"Overcoming Failure and Trying Again" ... '2020 Silpae Expo' Operates Regularly from May to November

Nine Private Organizations Selected for Planning Programs

A citizen visiting the '2018 Failure Expo' held under the theme 'From Failure to Challenge' at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul is wiping away tears while receiving failure empathy counseling. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 26th that it will operate the '2020 Failure Expo,' a campaign encouraging re-challenge by sharing various failure experiences, continuously from May to November.

Now in its third year, this event will be held over six months with autonomous planning programs led by private organizations, deliberative discussions, regional expos, and comprehensive performance sharing sessions.

This year, to especially expand private sector participation, demand surveys were conducted with related ministries such as the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health and Welfare, as well as public and private institutions. Through review, 9 autonomous planning programs were finally selected, including Daejeon Metropolitan Self-Sufficiency Center, Mungyeong City Mungyeong Bansanghoe, Daejeon Village Enterprise Association, Korea Public Policy Evaluation Association, Seogwipo Cultural City Center, Seoul 50 Plus Foundation, Sookmyung Women's University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Credit Guarantee Fund, and Cheongju Youth Center Cheongnyeon Tteulak 5959.

Additionally, by analyzing big data related to failure and re-challenge, issues in 10 fields were identified. Through deliberative discussions involving stakeholders, civil society, experts, local governments, and related ministry officials, causes will be analyzed and solutions sought, with efforts to promote institutional improvements and policy development.

Last year's highly popular regional expos will be expanded from 4 locations to 6, including Busan, Daegu, Ulsan, Sejong, Chungnam, and Jeonnam, and will be held from September to October.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety plans to foster a social atmosphere of encouragement and support by holding a slogan idea contest in April, followed by recruiting national supporters called 'Dasiin (人)' in May.

Kim Hak-hong, Director of Regional Innovation Policy at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, said, "We aim to share and spread the experiences of people who have overcome failure to provide hope and opportunities for re-challenge to citizens in similar situations or those about to give up." He added, "In a competitive society, we want to make innovative attempts through collaboration to reflect and improve the voices of people who have faced difficulties due to institutional limitations in institutional improvements and policies."

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