Gwangju Dong-gu Holds Launch Ceremony for Resident-Participatory 'National Design Team'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Im Taek) announced on the 17th that it held the inauguration ceremony of the ‘2020 National Design Team’ to develop public services necessary for actual life through direct participation of residents.

The National Design Team is a policy promotion group in which residents, private experts, and public officials participate together throughout the policy process to develop and improve public services.

At the inauguration ceremony, about 20 members of the National Design Team, including private experts and residents, attended and the event proceeded with basic education on the introduction and roles of the National Design Team and discussions to help understand the future tasks of the National Design Team.

This year’s theme is the ‘Our Happy Sarangchae Project,’ which seeks ways to develop the Village Sarangchae, a regional welfare hub center that will play a central role in community care in Dong-gu.

The design team will operate a policy table for a total of 10 sessions until July and derive an operational plan for the Village Sarangchae through policy establishment tailored to local conditions, aiming to realize welfare that residents can feel.

Im Taek, Mayor of Dong-gu, said, “We look forward to the National Design Team’s innovative ideas and policy development regarding the operation plan of the Village Sarangchae,” and added, “I hope that residents, public officials, and private experts will participate together in the policy process and continuously develop welfare services suitable for Dong-gu through various proposals.”

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