'New Normal Era, Seoul's New Vision' Seoul Institute Announces Results of 14 Citizen Research Projects

'Jageun Yeongu' Support Project Results Presentation
Planning Research on Support Measures for Small Business Owners in the With-Corona Era and Changes in Urban Spaces

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] On the 6th, the Seoul Institute will hold a presentation of the results of the 'Small Research' support project in the Seoul Institute's main conference room.

The Small Research support project has continuously provided citizens with opportunities to directly research everyday problems since 2012, discovering various policy ideas. This event shares the results of 14 small but meaningful research projects conducted over the past six months through discussions between citizen researchers and Seoul Institute experts in the relevant fields, and proposes policies to solve the problems.

Regarding this year's planned theme, "New Vision for Seoul in the New Normal Era," the following research results will be presented: ▲ New housing standards and floor plan proposals for the New Normal era ▲ Support for small business owners and commercial district management in Seoul during the With & Post COVID-19 era ▲ Changes brought to and expected in Seoul's urban space by the COVID-19 pandemic ▲ Hyper-local Seoul ▲ Urban regeneration through smooth agricultural product consumption ▲ Listening to the voices of children in the climate crisis.

In the free-topic research projects, results will be presented on ▲ The necessity and usefulness of shared spaces post-COVID ▲ Worsening academic achievement gaps due to COVID ▲ How non-face-to-face education programs will be maintained after the end of COVID-19? Additionally, research on ▲ Changes in space usage patterns due to the subscription culture of the MZ generation ▲ Is a vegetarian lifestyle possible for university students? ▲ Analysis of disparities between Seoul regions based on natural language processing models ▲ Expansion of separated waste bins to increase recycling rates ▲ Research on ways to expand zero-waste participation in daily life will also be introduced.

Acting Director Yoo Ki-young said, “I believe the results of this ‘Small Research,’ based on citizens’ perspectives and experiences, will be very helpful in preparing a new vision for Seoul in the New Normal era.”

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