‘Songpa Cooperation Agenda Discovery Forum’ Held Online

February 3-5: Exploring Solutions to Local Issues through Agenda Development in Education, Environment, Welfare, and More

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) will hold the ‘Songpa Governance Online Agenda Discovery Forum’ from February 3 to 5 to gather opinions for creating a Songpa where residents and administration dream together.

The ‘Songpa Governance Agenda Discovery Forum’ is a platform where residents themselves discover agendas for the development of Songpa-gu and find priority tasks to solve. It will be conducted through in-depth discussions online (via ZOOM meetings) with 150 Songpa residents selected through an open recruitment from January 15 to 27, administrative department officials, and members of the Songpa Governance Committee.

On February 3, discussions will be held in five sessions by category: ▲ Job Songpa (jobs, local economy) ▲ Learning Songpa (education, childcare, welfare); on February 4: ▲ Safe Songpa (safety, health, environment) ▲ Dreaming Songpa (transportation, urban planning, housing, green spaces); and on February 5: ▲ Fun Songpa (culture, tourism, communication).

At the forum, participants will discuss ▲ various projects currently being implemented in Songpa-gu ▲ introduction of the 2021 Songpa Governance implementation agendas ▲ and agendas to be executed through public-private governance collaboration.

Participants will present governance agendas discovered by category and select the final top five priorities.

The governance agendas discovered through this forum will undergo departmental review and deliberation in the Songpa Governance small forum process, and the final agendas will be selected through an online e-voting for all Songpa residents (scheduled for June). These will be planned for actual implementation as projects in 2022.

Meanwhile, in December last year, the district formed the ‘2021 Songpa Governance Working Group,’ where public and private sectors collaborate on governance agendas derived by residents, participating in the process from project planning to execution and evaluation, sharing the implementation process, and striving to establish a governance foundation in the local community.

Park Seong-su, Mayor of Songpa-gu, said, “I hope this Songpa Governance Agenda Discovery Forum, held online, will be a time for the hearts of residents wishing for the development of Songpa-gu to come closer together,” and added, “Through the active operation of Songpa Governance entering its second year, we will spare no effort to provide the best support to lead positive changes in our district.”

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