Uiwang City Receives Excellence Award at 17th Korea Local Government Management Competition

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Joon-sung] Uiwang City announced on the 18th that it has been selected as an award-winning organization receiving the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award, an excellence award in the business environment improvement category at the '17th Korea Local Government Management Competition.'

The 'Korea Local Government Management Competition' was jointly hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and Korea Ilbo, with sponsorship from six central government ministries including the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The competition conducted submissions of excellent policy cases from local governments nationwide implemented over the past three years, and selected outstanding local governments in seven categories across nine fields, including the business environment improvement sector.

Uiwang City was recognized for its diverse efforts to improve the business environment and attract businesses, including ▲operating a Business SOS support team and providing interest support for small and medium enterprise development funds ▲developing the Uiwang Techno Park ▲attracting large-scale investments using self-sufficient facility sites (Gocheon and Chopyeong districts, etc.) ▲establishing and operating Poil Eoul-rim Center start-up support spaces ▲building youth start-up housing, and received the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award.

In particular, the establishment of a one-stop start-up service system including a start-up support center, start-up incubation center, business growth support center, and maker space created within the Poil Eoul-rim Center to match the growth cycle of start-up companies is known to have received high evaluation.