Dongdaemun-gu Youth Policy Made by Youth

Dongdaemun-gu Signs Business Agreement with Social Cooperative Dongsagyeong Center on the 29th for 'Youth Policy Governance Activation Support Project'... A Startup Discovering Effective Policies by, for, and of Youth!

At the agreement ceremony, Choi Hong-yeon, Deputy Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu (left), and Choi Geun-young, Director of the Social Cooperative Dongsa-gyeong Center, attended.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dongdaemun-gu and the social cooperative Dongsagyeong Center are joining forces to build a solid infrastructure for youth policies.

On the 29th at 10:30 a.m., Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol) signed a business agreement with the social cooperative Dongsagyeong Center (Director Choi Geun-young) at Dongdaemun-gu Office to operate the "Youth Policy Governance Activation Support Project."

The Youth Policy Governance Activation Support Project is designed to support youth activities so that effective policies by youth, of youth, and for youth can be discovered and realized. It provides various opportunities for local youth to participate in activities such as policy proposals.

Through this agreement, Dongdaemun-gu and the social cooperative Dongsagyeong Center will operate the Dongdaemun Youth Policy Network (hereafter Dongcheongnet) Secretariat. They plan to design and implement programs such as the Youth Policy Academy where youth can identify policy issues, the Dongcheongnet Ideathon, Dongdaemun Youth Week events, and the Youth Challenge Project. They will also support youth activities including establishing a Dongdaemun-style youth infrastructure and cooperate mutually.

So far, Dongdaemun-gu has appointed a total of 69 Dongcheongnet committee members and formed subcommittees for jobs, places to stand, places to play, and places to share to lay the foundation for youth activities.

The committee members have acted as representatives and communication channels for youth, striving to reflect the voices of local youth in district administration.

Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, "To discover youth policies that reflect the regional characteristics of Dongdaemun-gu, which hosts many universities such as Kyung Hee University, University of Seoul, and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, it is important to attract youth and activate the youth policy network. Through establishing a public-private cooperation system, we expect to build a youth policy infrastructure that activates Dongdaemun-style youth policy discovery and implementation, systematizes the discovery and nurturing of local youth activists, and strengthens youth autonomy through responsibility and authority. We will continue to provide generous opportunities so that youth can grow as proactive planners of their own lives."

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