Title 1. Uijeongbu Light Rail Line Opens (0702-2)
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The Uijeongbu (의정부) Light Rail Line opened to the public on July 1st. Thisthe first light rail line to open in Gyeonggi Province.
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1) Uijeongbu Light Rail Line
Sleek railcars glide along elevated tracks 20 meters above the ground. These rubber-wheeled, driverless two-car trains with a width 30% narrower than ordinary trains pass through densely populated areas, connecting the eastwest of the city along the 11.1-kilometer stretch of the 15-station line.
2) Reporter Lee Ji-hoon
Thisthe interior of the light rail cars. These light rail cars have rubber wheels, so the ridemuch smootherquieter than iton subway trains. Residents in this part of Gyeonggi Province,rail servicescarce, welcome the opening of this light rail line.
3) Yim Hyung-joon / Junior, Uijeongbu High School
“It used to take me 30 minutesbus to go to school. Now it takes only 10 minuteslight rail.”
4) Starting Point for Rail Infrastructure in Northern Gyeonggi
The Light Rail Line in Uijeongbu (의정부) Cityparticularly meaningful in that itthe starting point for rail infrastructure in northern Gyeonggi Province, a region in which rail servicesparse. And it also offers an effective solution to traffic problems at only one third the cost of subway construction.
When the projected GTX rail line that connects this city with Seoulsouthern Gyeonggi opens, in addition to this light rail line, northern Gyeonggi Province will truly become a focal point in the transportation network inaround the capital city of Korea.
5) Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“The Uijeongbu Light Rail Line will become an important part of the rail-oriented public transportation network of Gyeonggi Province together with the GTX lines.”
The Uijeongbu (의정부) Light Rail Line, which provides low-carbon, green transportation, marks the beginning of the realization of Gyeonggi Province’s policy for the construction of public transportation networks that center around rail lines.

Title 2. Appointment of PR Ambassador for G-Global Aviation in Ansan (0703-2)
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Popular Korean TVfilm actor Lee Jong-seok (이종석) was appointedGyeonggi Province as a public relations ambassador for this year’s aviation show, which will open in October.
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1) ‘2012 G-Global Aviation in Ansan’ PR Ambassador Appointment Ceremony (July 3rd)
At the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Complex, Lee was officially presented with a letter of appointment as a public relations ambassador for the 2012 G-Global Aviation in Ansan (안산). He will receive 3 months of air pilot training,will be present at the show as an aviator.
2) Lee Jong-seok / ‘2012 G-Global Aviation in Ansan’ PR Ambassador
“I am honored to be appointed an ambassador for the aviation show,I will fulfill my duties as ambassador as best as I can.”
3) 2012 G-Global Aviation in Ansan (October 3rd-7th)
The 2012 G-Global Aviation in Ansan will run for five daysOctober 3rd in Ansan (안산) City of Gyeonggi Province. It will be one of the biggest aviation shows ever staged in Asia.
4) Two-way Experiential Programs
Unlike conventional air shows, this year’s G-Global Aviation will feature two-way experiential programs in which aviatorsspectators participate together. It will also feature educationentertainment, or so called ‘edutainment’, programs for families.
5) Hwang Joon-gi / President of the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization
“We included more experiential programs this year, particularly programs designed for visiting families.”
6) Online Ticket Sales (www.skyexpo.or.kr)
Tickets for the 2012 G-Global Aviation in Ansan can be purchased online at a 37% discount until July 10th.

Title 3. Provincial Support of Librarians for Small Libraries (0703-3)
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Gyeonggi Province will provide librarians to small privately-operated libraries.
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1) Arantuh Library / Uijeongbu City
Thisa small library in an apartment complex.
2) Libraries Larger Than 33 sq.m with Min. 1,000 Books
The definition of a small library eligible for librarian supportone that has at least 1,000 bookssix seats in an area greater than 33 square meters. There are 862 such libraries in Gyeonggi Province, typically located in residential areas such as apartment complexes. They are operated independentlyresident groups.
3) Inconvenience Due to Irregular Hours
However, s of these libraries are inconveniencedtheir irregular operation hours since these libraries are staffedvolunteers whose working schedules hinge on personal situations.
4) InaugurationEducation of Provincial Resident Librarians (July 2nd)
To address this problem, Gyeonggi Province recruited 160 provincial residentswill assign them to 83 small libraries in 12 cities of the province after providing them with necessary librarian training.
5) Lee Han-gyu / Director of Gyeonggi Province Lifelong Education Division
“The quality of service of small libraries will be improvedregular librarians.”
6) Libraries to be Open until 6 pm on Weekdays.
These librarians will be paid monthly salaries of KRW 400,000keep the libraries open until 6 pm on weekdaysfor a half day on Saturdays. The service quality of these libraries will improve even more since a cooperative network will also be established among the small libraries.
7) Park Mi-sook / Manager of Librarians for Small Libraries
“Thisa good opportunity to form a much-needed cooperative network among small libraries.”
Supportedthe provincial government, small private libraries will now be able to provide local residents with regular, more professional library services.

