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2015.11.26
Greetings, everyone, and thank you for joining us for this week’s edition of GTV.
I’m Don Valiant and this is the news from Gyeonggi Province this week.
Article 1. Gyeonggi Province‘s Advisory Teams Help Farmers (1116-1)
[Anchor’s Headline]
Gyeonggi Province has been operating a number of advisory teams to help farmers in different fields. These industry-academia-research cooperation teams have contributed to a KRW 4.6 billion increase in farmer income this year.
[Report]
▶ Ginseng Farm, Yeoju City
Harvesting is underway at this ginseng farm in Yeoju (여주) City of Gyeonggi Province. The harvested ginseng is much larger and healthier than ordinary ginseng. This is a far cry from three years ago when the owner was struggling with unfavorable soil conditions. Thanks to assistance from Gyeonggi Province’s specialists, this farm is now twice as productive as other ginseng farms.
▶ Gwon Hyuk-jae / Ginseng Farmer
“Thanks to the guidance of specialists who took special care of our farm, we are harvesting larger and better-shaped ginseng this year.”
Gyeonggi Province’s cooperation teams are geared to assist with the cultivation of strategic farm products such as ginseng.
▶ 400+ Farms Benefited from On-site Consultation and Education in 2015
The advisory teams are currently working with farms that produce five strategic products including horticultural, ginseng and rice farms as well as vineyards and hog farms. Collectively, these teams have assisted more than 400 farms this year alone.
▶ [PIP] Lim Jae-wuk / Director, Gyeonggi Agricultural Research and Extension Services
“We will expand industry-academia-research cooperation services so as to promote industrialization of strategic farm products.”
The vineyard cooperation team helped more than double the production and export of seedless grapes, while the rice cooperation team conducted various rice consumption promotional events. The hog farm cooperation team is providing on-site animal tests and education services.
In addition to on-site technical assistance, the services of these teams also include education and disease prevention as well as domestic and international promotion.
Article 2. Gyeonggi Helps Apartment Complexes with LED Lighting (1117-2)
[Anchor’s Headline]
Gyeonggi Province has made a financial arrangement for the replacement of apartment complex lighting with far more energy efficient LED lights. This arrangement benefits both residents and LED manufacturers.
[Report]
▶ Apartment Complex, Gunpo City
Recently, all the lights in the basement parking lot at this apartment complex in Gunpo (군포) City were replaced with LED lights. LED lights are 30 percent brighter and consume 40 percent less electricity. There are also other benefits. Night-time security has improved due to the brighter environment and clearer security camera coverage.
▶ Park Hae-suk / Apartment Resident
“I feel safer since its much brighter now. It also helps us economically since we pay less for electricity.”
The initial costs for LED light replacement were, in fact, zero, thanks to LED financing.
[CG] LED financing works by enabling residents to pay for electricity at the same rate as previously paid for three more years. The difference in actual energy costs is more than enough to cover the replacement costs
▶ Gyeonggi Province Seoul Office (November 16)
Smart LED Financing Model Agreement
The three-year financial gap incurred by LED suppliers is covered by financial institutes. For this purpose, Gyeonggi Province invited a credit card company and an insurance company to enter a financial agreement; thus a Gyeonggi Province-type of LED financing was born.
▶ Gyeonggi Province Governor Nam Kyung-pil
“It saves energy expenses through reduced energy consumption, which also means reduced carbon dioxide generation. This really has multiple benefits and is an excellent win-win model created by Gyeonggi Province.”
Another benefit is the creation of new business opportunities for LED light manufacturers. Gyeonggi Province will promote LED financing among apartment complexes and industrial parks next year after this year’s trial cases.
Article 3. Senior Suicide Prevention Meeting held in Gyeonggi Province (1118-2)
[Anchor’s Headline]
Gyeonggi Province invited senior welfare specialists to an administrative meeting on the issue of senior suicide, a social problem that is becoming increasingly serious as society continues to age.
[Report]
▶ Seoho Senior Welfare Center, Suwon City (November 17)
The 4th Social Policy Round Table
During the fourth Social Policy Round Table chaired by Gyeonggi Province Social Integration Vice Governor Lee Ki-woo (이기우), it was noted that the senior suicide rate in Korea is the highest among OECD nations at more than one suicide per 2,000 people.
