'Post-COVID-19 Municipal Tasks'... Incheon City to Hold Online Citizen Forum on the 1st of Next Month

In October last year, a large public forum for Incheon citizens was held regarding the policy on creating an eco-friendly self-landfill site.
[Photo by Incheon City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon City will hold the 'Incheon Citizen Mayor Grand Debate' at the City Hall Central Hall on the 1st of next month to identify municipal tasks after the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the city on the 15th, considering the social distancing period to prevent the spread of COVID-19, only 50 out of 300 participants will engage in face-to-face discussions at the City Hall Central Hall, while the remaining 250 will participate in video discussions online.

Under the slogan "The Citizen is the Mayor," participants joining as citizen mayors will share diverse opinions on the theme "The World Changed by COVID-19, A New Incheon," discussing what the top priority policies for Incheon should be after the COVID-19 crisis.

The debate will be broadcast live on the large LED screen at the City Hall Central Hall and on YouTube.

Any Incheon citizen can apply to participate in the debate until the 24th. Applications can be made through the city’s website, by phone, in person, or online.

The Incheon Citizen Mayor Grand Debate is a large-scale citizen roundtable newly initiated during the 7th term of the local government, establishing itself as a representative citizen debate forum for setting municipal directions and discussing key policies in Incheon.

Through previous debates, in the second half of 2018, the municipal slogan "A City to Live In, Made Together" was selected, and in the first half of last year, the newly created plaza in front of Incheon City Hall was named "Incheon Aetteul."

Additionally, in the second half of last year, regarding the city’s biggest issue?the eco-friendly landfill site creation policy?84% of participants agreed to form a "Pan-Citizen Movement Organization" to build consensus.

Lee Jong-woo, Incheon City’s Citizen Policy Officer, stated, "Communication with citizens remains one of Incheon’s core philosophies even after COVID-19," adding, "As this is the first attempt at a large-scale real-time online citizen communication method, we hope for active interest and participation from the citizen mayors."

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