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Cooperatives And Civil Associations

(4) Subsidy operations
Provide subsidies for cooperatives and credit unions to assist in conducting education and

training and promoting the system of cooperatives. In addition, some of the operating and office
facilities, equipment, and start-up costs of cooperatives will be provided to help develop their
businesses. In 2022, a total of 71 subsidies were provided.

(5) Inter-cooperative cooperation

Devise development plans for cooperatives to strengthen inter-cooperative collaboration and

establish brand images of cooperatives.

(6) Counselling team for indigenous cooperatives

A Central Counselling Team for Indigenous Cooperatives was formed, and working plans of
the counselling team were drafted. In 2022, one meeting was held.

(7) Research for the refinement of cooperatives

Experts and scholars will be entrusted to conduct research and case studies of cooperative
enterprises, including reviewing indicators of laws for home-care labor cooperative, and contents
of cooperatives operation manual; compiling cooperatives-related digests; and studying the eco-

nomic model of regional revitalization - using cooperative economy as an approach, etc.

(8) Implementing “Pilot Program for Counselling Cooperative Enterprises to Promote Regional Revi-
talization” (2022-2023)

The counselling system and cooperative models have been established to assist cooperatives
in improving local economic, social and cultural development and jointly promoting regional revi-

talization. In 2022, eight cooperative enterprise promotion and digital education and training ma-
terials were produced, ten on-site fostering and problem diagnosis sessions were provided, the
Directions for Temporary of the Interest Subsidy for Cooperatives were promulgated, four activi-
ties for experience exchange of cooperative enterprises were held, and 72 subsidies were granted
for cooperative promoting activities. Through these efforts, the cooperative system is promoted,

and their organizational functions and operating abilities strengthened.

3. Counseling of Credit Unions

Credit unions are grassroots cooperative financial organizations, which are nonprofit corporations

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