▶ Son Yong-min / Director, Dongducheon City Senior Welfare Department
“The whole world turned upside down when his son died of cancer and his daughter-in-law forced him to leave...”
Officials and experts from related welfare organizations focused on how to implement existing senior suicide prevention programs more effectively.
▶ Park Yang-suk / Director, Anyang City Senior Welfare Department
“I wonder when a clear directive will be made available as to the responsible bodies between mental health centers and senior welfare facilities for such cases…”
During the meeting, the ambiguity of responsibilities between welfare facilities and suicide prevention program operators was a major issue.
▶ Central Provincial Office to Oversee Senior Suicide Prevention Programs
After the meeting, Gyeonggi Province announced that it will integrate senior suicide prevention programs into its Health Promotion Division from next year.
▶ Senior Suicide Prevention Teams to Operate at Local Level
Gyeonggi Province also earmarked KRW 3 billion for senior suicide prevention team operations at local offices.
▶ Gyeonggi Province Social Integration Vice Governor Lee Ki-woo
“Since it is important to address the problem with fundamental approaches, Gyeonggi Province is pursuing initiatives in reducing senior suicide.
In addition to province-level endeavors, the counseling services of local senior welfare centers will also be reinforced with cooperation from local suicide prevention centers and mental health promotion centers.
Article 4. Gyeonggi Raw Milk Passes Safety Inspections (151112-3))
[Anchor’s Headline]
In response to the safety issue recently raised by Korean National Assembly members regarding raw milk produced in Gyeonggi Province, provincial authorities conducted safety inspections at thirteen milk collection sites in the province.
[Report]
▶ Seoul Milk Cooperative Ansan Plant (Collection Depot)
Our reporter visited a milk collection plant where inspections were being carried out on raw milk that had arrived directly from milking farms.
[CG]. Tests included those for cool temperature responses, color, water content and density as well as for residual substances so as to evaluate the hygienic standards of the raw milk.
▶ Kang Hyo-jong / Senior Veterinarian, Seoul Milk Cooperative
“We will perform additional tests when a new residual substance is detected. We maintain high inspection standards that cover storage tanks as well as final products.”
▶ Gyeonggi Province Veterinary Service Center Oversees Inspections
Inspections were carried out from October 29 to November 5 by the Gyeonggi Province Veterinary Service Center.
[CG] The center announced that the inspections had revealed that the raw milk at all thirteen collection sites in Gyeonggi Province is safe for consumption.
The hygiene criterion for raw milk of the highest grade, 1A, is less than 30,000 microorganisms in one milliliter of milk.
[CG] This year, 99.5 percent of the milk samples from Gyeonggi Province were graded as 1A, indicating quality improvement compared to 93.7 percent in 2010.
▶ Choi Gwon-lak / Gyeonggi Province Veterinary Service Center Analysis Team Leader
“We plan to provide education for milking farms so as to minimize residual substances, and will strengthen our monitoring of raw milk collection sites.”
The Gyeonggi Province Veterinary Service Center will provide raw milk processers with monitoring and supervision on a quarterly basis at the minimum.
Article 5. Free Shopping Stand for Economic Minorities in Gyeonggi Province (151113-3)
[Anchor’s Headline]
Gyeonggi Province, in cooperation with a large supermarket chain, has been operating free shopping stands under the title of ‘Hope Delivery Coach’ for residents in low income brackets. This time the coach visited Icheon (이천) City.
[Report]
▶ Baeksa-myeon Resident Center, Icheon City (November 12)
Hope Delivery Coach
The Hope Delivery Coach and its volunteer workers circulate among the 31 cities and counties of Gyeonggi Province. Today, the coach arrives in front of a resident center in Icheon (이천) City. Volunteer workers begin unloading 17 food products and household essentials on a long stand. Shoppers can take anything they need, with up to 11 items provided free of charge per household.
▶ Bin Jeong-bun / Resident, Baeksa-myeon, Icheon City
“I can’t express how thankful I am. I am so grateful to those who are taking so much trouble to care for us old folks…”
This free shopping service is sponsored by e-Mart and operated by the Gyeonggi Council on Social Welfare.
