Seung-ro Lee, Seongbuk District Mayor, Holds Non-Face-to-Face Talk Concert 'Seongbuk Toktok Open Mayor's Office'

The Seongbuk Talk Talk Open Mayor's Office Community Social Security Council meeting was held on the 28th. The photo shows Seungro Lee, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu, conducting a real-time video conference with participants via Zoom.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Since the launch of the 7th local government, Seungro Lee, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu, who has continued field- and people-centered communication administration, held an online real-time talk concert “Seongbuk Toktok Open Mayor’s Office” ? Community Social Security Council edition on the 28th to continue empathetic communication with residents in the post-COVID-19 era.

The “Field Mayor’s Office” is a campaign project of Mayor Seungro Lee, planned from the beginning of his term with the purpose of listening to local issues in the field of citizens’ lives and seeking policy targets with residents.

However, due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic making field communication difficult, Mayor Lee prepared the “Seongbuk Toktok Open Mayor’s Office” to maintain uninterrupted communication with residents through non-face-to-face channels.

This Open Mayor’s Office session was held following the Residents’ Autonomy Committee edition on the 26th, conducted via ZOOM video conference with chairpersons and members of the Community Social Security Council by each neighborhood, as well as co-chairpersons (neighborhood heads), who participated in the meeting, which was then broadcast live on YouTube.

The event shared district government news with residents and involved a Q&A session on welfare keywords with the mayor, including responses to comments posted during the YouTube live broadcast.

Mayor Seungro Lee of Seongbuk-gu plans to gradually expand the Open Mayor’s Office to encourage participation from various social groups.

Meetings covering two sectors (traditional markets on February 2 and apartment complexes on February 4) will continue until February 4. If the prolonged COVID-19 situation persists, online Open Mayor’s Offices will be operated by neighborhood from March to June, with plans to expand to the entire district government in the second half of the same year.

Any citizen wishing to participate via YouTube live comments can access by searching “Seongbuk Toktok” in the YouTube search bar.

Mayor Lee said, “The field is the starting point and the place where solutions exist for problems directly related to residents’ lives. Over the past two years, Seongbuk-gu has taken the problems found in the field, shared them with residents, and reflected them in policies, leading to changes in Seongbuk. Even as the COVID-19 situation continues, we will keep sharing and communicating district government affairs with residents.”

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