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Busan to Launch Nation’s First “Settlement-Based Remote Project Jobs” Initiative… Expanding Youth Employment

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will pilot, for the first time in the nation this year, a “Busan-style micro-job-based settlement-type remote work project” designed to enable local young IT professionals to reside in Busan while participating in projects for domestic and international companies.

This initiative represents a new digital job model that supports Busan-based young developers in remotely carrying out IT projects commissioned by external companies.

The city plans to address the mismatch between local young IT talent and available jobs, while enabling young people to settle in Busan and participate in a wide range of corporate projects.

Reflecting changes in the digital industry, such as the expansion of cloud-based development environments and online collaboration, the city has introduced a project-based remote work model aligned with the growing trend of remote collaboration on a project basis.

Starting with the recruitment of remote work support platform companies on April 21, the city will proceed to recruit participating young developers and project-commissioning companies in May and begin full-scale operations.

Eligible participants include companies outside Busan that commission IT projects, as well as Busan-based young developers, development teams, and startups that carry out such projects. The city plans to support approximately 20 projects.

Busan-based young developers participating in the projects will receive up to KRW 1 million per project to cover employment insurance premiums and program subscription fees. Individual developers who have established a business will be eligible for startup grants of up to KRW 2 million.

Companies commissioning projects will receive support of up to KRW 3 million in the form of vouchers for platform usage fees.

Building on this pilot project, the city plans to gradually expand the Busan-style remote project job model by identifying projects from external companies, matching them with local young developers, and linking them with remote collaboration platforms.

In the future, the city aims to expand participating industries and workforce through cooperation across the Busan–Ulsan–Gyeongnam region, forming a talent pool based on remote work and fostering a digital job ecosystem where young people can settle in Busan and access diverse projects and employment opportunities.

In addition, Busan plans to establish a settlement-based remote work foundation that leads to corporate collaboration and investment attraction by expanding the presence of remote collaboration companies in Busan and encouraging participation from companies linked to strategic industries.

Kim Bong-cheol, Assistant Mayor of Digital Economy Office, stated, “This initiative is a new job model that enables young IT professionals in Busan to participate in a variety of corporate projects without leaving the city. By connecting external corporate projects with local talent, we will encourage young people to settle in the region and expand digital job creation.”