels and to activate public procurement."

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