The Korean Rural New Vitalization Project(KRNVP) has been successfully carried out from 2005 to 2010. This government project has been the first one to employ bottom-up approach in Korea that the central government concedes local government to propose...
The Korean Rural New Vitalization Project(KRNVP) has been successfully carried out from 2005 to 2010. This government project has been the first one to employ bottom-up approach in Korea that the central government concedes local government to propose proper projects of their use. Local leaders and people from most of counties and cities of Korea have participated in deciding which projects were most proper to their areas. They had been educated for innovating their mind, group working skills, and marketing of their local products. The results of the project were very successful in creating jobs, exporting agricultural products, and working together with local government officials. One part of success came from the organization system in local government. Local government officials’ work time period for the project, the cooperation between civilian experts and project officials were important factors of success in this project. The more educating the local people, the more successful the project, which was another important finding of the research.