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■‘Inauguration in January of this year’ Seon Seok-gi, Commissioner of Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority
- Take the lead in strengthening support and easing regulations for businesses
- Enhancing resident company satisfaction through regular communication channels, etc.
- Toward a future sustainable growth industry network
- The system has been established over the past three years... “Now it is a virtuous cycle structure”

“We will create a more business-friendly environment by providing active support to ensure that investing in Gwangju is a choice you will not regret.”

Seok-ki Seon, head of the Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority, who took office in January of this year, said, “We will actively work to encourage investment attraction by strengthening support for companies and easing regulations,” and added, “We will utilize Gwangju’s unique infrastructure and ecosystem to encourage companies to expand their business.” “We will create a foundation to strengthen the production and research and development capabilities of market-friendly new technology products,” he said.

To this end, Commissioner Seon is taking the lead in improving the satisfaction of tenant companies.

Commissioner Seon said, "We will operate a visiting commissioner's office, establish regular communication channels, actively discover corporate difficulties, and actively resolve large and small complaints from companies through operation of a help desk, etc." He added, "We will operate a growth support group for resident companies, “We will actively resolve practical difficulties that companies need, such as legal, labor, accounting, R&D linkage with related organizations, prototype production, and marketing support,” he pledged.

Commissioner Seon said, “The Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority aims to create a new economic city that leads tomorrow by creating a virtuous cycle of investment attraction and innovation ecosystem by linking future growth industries and creating an optimal business location with the best competitiveness.” To this end, we plan to use it as a base for future industry growth and global exchange and cooperation by strengthening expertise in attracting global investment, supporting overseas market channels, improving regulations to foster global future industries, and strengthening the role of a test bed for new technologies.

Commissioner Seon said, “We will strive to create synergies through collaboration between excellent innovative research institutes and support organizations, and to grow into a core strategic industrial base by linking each industrial district and company.” “We will do our best to help companies grow through various exchanges and become a base for future sustainable growth industries and economic networks,” he emphasized.

Commissioner Seon said, “I have long hoped for Gwangju to establish itself as a global central city,” and added, “In order to achieve this status, it is most important to establish a virtuous cycle of discovering new growth engines, creating jobs through them, and enhancing the vitality of Gwangju’s economy.” “He emphasized.

He said, "If the past three years were a period of stabilizing the system of the Economic and Investment Administration, in the future we will make sure that we can achieve results based on the established system," and "I will take the lead in establishing this virtuous cycle structure during my three-year term." To this end, he is streamlining the investment attraction method and expanding collaboration with related organizations to attract investment, while also reorganizing promotional activities to focus on results.

Lastly, Commissioner Seon said, “We ask for the deep interest of local residents so that the Gwangju Free Economic Zone can become a growth engine that will make the 8th popularly elected Gwangju the future of the Republic of Korea.” He added, “Even in the difficult situation of the unstable international situation and the spread of domestic protectionism, Gwangju “We will do our best to actively attract companies and create a business-friendly environment in the free economic zone so that it can continue to develop,” he said.

Meanwhile, Commissioner Seon, who completed a master's degree in business administration from Aalto University in Finland and a doctorate in trade and logistics from Chung-Ang University, worked at the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) for 33 years and held major positions including head of the China regional headquarters, head of the customer service division, and head of the planning and coordination office. He is an expert in the field of attraction.