Title 4. Valqua Group of Japan Begins Plant Operation in Pyeongtaek (0703-1)
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Valqua Group, a Japanese semiconductor giant, completed constructionbegan operation of a production plant in Pyeongtaek (평택) City of Gyeonggi Province. It was almost precisely one year since Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo visited this company’s head office in Japan to sign an investment MOU.
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1) Valqua Korea Plant Inauguration Ceremony / Oseong Industrial Complex, Pyeongtaek City (July 4th)
This new semiconductor sealing products manufacturing plant of Valqua Group, entitled Valqua Korea,located in the Oseong (오성) Industrial Complex of Pyeongtaek City
2) Realization of Investment Inducement Policy of Gyeonggi Province
It was an exceptionally short period of time for an investment agreement madean overseas company to be realized as an actual business operation, a process which usually takes two to three years at least.
3) Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“Itan ultra-fast achievement. Cooperation between ValquaGyeonggi Province made it possible.”
Such expeditious progress supportedGyeonggi Province will have positive effect on attracting other foreign investors to the province.
4) Import Substitution Effect of KRW 17 Billion
Operation of the Valqua Korea plant will have an import substitution effect in semiconductor sealing products, an area in which Korea has had to rely entirely on imports, for as much as KRW 17 billion as well as realizing total exports of KRW 90 billionthe year 2015. Availability of superior infrastructure for manufacturing industries at the Oseong (오성) Industrial Complex was the key to the USD 10 million investment decisionValqua.
5) Pyeongtaek Oseong Industrial Complex Poised to Become SemiconductorLCD Industrial Hub
Gyeonggi Province has developed this industrial complex as an area for semiconductorLCD industrial clusters,this complexnow heading in the right direction.
6) Takisawa Toshikatsu / CEO of Valqua Group
“The Oseong Industrial Complex has ideal locational conditions for semiconductor industries, whichwhy we decided to invest here.”
7) Reporter Lee Ji-hoon
The active investment inducement efforts of Gyeonggi Province have resulted in another major achievement. The provincial government will continue to improve the investment environmentadministrative support to attract more foreign companies.

Title 5. Chinese Benchmark Gyeonggi Children’s Museum (0702-1)
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Chinese education officials visited Gyeonggi Province to benchmark the Gyeonggi Children’s Museum.
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1) VisitShanxi Province Education Officials / Gyeonggi Children’s Museum
Education officials of Shanxi Province of China arrived at the Gyeonggi Children’s Museum to view this museum’s temsstudy Korean know-how for their planned children’s museum.
2) Children’s Museum of Shanxi Province
Shanxi Province plans to establish a large children’s museum through joint public-private investment.
3) [INTERVIEW] Chang Ying / Director of the Education Department of Chunha, Ltd.
“We are a private company working jointly with the government on a large-scale children’s museum project. We came to study the facilitiesoperation tems of the Gyeonggi Children’s Museum.”
The construction of the children’s museum in Shanxi Provinceexpected to be influenced significantlythe counterpart in Gyeonggi Province.
4) Chinese View Methods of DisplayOperation
These Chinese officialsonly viewed the methods of displayoperation of the museum, but also experienced its various experientialeducational programs.
5) [INTERVIEW] Chen Lee / Education Director of Weinan City, Shanxi Province
“The purpose of our children’s museumto cultivate creativity among Chinese children. I think there are many things including educational methods that we can apply to our museum.”
The accumulated know-how of the Gyeonggi Children’s Museumnow recognized internationallyis being sought after for benchmarking.
6) [INTERVIEW] Lee Gyeong-hee / Curator of Gyeonggi Children’s Museum
“We are planning to induce the third Asian Children’s Museum Conference in 2014,will take advantage of that occasion to communicate with children’s museum operators of the worldshowcase what we are doing.”
The visitChinese officials may mark the beginning of the Gyeonggi Children’s Museum’s sharing of advanced know-how with children’s museums worldwide.

