Gyeonggi Province Invests 5.3 Billion Won Over 3 Years in Inter-Municipal Cooperation Projects

Gyeonggi Province's inter-municipal cooperation projects are expected to gain momentum.

According to Gyeonggi Province on the 2nd, as a result of recruitment for the "2013 Inter-Municipal Cooperation Projects" jointly promoted by the Regional Development Committee and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, four projects within the province were selected, with 5.3 billion won to be invested over the next three years.

Inter-municipal cooperation projects involve two or more local governments working together to set common goals in regional specialized industries, culture, tourism, health and welfare, and others, while sharing financial resources and benefits.

The selected projects are: ▲Pyeongtaek City's "Foreign Tourists Enchanted by Korean Light and Sound," ▲Icheon City's "Sunshine Peach Happiness 'Ium' Project," ▲Siheung City's "Sunset Bridge Waterfront Ecology Tourism Project," and ▲a "Western Metropolitan Area Themed Tourism Belt Development Project" by Gwangmyeong City, Siheung City, Bucheon City, and Gimpo City.

The selected projects will establish basic plans for each project and proceed with prior consulting support from the Regional Development Committee.

Kim Jin-su, director of Gyeonggi Province's Balanced Development Division, said, "Through the implementation of the inter-municipal cooperation projects selected this time, we will strengthen the capabilities of local governments and promote mutual development between regions, contributing to revitalization of the regional economy," and added, "We plan to continue discovering and implementing new projects going forward."

Meanwhile, the province has made efforts to solicit innovative projects by regularly holding task force meetings with city and county officials to discover various business items with potential for inter-municipal cooperation.