Uiwang City Launches 'Youth Talent Vending Machine' Initiative

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim Chung-young] Uiwang City announced on the 3rd that it will launch the 'Youth Talent Vending Machine' initiative to encourage the talents of young artisans and support their career development through promoting and creating sales channels for craft products made by young artisans in the city.

The 'Youth Talent Vending Machine' is a policy that won an encouragement award at the 2023 Youth Policy Proposal Contest. The city plans to pilot the program by promoting and selling craft works created by young artisans from Uiwang through a sales counter established at the Uiwang Youth Development Center.

Any young artisan residing in Uiwang City or working in the city who has craft products to sell can apply. Applicants should submit an application form with photographs, prices, and quantities of the craft products to be sold, along with documentation proving residency or employment in Uiwang City (a copy of resident registration or certificate of employment) to the relevant administrator's email. The city will then review whether the prices and product categories are appropriate for the initiative's purpose before making final selections.

The application period runs from June 17 to December 16. Selected products will operate as the 'Youth Talent Vending Machine' for four weeks each in July, October, and December.

Those interested in participating should complete the application documents attached to the announcement in the Notices/Announcements section of the Uiwang City website and submit them either in person or by email.

Uiwang City Mayor Kim Sung-je stated, "Since this is a policy adopted through the Youth Policy Proposal Contest, I believe it truly reflects the needs of young people," and added, "The Youth Policy Proposal Contest is currently ongoing this year as well, so I hope young people in Uiwang City will think about what policies are needed and share diverse opinions."