Eunpyeong-gu Hosts Online Youth Assembly

Online discussion forum with about 300 participants held for 4 days from the 19th... Final selection results announced at the online Youth Assembly on the 26th

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Eunpyeong-gu (Mayor Kim Mi-kyung) will hold an online youth general assembly at 3 p.m. on the 26th to select the 2021 Youth Participatory Budget Projects.

Last year’s youth general assembly gathered about 400 youths at the Eunpyeong Culture and Arts Center Forest Theater and conducted voting in the style of the Eunpyeong-type Landsgemeinde, but this year it plans to hold the event online to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Also, due to the prolonged COVID-19 situation making large-scale events difficult, this year an online youth debate group will be recruited. From the 19th, for four days, about 20 online debate rooms will be opened for approximately 300 youths to discuss youth proposal projects and vote on priorities.

The operation of the online youth debate rooms will be facilitated by youths trained in advance as facilitators (communication promoters), which is expected to broaden peer empathy and create a synergy effect in communication.

At the beginning of this year, Eunpyeong-gu collected about 500 diverse youth opinions through a youth public forum, discovered projects through the Youth Council, underwent department review and plenary session approval, and finally presented a total of five projects as candidates for youth voting.

Youth voting will be conducted for about a month from August 31 to September 25, combining on-site, mobile voting, and online debate group voting to finally select the 2021 youth participatory budget projects worth 200 million KRW. The selected projects will be reflected and promoted in next year’s budget.

To participate in the online youth general assembly, access Eunpyeong-gu Office’s YouTube or SimpleFlow at 3 p.m. on the 26th, or scan the QR code for easy access.

This online general assembly will be composed entirely of youths from the host to the panel, sharing opinions on youth proposal projects and announcing the final youth participatory budget projects for next year.

Kim Mi-kyung, Mayor of Eunpyeong-gu, said, “Despite the difficulty of gathering many people due to strengthened social distancing from COVID-19, we utilized familiar media (KakaoTalk, YouTube, etc.) extensively to ensure youth participation.” She added, “We hope for much interest so that youths, the future protagonists, can directly participate in the budget formulation process and that projects proposed by youths can be actively reflected.”

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