Ministry of the Interior and Safety Holds Forum for Field Activists, Experts, and Officials on 'With Corona'

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] #In Daegu Metropolitan City, following the occurrence of the 31st COVID-19 patient on February 18, 2020, when confirmed cases were increasing exponentially, the village community media ‘Seongseo Community FM’ conducted a ‘COVID-19 Special Broadcast’ to reconnect neighbors who had grown distant.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 29th that it will hold the ‘2021 Regional Community Forum’ on the 30th at the Jochiwon Cultural Garden in Sejong City to discuss the role and revitalization plans of communities for phased daily recovery (With COVID-19).

The forum will proceed in the order of a presentation by Professor Kim Chan-ho from Sungkonghoe University, case presentations, and free discussions, with online discussions open for anyone to participate freely. In particular, the case presentation will include the ‘Energy Transition Village’ case from Gwangju Metropolitan City, and the ‘Role of Media Practice Cases and Phased Daily Recovery Plans’ will introduce the Daegu village community media case.

Gwangju Metropolitan City has formed the ‘Gwangju Transition Village Network’ to create resident-led energy transition villages and is promoting various projects for carbon-neutral transition cities such as energy transition villages. This year, five energy transition villages were established, and in September, an Energy Transition Village Academy was opened to train specialized personnel in energy transition. Going forward, projects linked to resource circulation and green transportation will also be developed, with plans to expand energy transition villages to 25 by 2025.

Daegu village community media ‘Seongseo Community FM’ is introduced as a representative case demonstrating the role of local media for phased daily recovery. From February 24 to March 18, 2020, ‘Seongseo Community FM’ conducted special live broadcasts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., sharing COVID-19 situations across the region and checking fake news to provide residents with accurate information.

The forum plans to discuss the role that local communities should take in the With COVID-19 era through such cases and to reflect participants’ opinions in community-related projects or policies.

Kim Hak-hong, Director of Regional Innovation Policy, said, “I believe that many problems arising from COVID-19 can be solved through resident participation in community activities,” and added, “I hope this forum will be an opportunity to reconsider the progressive role of communities for phased daily recovery.”

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