Gwangju City Announces Recruitment of 25 Members for Public-Private Cooperation Council

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 17th that it will recruit members to participate in the ‘Gwangju Metropolitan City Public-Private Cooperation Council,’ which discovers and implements policies together with citizens, until the 22nd.

The Public-Private Cooperation Council is a council that discovers, implements, and evaluates policies together with citizens, and is scheduled to be launched next month based on the ‘Gwangju Metropolitan City Public-Private Cooperation Activation Basic Ordinance’ enacted in July last year.

The council will select 25 citizens and organizations interested in and experienced with public-private cooperation work as members, who will serve for two years from the date of appointment.

Since August last year, Gwangju has operated a practical TF team (16 members) and held nine meetings to lay the foundation for the public-private cooperation system, including the formation of subcommittees and the cooperation council.

The newly formed Public-Private Cooperation Council will be operated under a co-chair system consisting of the mayor and one citizen representative. It will play a central role in discussing agendas related to regional development vision and direction, establishing institutional foundations for expanding public-private cooperation collaboration, and creating a foundation for activating public-private cooperation.

Organizations and citizens wishing to participate can apply via email or postal mail to the City Autonomy Administration Division.

Kim Ji-hwan, head of the City Autonomy Administration Division, said, “We hope many will participate as members of the Public-Private Cooperation Council, which will be an innovative model where administration, citizens, and civil society jointly prepare policies to activate cooperation through citizen participation to solve current administrative issues.”

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