[Photo] Hyupchi Dobonghoe's 'Public-Private Cooperation' Video Conference Held

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dobong-gu (Mayor Dongjin Lee) held the ‘2020 1st Collaborative Dobong-gu Meeting’ via video conference on April 9.

The ‘Collaborative Dobong-gu Meeting’ is the highest consultative, coordinating, and advisory body on regional collaboration established in 2017, playing a role in discussing and deciding important matters related to public-private cooperation in Dobong-gu.

This Collaborative Dobong-gu Meeting was conducted via video conference due to difficulties in holding face-to-face meetings amid COVID-19. Sixteen members of the Collaborative Dobong-gu Meeting, including the Mayor of Dobong-gu, participated in the meeting through video conferencing programs installed on smartphones and computers to share their opinions.

During the meeting, focused discussions were held on the progress of the 2020 Community Innovation Plan and the collaborative agenda for establishing the 2021 plan.

The new collaborative agenda for 2021 to solve community issues will be selected through several public deliberation processes and the Collaborative Dobong-gu Meeting, the Resident Participation Budget Committee, district council members, public officials, residents, and various collaborative entities with budgetary authority participating in the ‘Collaborative Dobong 50+ Roundtable Meeting.’

So far, the district has led regional collaboration by being the first basic local government nationwide to enact the ‘Basic Ordinance for Activating Public-Private Collaboration in Dobong-gu, Seoul,’ establishing an institutional foundation for sustainable collaboration, and being the first autonomous district in Seoul to establish a Community Innovation Plan.

Mayor Dongjin Lee of Dobong-gu stated, “This was the first attempt at a public-private video conference in a situation where face-to-face meetings became difficult due to COVID-19, providing an opportunity to confirm our commitment to collaboration. We will continue to do our best to communicate in various ways so that collaboration can firmly establish itself as a core value of district administration.”

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