Governor Kim Kyung-soo, "Making the Southeast Region Another Capital Area"

Enhance Understanding of Gyeongnam Provincial Government's Operational Directions and Policies

Gyeongnam Governor Kim Kyung-soo is giving a special lecture on "Gyeongnam in Daily Life Amid COVID-19" on the 9th at the new building's main conference room of the provincial government office. (Photo by Gyeongnam Province)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] On the 9th, Gyeongsangnam-do held a special lecture titled "Gyeongnam in Daily Life Amid COVID-19" in the new building's conference room at the provincial government office.

This special lecture was planned as an opportunity for trainees of the "Gyeongnam Women Leaders Training Program," commissioned and operated by four universities in the province, to deeply understand Gyeongsangnam-do's administration and to expand their participation.

To prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the number of attendees was minimized and the event was broadcast live on the provincial government's YouTube channel.

On-site attendees included Kim Jeong-sun, Honorary Chairperson of the Women's Leaders Council of the province, council executives, and trainees. The event proceeded in the order of the chairperson's greeting, the special lecture, and a dialogue with the trainees.

In the special lecture, Governor Kim stated, "A society where women are not comfortable and safe, and where youth have no future, cannot be a sustainable society."

He then diagnosed the current situation where low birth rates, youth issues, and real estate problems are worsening due to the imbalance between the metropolitan area and non-metropolitan areas, emphasizing, "If the concentration in the metropolitan area is not resolved, Gyeongnam's future does not exist."

He also said, "The Southeast region must become another metropolitan area for the metropolitan area to survive together," and pledged to strive to make Korea a country where prosperity is evenly shared and to become a central axis of Korea's development.

Meanwhile, the "Gyeongnam Women Leaders Training Program" was first established nationwide in 1998 to expand women's political and social participation and is commissioned and operated by four universities in the province. It produces about 160 graduates annually, having trained a total of 3,264 women leaders to date.

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