Seoul City to Host International Forum on 'Design as a Value Creator' on the 5th of Next Month

2021 Seoul Design International Forum... Live Broadcast on Online Platform
Mayor Oh Se-hoon Delivers Keynote Session on 'Design as an Investment for the Future' Driving Urban Competitiveness

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 28th that it will hold the '2021 Seoul Design International Forum' on the 5th of next month.

The Seoul Design International Forum will be held under the theme "Re-Connect: Design As A Value Creator," discussing the creation of new dimensions of value among various entities and domains such as virtual-reality worlds, industrial-public sectors, and city government-civil society.

This year's Seoul Design International Forum was jointly promoted through consultations among the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the overall planning MP, and the division-specific MPs. For the first time, the forum will introduce an 'online platform' that enables the continuous formation of Seoul design discourse even after the forum.

At this forum, including Mayor Oh Se-hoon's keynote session presentation on "Urban Design as an Investment for the Future," a total of 10 speakers across three sessions will present on the role of design and value creation.

Mayor Oh stated, "I hope this will be an opportunity to share excellent cases leading domestic and international changes to drive the city's attractiveness through design and to discuss future policy directions, thereby seeking new value in design." He added, "Amid the flood of numerous online contents and events in the future, the Seoul Design International Forum will leap forward as a differentiated public discourse platform where the value of design driving Seoul's urban competitiveness can be empirically examined."

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