Launch of Gwangjin Innovation Forum, a Research Group of Gwangjin District Council

At the 'Gwangjin Innovation Forum' Composed of 6 Gwangjin District Council Members, Urban Life Issues Directly Affecting Residents Will Be Addressed

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] The ‘Gwangjin Innovation Forum,’ a council member research group of the Gwangjin District Council, held its launch ceremony on the morning of the 15th at the council briefing room and officially began its activities.

The ‘Gwangjin Innovation Forum’ is a council member research group formed to improve various urban living issues directly related to residents' lives. It is led by Councilor Jang Kyung-hee and includes a total of six members (Jang Gil-cheon, Park Soon-bok, Kim Mi-young, Kim Hoe-geun, Park Sung-yeon).

The Gwangjin District Council (Chairperson Park Sam-rye) held an operations committee meeting on the 13th to review the registration and activity plans of council member research groups to support members' research interests, and approved the formation and operation of the group.

At the launch ceremony, discussions were held regarding future directions and schedules, along with detailed research topics.

The members identified issues to improve related to resident safety, convenience, and urban living problems, such as solutions for ice packs and recyclable waste that emerged during COVID-19, urban regeneration projects to revitalize deteriorated alleyways, measures to address cigarette butt littering in sewer rainwater inlets, and improvements to bicycle priority road operations. They plan to seek practical alternatives through benchmarking other districts, meetings with related organizations, and special lectures by experts, leading to legislative activities and policy proposals.

Representative Councilor Jang Kyung-hee said, “Starting with today’s launch ceremony, we will continuously gather opinions from various members to establish directions aligned with the research group’s purpose and themes, and create practical, resident-centered policies that truly help improve residents’ lives.”

Chairperson Park Sam-rye congratulated the launch of the research group, stating, “Last year, with the enactment of the ordinance on the formation and operation of council member research groups in Gwangjin District Council, a basis was established to support research and legislative activities in district administration fields. Although full-scale research activities are only beginning now due to COVID-19, I hope the research will be solidified and lead to policy production that residents can feel.”

The council member research groups of the Gwangjin District Council may include up to two groups per member, must be composed of at least four Gwangjin District Council members per group, and the duration of the group is until the end of the research activities or the expiration of the council members’ terms.

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