The third weekly of November

Createdd 2011-11-22 Hit 2343

Contents

Title 1. Women Statistical Survey Specialists Development (1103-2)
[News Script]
The Gyeonggi Northern Woman Vision Centerone of the leading organizations in the northern part of Gyeonggi Province through which women can access services for employmentbusiness inauguration. This center recently secured supportthe Gyeongin (경인) Regional Statistics Office for the employment of Gyeonggi women as statistical survey specialists.
[Report]
1) Agreement on CultivationEmployment of Women for Statistical Survey / Gyeonggi North Women Vision Center
The Gyeonggi Northern Women Vision Center entered an agreement with the Uijeongbu (의정부) Branch of the Gyeongin (경인) Regional Statistics Office for the educationemployment of women as statistical survey specialists. Under this agreement, the Vision Center will use its training facilities for the education of women in statistical surveyssupply the qualified survey specialists to the Regional Statistics Office.
2) Customized Statistical Survey Education Opens at Gyeonggi North Woman Vision Center
This agreement secures employment for 100 women annually at the Gyeongin (경인) Statistics Office as statistical survey specialists after completion of a customized education program at the Gyeonggi Northern Woman Vision Center.
3) [INTERVIEW] Choi Hyang-soon / Director of Gyeonggi North Woman Vision Center
“We will devise a customized education program necessary for statistical survey.”
4) Solution for Survey Manpower Shortage Problem
The Gyeongin (경인) Regional Statistics Office wasdifficulties in conducting surveys because of the lack of qualified surveyors. Their problemnow solved since there will be steady supply of qualified survey specialists.
5) [INTERVIEW] Park Gi-seok / Chief of Gyeonggi Regional Statistics Office Uijeongbu Branch
“We have beendifficulties in our survey activities due to lack of qualified surveyors, but we can now rely on the Gyeonggi North Women Vision Center for the supply of quality manpower.”
This agreement will produce win-win outcomes since it will also contribute to the increased employment of women in Gyeonggi Province.

Title 2. Job Areas Broadens for People with Disabilities (1107-1)
[News Script]
The employment characteristics of people with disabilities are beginning to change in Gyeonggi Province. There are an increasing number of employment opportunities other than the usual jobs on production lines for people with physical difficulties.
[Report]
1) “Star-counting Café” in Anseong City Opened on October 29th
Public officesdonors are creating unusual jobs for people with disabilities. In addition to this Star-counting Café in Anseong (안성) City, there are also laundriescoffee shops that are operatedpeople with disabilities.
2) OperatedMalgumtuh Women with Disabilities with Age 15~25
This book caféstaffedten women with disabilities. Ita self-service café; clients prepare their own beverages. Staff only come to the table to clean up after the clients depart.
3) Café Opened with DonationLate Professor Jang Young-hee
This café was opened with a donationthe late professor Jang Young-hee (장영희),its annual operating costs are supportedAnseong (안성) City.
4) [INTERVIEW] Gwon Won-nan / Head of Malgeumtuh
“People with disabilities must also be able to experience various professionsbe given a choice of jobs. We were able to open this café thanks to those who supported us.”
5) “Hue” Laundry in Osan City
Therea laundry in Osan (오산) City that opened with donationsCity Halla welfare organization. Italso staffedpeople with disabilities,all the workcomputer order processing to the arrangement of cleaned clothesperformed as efficiently as in other laundries.
6) [INTERVIEW] Go Young-gyeong / Osan City
“Knowing the good cause of this laundry, I became a regular customer. I hope that there are many other establishmentspeople with disabilities can do whatever they want.”
There are also nine coffee shops in the cities of Suwon (수원) Namyangju (남양주)Pyeongtaek (평택) that were establishedlocal governments for people with disabilities.
CG1) Statistics of Individuals with Disabilities in Gyeonggi Province
There are 500,704 officially registered people with disabilities in Gyeonggi Province, accounting for 19.9% of the national total.
7) [INTERVIEW] Cho Won-il / Professor of Social Welfare, Kyonggi University
“The welfare for people with disabilitiesshiftingrehabilitation paradigm to independence paradigm. While the rehabilitation paradigm focuses on alleviating or curing the disabilities, the independence paradigm emphasizes equal opportunitieslives in local communities.”
7) Choi Ji-hyun Reporter
The work areas of people with disabilities are expanding beyond production linesother limited, conventional job areas. They are slowly moving towards integration with mainstream employees. Let us hope that they can successfully establish themselves as independent individuals in society.

