Chungcheongnam-do

▲ Chungnam-type New Deal Comprehensive Plan Report Meeting

A conference was held on August 19 at the conference room of Chungcheongnam-do Provincial Government building with around 20 people in attendance including Governor Yang Seung-jo, Vice Governor for Administrative Affairs Kim Yong-chan, and heads of the relevant offices, bureaus, and institutes, announcing the ‘master plan for the New Deal for Chungcheongnam-do Province.’ Through the Digital and Green New Deals and the social safety network enhancement project, the province plans to create a driving force for the future in the provincial economy in keeping with the post-COVID-19 era and lead the Korean New Deal.
The master plan aims to attract KRW 4.7822 trillion investment and create a total of 41,881 jobs by 2025, under the vision ‘making a happier Chungcheongnam-do Province that leads and implements Korean New Deal.’ Division-specific tasks include Digital New Deal, Green New Deal, and safety network enhancement. The Chungcheongnam-do Province is dedicated to focusing its administrative power so that representative projects of the province's own New Deal such as establishment of big data platform, restoration of the maritime ecosystem in Garorim Bay, and creation of Digital New Deal jobs are reflected to national schemes.
Meanwhile, to ensure the practical implementation of the province's New Deal, the Vice Governor for Administrative Affairs will take the role as the head of Green New Deal, while the Vice Governor for Culture and Sports as the head of Digital New Deal and safety network enhancement to conduct periodic inspections on the progress of each task. In addition, the Head of Planning and Coordination Office and the Directors of Future Industry Bureau and Climate and Environment Bureau will serve as practical managers in continuous identification of the tasks and in propelling national policy.

[10 representative projects of Chungcheongnam-do province's New Deal]
1. Building an IT cluster in Naepo New Town
2. Demonstrating telecommuting at public institutions
3. Establishing and operating the Chungcheongnam-do big data hub platform
4. Establishing smart medical and childcare infrastructure
5. Creating a "smart global environment themed district" in Brownfield, Seocheon
6. Creating a base for new growth of the maritime ecosystem in Garorim Bay
7. Supporting the industrial shift of local energy
8. Creating a green startup town
9. Implementing "youth fostering" by creating Digital New Deal jobs in Chungcheongnam-do Province
10. Establishing and operating a contactless vocational training center in Chungcheongnam-do Province