Dobong-gu Mayor Lee Dong-jin Elected as Chairman of the Association of Autonomous Local Governments

Dobong-gu Mayor Lee Dong-jin Elected as 3rd Chairman of the Local Autonomy and Decentralization Council... Pledges to Accelerate the Path to True Local Autonomy

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] On the first day of the '2020 2nd Autonomy and Decentralization Forum' held in Jeju on the 20th, Lee Dong-jin, the mayor of Dobong-gu, was elected as the 3rd president of the Autonomy and Decentralization Local Government Council at the '2nd Autonomy and Decentralization Local Government Council Regular General Meeting.'

Lee Dong-jin, who is also the chairman of the Seoul Metropolitan Council of District Mayors, has been actively voicing concerns and demands for measures regarding the central government's unilateral property tax reduction policy, urging the swift amendment of the Good Landlord Act, and promoting public Wi-Fi projects, representing local governments.

Mayor Lee Dong-jin stated, "As an elected local government head, I have made every effort over the past decade within the limited authority and restricted finances of local governments, and I will gather greater wisdom and capabilities to expedite the true path of autonomy and decentralization."

This forum, held under the theme "Autonomy and Decentralization, Reading the Direction of Life Desired by the People!", is modeled after Sweden's political festival Almedalen, which shares successful cases of local governments, and this year marks its second edition.

This year, especially due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (hereinafter COVID-19), access was strictly controlled except for pre-registered participants, and the forum was conducted in strict compliance with quarantine rules such as temperature checks, mandatory mask-wearing, and maintaining distance between people.

On the first day of the forum, the 20th, various programs were held including the opening ceremony, a keynote lecture on K-New Deal, the council's regular general meeting, a play on autonomy and decentralization, and an autonomy and decentralization conference.

On the second day, the 21st, the forum continued with a press invitation talk on the role of autonomy and decentralization, lectures at the Autonomy and Decentralization University, and a knowledge forum for the transition to a creative economy in the millennial era, concluding with the 2020 Autonomy and Decentralization University Awards ceremony.

Dobong-gu was recognized for its diligent operation of the Autonomy and Decentralization University over four years and received the Excellence Award at the 2020 Autonomy and Decentralization University Awards.

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