Youth-Designed Policies for a Happier Gyeongnam!

8 Outstanding Policies Selected Including 'Designation of Reading Promotion Ordinance, Fostering Youth Reading'

They are taking a commemorative photo after the 'Gyeongnam Youth Policy Ideathon Competition' (Photo by Gyeongnam Province).

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] Gyeongsangnam-do, the Gyeongsangnam-do Youth Support Foundation, and Masan YMCA announced on the 13th that from the 7th to the 8th, eight youth teams from Gyeongnam participated in the 'Gyeongnam Youth Policy Ideathon Competition' held at the Yi Sun-sin Leadership Center.

This competition was promoted to provide youth with opportunities to actively participate in the policy process, define youth not as the future generation but as 'citizens living today,' and to establish a foundation for experience and capacity building by having youth take the lead in directly designing youth policies.

The ideathon competition held that day is a combination of the words "idea" and "marathon," and is an event format where participants generate ideas within a given time and present them.

The top three policy agendas selected as the best were ▲Youth Reading Promotion Policy Desired by Youth ▲Debt, Rain, Light Youth Promotion Committee ▲Economic Independence Support for Children Aging Out of Care, each receiving the Governor's Award.

Yoon Nansil, Director of the Social Innovation Promotion Team of the province, said, "I hope this competition has become a stepping stone for youth to grow into confident democratic citizens," and added, "The excellent proposed policy agendas will be promoted to be reflected in next year's policies and budget according to related procedures."

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