Title 3. Emergency Rescue Service App (1108-1)
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An emergency rescue service application for smart phones was developedGyeonggi Province. This location-based applicationfor usemountaineers who are immobilizedan accident or lose their way in the mountains.
[Report]
There are over five million mountaineers in Korea. The larger the number of people in the mountains, the greater the chance of accidentsother mishaps.
1) Mountain Casualties in Gyeonggi Province Rose20%
A survey of mountain accidents revealed that the number of casualties that occurred this year increased20% compared with last year.
2) [INTERVIEW] Lee Tae-shik / Suwon City
3) Choi Ji Hyun Reporter
“When you lost your way in the mountain, your exact position can be located you have the ‘Gyeonggi Fire Service’ app installed in your smart phone.”
4) Gyeonggi Fire Service (119) App for Smart Phones
When someone loses their way or suffers an immobilizing injury in the mountains, they can simply access the Gyeonggi Fire Service app through their smart phonepress the “Emergency Guide’ menu option. Then their location coordinates will be displayed on the screen. Reporting these coordinates through a 119 callall thatrequired for rescuers to locate that person.
5) NarrowingTime-saving Search
This application can save a massive amount of timeeffort in the search for persons in distresscan dramatically increase the odds of their survival.
6) [INTERVIEW] Lee Seong-jun / App Developer in Gyeonggi Fire Service
The Gyeonggi Fire Service plans to make the coordinate notification service available throughoutmountains in the province in phases starting with 100 mountains.
Title 4. Gyeonggi Province Song (1109-1)
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The Gyeonggi Province song ‘I am Here’ was released in a concert at an unlikely location… It was sungthe popular Korean singer Yoon Do-hyun (윤도현) on a specially erected stage at Suwon (수원) Station.
[Report]
1) [SOUNDBITE] Gyeonggi Province Song, ‘I am here’
2) Autumn Concert for Gyeonggi Residents / Suwon Station 2nf Floor Lounge
A sweet ballad steals the hearts of audience members at Suwon (수원) Station as they stop to listen. The city travelers, menwomen ofages, just couldn’t take their eyes off of this Korean superstar. The Gyeonggi Province song represents the unique values of the provinceis easy for everyone to follow.
3) [PIP] Kim Hyun-cheol / Producer/Writer of Gyeonggi Province Song
“I am a Gyeonggi resident myself. This songfor our familiesneighbors. I wroteproduced it feeling that I was doing it for my hometown.”
This song-releasing concert also featured other popular Korean singers, much to the delight of the enthusiastic audience, mostly travelers, who unexpectedly encountered this concert at the station.
4) Production of Gyeonggi Province Song
Gyeonggi Province has been working on the Gyeonggi Province Song Project since last August so as to produce a song that can convey the images of the monuments, historynature of the province.
5) [INTERVIEW] Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“This song has sweet melodyis easy to sing along. I think many peopleit.”
6) Gyeonggi Province Song Download / Gyeonggi Province Home Page www.gg.go.kr
The concept behind the production of the Gyeonggi Province songto unite the 12 million residents of the province.

