Gwangju City Launches Practical Task Force for Post-Corona Response

Jo In-cheol, Deputy Mayor for Culture and Economy of Gwangju Metropolitan City, is presiding over the inaugural meeting of the Post-Corona Response Task Force Working Group. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 23rd that it held the “Post-Corona Response Countermeasures Committee Working Group Launch Meeting” at the city hall’s medium conference room, with participation from the Gwangju-Jeonnam Research Institute and related experts.

The city plans to expand and reorganize the current “Emergency Economic Countermeasures Meeting” into the “Post-Corona Response Countermeasures Committee” (hereafter, the Committee) to establish a comprehensive response system across society. The working group launched on this day will be responsible for practical policy development.

To prepare for the post-corona era characterized by safety, eco-friendliness, non-face-to-face culture, and new cultural consumption, the plan is to intensively develop comprehensive measures to revitalize society and the economy, create sustainable jobs, and secure new growth engines.

The working group, co-led by the Deputy Mayors of Administration and Culture & Economy, includes the city, the Gwangju-Jeonnam Research Institute, and experts. It will serve as the Committee’s think tank by discovering and selecting agendas, preparing basic plans and countermeasures, and submitting agenda items for Committee meetings.

Professor Moon Seung-hyun, in his keynote presentation titled “Changes in the World and Our Image After COVID-19,” stated, “After COVID-19, we expect significant changes such as accelerated transition to a digital society, emergence of various forms of work related to artificial intelligence, and expansion of the medical health industry.” He emphasized strengthening individual capabilities to prevent a second large-scale outbreak and fostering a community spirit that builds a trustworthy society for a smooth transition to the new society.

Jo In-cheol, Deputy Mayor of Culture and Economy and co-leader of the working group, said, “Crisis always comes with opportunity. At a time when the improvement of South Korea’s overly concentrated and overcrowded structure in the metropolitan area is being discussed, we will do our best to prepare comprehensive measures by sector to find opportunities for regional development.” He added, “Due to the prolonged COVID-19 situation, serious damage to the regional economy is expected, so efforts to discover agendas that can lead changes in various fields after COVID-19 are necessary.”

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