Lee Jae-myung: "Gyeonggi-do New Deal Will Advance the Dream of a Fair and Harmonious Society"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] As Gyeonggi Province moves forward with the "Gyeonggi-do New Deal Policy" to invest 53.842 trillion won through 2022 to overcome COVID-19 and prepare for the fourth industrial revolution, the "Gyeonggi-do New Deal Policy Task Force" dedicated to implementing the policy held its opening ceremony and officially launched.

On the 27th morning, Gyeonggi Province held an opening ceremony in front of the office on the third floor of the new building of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government with Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung, Kim Sun-woo, CEO of Technology and Shared Value, Lee Won-young, Suwon University Professor, Deputy Governor for Administration Lee Yong-chul, Planning and Coordination Director Choi Won-yong, and Policy and Pledges Senior Secretary Kim Jae-yong in attendance.

In his remarks, Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung stated, "I hope that through the Gyeonggi-do New Deal Policy, we can advance the dream of a fair and harmonious society where people are respected as people, show solidarity with one another, and live together in cooperation," and encouraged, "Please create the most exemplary cases in the field where the central government's three major new deal policies are being realized."

The Gyeonggi-do New Deal Policy Task Force serves as an organization overseeing Gyeonggi-do New Deal projects and will handle budget securing, performance monitoring, government and National Assembly response support, and additional project development.
The task force is led by Deputy Governor for Administration Lee Yong-chul, with Kim Sun-woo, CEO of Technology and Shared Value, and Suwon University Professor Lee Won-young serving as private sector chairs. Planning and Coordination Director Choi Won-yong, who has substantively overseen Gyeonggi-do New Deal policy development, leads the task force alongside Policy and Pledges Senior Secretary Kim Jae-yong.
The Gyeonggi-do New Deal Policy will proceed in three sectors: Digital, Green, and Dormant New Deals, with the Economic Affairs Division's Job Economy Policy Team, Environment Bureau's Environmental Policy Development Team, and Economic Affairs Division's Job Planning Team respectively handling operations.
The task force plans to hold sector-specific report meetings in August, conduct project progress inspections by sector starting in October, and proceed with projects accordingly.

The province previously announced its Gyeonggi-do New Deal promotion plan on the 23rd, announcing that it will invest a total of 53.842 trillion won (13.31 trillion won in provincial budget) through 2022 in three sectors—"Data for Residents," "Low Carbon, With Residents," and "Implementing Safety Nets for Residents' Lives"—covering 9 key projects and 69 major business initiatives.
The province plans to invest 218.5 billion won in the digital sector and 2.7905 trillion won in the "low carbon" sector. In addition, the province plans to invest 2.3752 trillion won in the "safety sector," which is the core of the Gyeonggi-do New Deal policy.