Namyangju City, "Creating a Self-Sufficient City Roadmap"... Promoting 'Special Case Discovery'

'City Special Status Promotion Team Policy Seminar' Held... Discussion on Discovering Special Status

Namyangju Mayor Jo Gwang-han emphasized securing the autonomy of local government and completing a self-sufficient city at the policy seminar of the city's special ordinance promotion team held on the 16th.
[Provided by Namyangju City]

[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-cheol] Namyangju City in Gyeonggi Province is embarking on the discovery of 'Namyangju-type special cases' to secure local autonomy and complete a self-sufficient city.

On the 17th, Namyangju City stated, "To share policy issues and enhance understanding and expertise regarding special cases, we held the 'Namyangju City Special Case Promotion Team Policy Seminar' on the 16th."

The city aims to build a self-sufficient city by drawing a future urban roadmap reflecting the regional characteristics of Namyangju, which is expected to surpass a population of 1 million by 2030, with the goal of urban development and realization of local autonomy.

To this end, the plan is for the public and private sectors to organically unite and cooperate to enhance practical autonomous administrative capabilities, ultimately creating a livable city that citizens can feel through qualitative improvement and quantitative expansion of public services.

Mayor Cho Gwang-han emphasized, "Namyangju, currently preparing for special cases, is in a transitional stage toward a more practical and substantive local government," adding, "Local governments are the cornerstone of national development and growth engines, and autonomous authority reflecting regional characteristics, rather than uniform autonomy systems, is necessary."

The policy seminar was attended by about 30 members of the special case promotion team, including Mayor Cho, city council members, citizens, various experts, and related officials. It proceeded with a special lecture by Professor Ha Dong-hyun of Jeonbuk National University and an autonomous discussion to establish a roadmap for discovering special cases.

Earlier, in December last year, following the full revision of the 'Local Autonomy Act' for the first time in 32 years to promote decentralization and regional balanced development, the city enacted the 'Ordinance to Promote the Discovery of Special Cases for Expanding Local Autonomy in Namyangju City' suited to the city's circumstances and launched the 'Special Case Promotion Team' last month.

The city plans to fully activate the operation of the special case promotion team, including the formation of subcommittees, and make every effort to discover Namyangju-type special case issues appropriate for its population of 730,000.

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