Title 5. Gunja New Town Project (1107-2)
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Details of the Gunja (군자) New Town Project were announced. This new town in Shiheung (시흥) City will accommodate 51,000 residents.
[Report]
1) Gunja New Town Project Presentation / Jeongwang-dong, Shiheung City (November 4th)
Gunja (군자) New Town will cover an area of 4.9 million square meters in Jeongwang-dong (정왕동) of Shiheung (시흥) City. Over 9,000 apartmentshouses will be constructed,residential occupation willin 2014.
2) Next to Industrial ComplexConvenient Linkage with Transportation Network
Gunja (군자) New Town will be in the vicinity of the Songdo (송도) Free Economic Zonethe Shihwa (시화) Multi-Techno Valley. It will have convenient transportation linkage with Incheon (인천) International Airport, Incheon (인천) Port,Gyeongin (경인) Expressway 3.
3) Seoul National University International Campus
This new town will also be an educationalmedical center since it will accommodate the Shiheung (시흥) International Campus of Seoul National Universitya number of other medialeducational institutes as well as research instituteshospitals.
4) 24% for Parks / Population Density: 104/1 hectare
This new town will provide an ideal living environment since 24% of the new town area will be developed as green areas including parks,the population density will be as low at 104 persons per hectare.
5) [SOUNDBITE] Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“I am very gratified because we can finallyto a world-class town”
Ithopedmany that Gunja (군자) New Town will have a positive effect on the sagging real estate market in Korea

Title 6. G-fair in Malaysia (1108-2)
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G-Fair, a trade fair sponsoredGyeonggi Province, will take place in Malaysia. This fair aims to help smallmedium-sized enterprises in the province launch their products in overseas markets.
[Report]
1) 2011 G-fair Kuala Lumpur / Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (November 15th-17th)
The 2011 G-Fair opened in Kuala Lumpur. SponsoredGyeonggi Provinceorganizedthe Gyeonggi Small & Medium Business Center, this trade fairattended63 smallmedium-sized businesses of Gyeonggi Province.
2) Opportunity for Local Small & Medium-sized Businesses to Expand Overseas
This trade faira valuable opportunity for participating companies to expand their presence in Asian markets, especially since tariff barriers have been lifted with the implementation of the Korea-ASEAN FTA.
3) Favorable Business Atmosphere in Asia for Korean Companies
Korean-made commodities are receiving high recognition in Asia,the more so because of the recent ‘Korean Wave’.
4) Goods BenefitKorea-ASEAN FTA
The products that benefit mostthe Korea-ASEAN FTA are showcased at this exhibition to maximize the probability of successful exports. The 2011 G-Fair in Kuala Lumpursubsequent events in other countries will accelerate the overseas marketing development of smallmedium-sized enterprises of Gyeonggi Province.

Title 7 Gyeonggi Province Actively Participates in Relief Efforts for TurkeyThailand (1109-2)
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Gyeonggi Province pledged active support for ThailandTurkey in their efforts to recoverrecent floodingearthquake disasters.
[Report]
Thailand was devastatedunprecedented floodingTurkey was hard hitan earthquake, resulting in a huge number of casualtiesrefugees in dire straits.
1) Gyeonggi Province Donates USD100,000 Each to ThailandTurkey
Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo (김문수) visited the embassies of ThailandTurkeyoffered relief funds of USD100,000 to each nation.
2) TurkeyThailand, Korean War Allies
Both TurkeyThailand were allies of Korea during the Korean War. They dispatched military forces to help Koreafought against the communist aggressors together.
3) TurkeyThailand Closely Related with Gyeonggi Province
Both countries are closely related to Gyeonggi Province: Gyeonggicurrently working on a friendshipcooperation agreement with Istanbul Province of Turkey,more than half of the Thai residents in Korea currently live in Gyeonggi Province
4) Turkey Earthquake Left 3,000 Plus Casualties700,000 Refugees
The recent earthquake in Turkey left more than 3,000 casualties700,000 refugees,
5) Thailand Flood left 500 Deaths720,000 Wounded or Diseased
The unprecedented torrential rainssubsequent flooding in Thailand resulted in more than 500 deaths720,000 afflicted.
These two countries are in desperate need of helpthe international community. Gyeonggi Province plans to continue its relief efforts for both countriesdispatching medicalother relief supplies.