Jeonnam Province joined forces with public institutions relocating to the Innovation City for win-win cooperation. On the 23rd, Jeollanam-do held a meeting with public institutions relocating Naju Innovation City to share local issues and discuss ways for win-win cooperation.
The meeting was attended by about 20 people, including South Jeolla Province Governor Kim Young-rok, former heads of public institutions such as Korea Electric Power Corporation, the mayor of Naju, and the president (dean of academic affairs) of Korea Institute of Energy Technology, and discussed ways to achieve win-win cooperation.
Jeonnam Province is smoothly carrying out pending projects such as the second relocation of public institutions in the metropolitan area to former public institutions, attracting affiliated organizations, expanding the recruitment of local talent, preferential purchasing of local products, local contribution projects (scholarships to foster local talent, etc.), and leading projects for the global energy transition. We asked for your special interest and cooperation to push this forward.
Governor Kim Young-rok said, “We will actively reflect the opinions of public institutions to revitalize the innovation city through win-win cooperation meetings with previous public institutions and solidify the win-win cooperation system.” “We will serve as a base city to support growth and do our best to make a powerful leap forward into the world as a luxury city,” he said.
Jeonnam Province continues to cooperate with 16 former public institutions, including Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), for mutual growth in the region.
In addition, to ensure that the innovation city grows into a luxury city well-equipped with industry, culture, education, medical care, and welfare facilities, together with Gwangju and Naju cities, the ‘Life SOC Complex Innovation Center’ equipped with a children’s library and childcare support facilities, exhibition and multi-purpose rooms, swimming pool, and youth The ‘Bitgaram Complex Innovation Center’, which will house a cultural center, is scheduled to be completed by 2025.
This year, a joint recruitment information session was held to recruit local talent, a meeting was held jointly with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to support resident companies to revitalize the industry-academia-research cluster, a Namdo cultural tour to introduce the culture and arts of the Namdo to executives and employees of former public institutions, and local residents and former public institutions. The 10th Bitgaram Festival was held to provide a place of harmony where people can participate and communicate together.
Meanwhile, Jeollanam-do held the ‘2024 Jeollanam-do Rural, Rural, and Rural Community Harmony Competition’ at the Hampyeong-gun Culture and Sports Center on the 23rd and pledged to work with rural, rural, and rural residents to expand the attraction of urban residents to overcome the crisis of regional extinction.
About 600 people attended the harmony competition, including South Jeolla Province Governor Kim Young-rok, Kim Ok-hwan, Chairman of the Jeonnam Provincial Repatriate, Rural, Fishery and Rural Community Association, Ko Jae-young, President of the National Association of Repatriated Farmers, Fisheries and Villagers, Joo Sang-bong, President of the Korean Association for Displaced Persons, Kim Moon-soo, Chairman of the Agriculture and Fisheries Committee of the Jeonnam Provincial Council, and Lee Nam-o, Chairman of the Hampyeong County Council.
At the event, in preparation for the retirement of the second baby boomer generation (1965-1974), a win-win development business agreement was signed between Jeonnam Province, the Korea Veterans Association, and the Jeonnam Returned Rural, Fishery, and Villagers Association to attract urban residents.
The Korea Veterans’ Association is an organization of retired police officers established in 1960 and has 1.5 million active members. Through the agreement, we plan to actively cooperate in participating in and promoting Jeonnam Province’s return-to-farm, fishing and fishing village program and strengthen activities to attract urban residents together with Jeonnam Province.
The event on this day was hosted by the Jeonnam Provincial Return-to-Rural, Fishermen, and Villagers Association, and was held in the order of commendation for excellent rural, rural, and return-to-village residents, business agreements, performances, and city-county singing competitions.
At the award ceremony, five people, including Kim Jong-tak, chairman of the Jangheung-gun Returning Rural, Rural, and Rural Villagers Association, received commendations from the governor for their contributions to the stable settlement of rural, rural, and rural community residents and their integration into the local community.
Governor Kim Young-rok said, “I hope that this harmonization competition will be an important opportunity to support the dreams and hopes of rural and rural residents, and to strengthen mutual communication and cooperation.” He added, “We will continue to provide diverse support to create vibrant rural and fishing villages.” He said.
The Jeollanam-do Association of Returning Farmers, Fishermen and Villagers was established in 2016 and currently has 4,500 active members. In addition, we are carrying out various activities to attract urban residents, such as carrying out promotional campaigns for returning to rural, fishing, and rural areas in large cities such as Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Busan together with the 21 cities and counties’ return-to-rural, rural, and rural communities every year.
Economy Queen Reporter Hana Choi Photo: Jeonnam Province
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