Gwangjin-gu Holds Collaborative Public Forum 'Donghaeng Table'

On the 16th-17th, the Cooperative Public Forum 'Donghaeng Table' Held... A Platform for Cooperative Discussion on 'Reconstructing Environment and Life Changed After COVID-19'

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Seon-gap) held the cooperative public forum "Donghaeng Table" at the district office auditorium for two days from the 16th to the 17th.

This cooperative public forum was organized to select agenda items for public-private cooperation projects to be promoted in 2022 together with residents and to concretize the projects.

The discussion was divided into four subcommittees and 12 sub-agendas under the theme of "Reconstructing Environment and Life Changed After COVID-19," covering welfare & health, culture & economy, urban environment, and education & youth.

First, the welfare & health subcommittee held on the 16th discussed customized projects for vulnerable groups in the community such as children, elderly living alone, and people with disabilities under the sub-theme "Healthy City, Recovery of Daily Life."

Also, the culture & economy subcommittee sought to discover distinctive cultural and artistic programs linked to the environment and local commercial districts, while the urban environment subcommittee agreed on creating an eco-friendly city reflecting smart city development and recent important issues such as zero waste and resource circulation.

On the 17th, the education & youth subcommittee, under the sub-theme "Future Gwangjin Made Together by Youth and Residents," discussed ways to create an environment where the whole family can receive education in daily life and especially operate educational programs for youth preparing to enter society.

The 12 sub-agendas discussed this time will go through an e-voting process and be submitted as projects for the 2022 Community Innovation Plan (district-level plan type).

Mayor Kim Seon-gap said, "This event was prepared to discuss projects that the public and private sectors will jointly operate in 2022," and added, "I ask for active discussions so that practical and beneficial projects that can gain residents' sympathy can be discovered in preparation for the post-COVID-19 era."

Meanwhile, following the first term in May 2019, the district newly launched the second term of the "Gwangjin-gu Cooperative Council" in May this year and has been discovering and promoting nine public-private cooperation projects in 2020 and ten in 2021.

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