Local governments striving to attract businesses 상세내용
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Local governments striving to attract businesses
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2006-11-22 00:00:00
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Now is the era of regional shopping. People are moving to other regions to seek good jobs, good schools and colleges and parks with convenient facilities.
The same is true for profit-oriented businesses. Businesses are relocating production lines and even move their head offices to regions where they can cut costs and increase profits.
If businesses depart a certain region, people follow suit. On the other hand, if corporations come in, people move in. This will lead to growth of revenue for provincial governments and liveliness in the region.
Gumi, an industrial city in North Gyeongsang Province, is a model for realigning the processing of civil complaints and petitions for the convenience of businesses.
Previously, to start a business, the entrepreneur had to deal with 21 kinds of ation and visit seven public bodies including the Korea Water Resources Corp., Korea Telecom (KT), Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), as well as the municipal office. Applicants had to visit twice or more often if the s were incomplete, needing at least 30 days to get the approval.
As a result, several startups failed to move into Gumis new Industrial Complex No. 4, and the municipal government lost credibility.
To solve the problem, the municipal government started handling the civil complaints by businesses. All relevant complaints are to be handled by City Halls investor attraction team; a new venture is only asked to submit only basic .
All the relevant bodies discuss and settle issues and then ask the corporation to submit al applications. When the s arrive, the team distributes them to relevant bodies for final settlement within seven days or less.
The startup is able to cut the costs needed to visit each body and does not need to meet officials in charge of the affairs. Businesses have responded positively to the change.
Eight companies are building factories as the municipal authorities have improved the environment for foreign investors, a Gumi city official said.
The Daegu municipal government has taken a similar action for industrial investors. It has set up a hanaro supporting center which collects ination from 190 local and central organizations for investors.
The supportive service will be on a sound footing to produce competitive regional enterprises, a Daegu official said.
Ulju County in North Gyeongsang Province has introduced a one-stop service system through which eight companies have registered to set up their factories, and two startups have already been approved to locate their factories there.
