Gyeongnam Province Focuses on Expanding Public Consensus for 'Bu-Ul-Gyeong Megacity Promotion'

'Buul-gyeong Metropolitan Special Union' Gyeongnam Support Team 3rd Meeting Held

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongsangnam-do held the 3rd meeting of the Gyeongnam Support Group on the 28th to support the discovery of tasks for the special local government (tentatively named) 'Bu-Ul-Gyeong Metropolitan Special Union,' which will promote the Bu-Ul-Gyeong Megacity.

At the meeting, the legal basis, delegation scope, and project costs for the previously identified special union tasks were specified, and ways to expand citizen participation were discussed.

The major tasks concretized by sector so far include, in the 'industry and economy sector,' establishing the Bu-Ul-Gyeong industrial science innovation system, operating the Innovation City Joint Development Support Center, and building an integrated job support system for Bu-Ul-Gyeong.

In the 'transportation sector,' plans include establishing an integrated transfer discount system for Bu-Ul-Gyeong and introducing metropolitan express buses. In the 'education sector,' the establishment of a regional innovation platform, a talent development program through industry-academia-research cooperation, is being considered. In the 'health and medical sector,' operation of a pediatric specialized emergency center and establishment of an infectious disease specialized hospital are under review.

Attendees agreed that for Bu-Ul-Gyeong city and provincial residents to empathize with the megacity promotion, policies closely related to residents' daily lives and perceptible to citizens must be pursued.

Going forward, each department and bureau will discover citizen-experienced projects such as mutual discounts for using Bu-Ul-Gyeong public facilities and hosting various events to foster community spirit, to be discussed at the next meeting.

Additionally, ways to establish a system to expand discussions on the Bu-Ul-Gyeong Megacity at the private sector level were also discussed.

Each department and bureau presented plans to form and operate consultative bodies by sector, such as the Bu-Ul-Gyeong Economic and Job Revitalization Council, Bu-Ul-Gyeong Metropolitan Transportation System Construction Council, and Gyeongnam Women and Family Policy Forum.

The province plans to first promote a social discussion forum within the province and then expand it to Busan and Ulsan.

When the joint promotion team for establishing the Bu-Ul-Gyeong Metropolitan Special Union is launched in the first half of the year, a Bu-Ul-Gyeong Megacity private council will be formed.

Also, a citizen participation group will be formed for general citizens to enable city and provincial residents to participate and communicate in the policy promotion process by establishing a platform.

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