Title 6. 4G Movement of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government
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The 4G movement in the administration of Gyeonggi Province’s local agencies was first introduced five months ago. 4G symbolizes field-orientated provincial administration practicesentails agencies with fewer meetings, less paperwork, more communication,greater field presence.
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1) Video Conference Based on 4G / Paldang Water Quality Improvement Headquarters
Last March, the office of the Paldang Water Quality Improvement Headquarters became the center of a video conference among senior officials. This meeting used to be held at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Complex in Suwon (수원) City, requiring some officials to travel for more than two hours in order to participate. Without the need for such long travel, officials can better prepare for the meetingthe quality of the outcomes of the meeting improve.
2) [INTERVIEW] Head of the Paldang Water Quality Improvement Headquarters
“We had to spend two hours on the roadGwangju to Suwonback. It took three to four hours in total including the time taken to prepare for travel. Video conferencing saves us a great deal of time, helps us be more attentiveproduces better results.”
The most notable change has been the elimination of large bundles of paperwork. Face-to-face meetingsin-person approvals were replacedvideo conferenceronic approvals. Senior officials with approval authority are more often making decisionssolving problems on site.
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Itestimated that the introduction of the 4G movement has reduced the cost of document preparationKRW 2.3 billion,has had the overall effect of reducing budget expendituresKRW 7.5 billion through the reduction of overtime work, the integration of homepages,so on.
3) Expansion of 4G Movement to Gyeonggi Provincial Office Complex
The 4G movement has had such positive results that the Gyeonggi Provincial Government decided to expand this movement to its central office.
4) [INTERVIEW] Kim Jong-woo / Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office Union Deputy Leader
“When 4G becomes routine in the offices of citiescounties as well as in central provincial offices, there will be tremendous cultural changes in public offices.”
5) [INTERVIEW] Kim Seon-Ryang / Official at Hanam City Hall
“We were impressedthe enthusiasm of Gyeonggi provincial officials. We, the officials of citiescounties, have a lot learnthem. We should study this in cooperation with our Creative Learning Team to be able to identify applicable tems.”
4G stemsthe idea of discarding the unnecessaryfinding the necessary. The ripple effects of the 4G movement are creating a huge wave of change in the administration practices of Gyeonggi Province

Title 7. Smart Contents Valley (0704-2)
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Gyeonggi Province designated an area in Anyang (안양) City as the Smart Contents Valley with the objective of developing the area as a center for the rapidly growing smart phone contents industry.

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Ahn Mi-ha (안미하) develops smart phone applications for senior citizens. Ahn (안) opened a one-person business, but faced difficulties due to a lack of operation capitalexperience. However, the problems of this aspiring entrepreneur were resolvedtaking up residency in the Smart Contents Valley.
2) [INTERVIEW] Ahn Mi-ha / New Business Founder
“Rentfacility leases were a huge challenge to overcome, but I am free of such burdens herecan now concentrate on what I do.”
3) Smart Contents Valley Development
The Smart Contents Valley was jointly establishedGyeonggi Province, the Korean central governmentAnyang (안양) City. Its name was inspiredSilicon Valley of the US.
4) DevelopmentDistribution Supportthe Beginning of Business
Those who have ideas with high business potential are eligible for free residency in the Smart Contents Valleyare provided with extensive support.
5) [INTERVIEW] Gyeonggi Province Vice Governor Lee Jae-yul
“We provide comprehensive supportbusiness operation to commercializationthe distribution of products. The ultimate purposeto develop this area into a smart contents centerSilicon Valley was developed in the US.”
Most of the residents of this valley are one-person developers who have ideas with high business potentialwish to start a business in the field of smart phone contents, a global market that was worth KRW 18 trillion last year.
Gyeonggi Provincethe Korean central government jointly plan to accommodate up to 300 content developing companies in the Smart Contents Valley2014.