▶ 100 Households in Low Income Brackets Targeted
Today’s free market opened exclusively for 100 local households in low income brackets.
▶ Son Seong-mu / Social Worker, Gyeonggi Council on Social Welfare
“We plan to come closer to those living in welfare blind spots with more goods during holiday seasons like Chuseok,
Christmas and New Year’s Day when others enjoy familial love.”
All the items were supported by e-Mart. Since its launch in November of 2013, the Hope Delivery Coach has visited 140 locations and delivered goods amounting to KRW 300 million to 25,000 households. During holiday seasons, this coach will provide seasonal goods popular for such occasions so as to share familial warmth with the recipients.
Article 6. Gyeonggi Public Data Service: ‘Gyeonggi Data Dream’ (151117-3)
[Anchor’s Headline]
This past September, Gyeonggi Province opened a data service website under the title of ‘Gyeonggi Data Dream’ as part of its public data disclosure policies. Emergency medical services and CCTV locations were reported as the information most sought after by residents in the one month since the opening of the site.
[Report]
▶ Emergency Medical Center, Ajou University Hospital
Information about emergency medical services has been the most frequent subject of the online searches by Gyeonggi Data Dream website users, especially during weekends and holidays. Since this website provides a location-based service, users can find hospitals nearest to them as well as maps and medical service details pertaining to those hospitals.
▶ Lee Ji-suk / Professor, Ajou University Hospital Emergency Medicine Department
“Emergency medical service information is being provided using a real-time analysis of provincially-supported data. If you are in an emergency situation, visit this website so that you can quickly access the medical services of the nearest hospital.”
▶ Suwon City Integrated Urban Safety Center
The next most frequently occurring searches were for information about security camera locations. In addition to helping residents remain safe, this information is also useful in identifying safety blind spots. Gyeonggi Province analyzed the usage of public data in 316 categories during the first month of service.
[CG] Results revealed that emergency medical service information was the most frequently accessed, followed by information about safety camera locations and free Wi-Fi service locations.
Other popular public search topics are closely related to daily public life including information about parking lots, tourist destinations and public toilets.
▶ Choi Gyu-tae / Gyeonggi Province Data Disclosure Team Official
“Gyeonggi Province will continue to study public data demand and improve data quality so as to provide quality data to the public.
From next year, Gyeonggi Province will implement a new data service project for the inclusion of ideas from the public that can be utilized for business incubation and launches as well as for product development and marketing.
Article 7. Gyeonggi Plans Task-based Organizational Reform (151118-1)
[Anchor’s Headline]
Led by Governor Nam Kyung-pil, Gyeonggi Province will undergo a major organizational reform which will be based on tasks instead of functional divisions. Such a fundamental change requires a completely different organizational platform as noted by the governor.
[Report]
▶ [Screen Top] Special Lecture for Gyeonggi Province Officials (November 9)
▶ Gyeonggi Province Governor Nam Kyung-pil
“It is an open platform upon which the administration of Gyeonggi Province will be based. Each of you has to adapt your role to this open platform.”
Since Governor Nam declared a new provincial administration concept this past September, work has been underway to prepare for administrative reorganization based on an open platform.
▶ Task-based Organizational System to be Introduced
For more effective and focused administrative operations, a task-based organizational system will be introduced.
[CG] Provincial administration will be reorganized into four task groups that are tentatively titled New Growth, Integrated Culture and Education, Win-Win, and Better North. Each group will be led by an assistant governor.
[CG] Under these four groups will be 19 sub-groups including the Economic Equality Sub-group, the Startup City Sub-group, and so on.
▶ 4 Groups, 19 Sub-groups, 35 Task Forces
The third layer of provincial organization will consist of 35 task forces with individual projects.
▶ Task Force Directors to Oversee Projects
Each task force will be led by a task force director, a new organizational title, who will either be a senior official or an executive official of at least sixth-level. Task force directors will be responsible for overall project processes. The
vertical structure will be streamlined with simplified reporting lines.
▶ Gyeonggi Province Vice Governor Lee Jae-yul
“The new organization will work by assigning personnel from existing functional divisions for individual projects.”
Gyeonggi Province expects that this task-based organizational system will better facilitate project implementation and inter-divisional cooperation, and plans to complete organizational reform by January next year.
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