Providing Startup Activity Spaces for Youth and Residents to Foster Young Entrepreneurs... Supporting Programs for Local Community Formation Operated Concurrently... Recruiting Operating Entities Targeting Corporations and Organizations Based in Dongjak-gu... Applications Accepted Until the 24th... Selection and Agreement Signing in March After Screening... Pilot Operation for 6 Months Followed by Official Operation Planned
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dongjak-gu (Mayor Lee Chang-woo) will recruit operators for the Youth and Resident Startup Space, Open Studio (Seongdaero 25ga-gil 8), a pilot project for urban regeneration in Sangdo 4-dong, starting from the 15th.
The Open Studio provides a space for startups to local youth and residents, aiming to nurture entrepreneurs and ensure the sustainability of resident-led urban regeneration projects. The facility was completed in January with a budget of 1.7 billion KRW.
The building has a total floor area of 226㎡ and consists of four floors above ground: the first floor is a community facility for residents, the second and third floors are startup spaces (shared offices) for youth and residents, and the fourth floor is a lounge area.
In particular, to enable autonomous operation and management by local residents, the operators will be recruited from corporations and organizations based in Dongjak-gu.
Corporations and organizations interested in operating the Open Studio can visit the district office to submit their applications by the 24th. The announcement can be found on the Dongjak-gu Office website.
The district will select the facility operator through evaluation in March, sign an agreement, conduct a six-month pilot operation, and then proceed to full operation in the second half of the year.
The selected organizations will be provided with three shared offices for startup activities, a shared kitchen, meeting spaces, and will also contribute to forming a local community by conducting educational activities for local children and seniors in consultation with the district.
For more details, contact the Dongjak-gu Strategic Projects Division.
Park Beom-jin, head of the Strategic Projects Division, said, “We will do our best to realize sustainable urban regeneration led by residents through providing the Open Studio as a startup space for youth and operating educational programs involving the local community.”
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