“COVID-19, Local Democracy” Theme ... Gyeongnam Social Innovation International Forum Held

Pre-registration for International Forum Audience from October 6 to 13
Programs include Keynote Session, 6 Detailed Sessions, Buma and Gwangju Special Sessions, and Online Special Lectures

Poster of the 2nd Gyeongnam Social Innovation International Forum. (Photo by Gyeongnam Province)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 5th that it will hold the 2nd Gyeongnam Social Innovation International Forum from October 19 to 21 at the provincial government main conference room and online under the theme of "COVID-19, Local Democracy."

The forum aims to reexamine democracy in which citizens actively participate, such as citizen participation, public-private cooperation, and revitalization of the local economy, in a situation where the importance of local areas is being highlighted amid the crisis brought by the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

This international forum will feature globally renowned figures in innovation and local matters, including Audrey Tang, Taiwan's Digital Minister of Special Affairs, Matthew Brown, Mayor of Preston City in the UK, Ted Howard, representative of Cooperative Democracy in the US, and Carlo Petrini, President of the International Slow Food Association, participating in the keynote sessions.

The event will start with the keynote session at 2 p.m. on the 19th and continue until the 21st, consisting of six sessions covering democratic local economy, local areas and youth, digital democracy, civic education, spatial democracy, and village democracy; a special session addressing current issues of Buma and Gwangju; and six special online lectures, all broadcast live on YouTube.

Residents wishing to participate can apply from October 6 on the international forum website (Gyeongnam Provincial Government Gyeongnam 1st Street).

Yoon Nansil, Head of the Social Innovation Promotion Team, said, "In a situation where local communities and citizen participation are becoming increasingly important due to COVID-19, we hope this international forum will lay the foundation for the activation of democracy and social innovation based on local communities and citizen participation in Gyeongnam."

The province previously held the 1st Gyeongnam Social Innovation International Forum from January 9 to 11 on the theme of sustainable transition strategies for industrial crisis areas.

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