Odongho, Director of Korea Island Promotion Agency, Visits Geoje City to Hold 'Island Field Forum'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Odongho, President of the Korea Island Promotion Agency, held an on-site island forum in Geoje City and had a time of communication with the residents.

The Korea Island Promotion Agency announced that it held the "4th On-site Island Forum" over two days on the 7th and 8th in the areas of Sandaldo, Oedo, and Jisimdo in Geoje City, Gyeongnam Province.

This is the second time that the Korea Island Promotion Agency, located in Samhakdo, Mokpo, has held an on-site forum outside Jeonnam Province in other metropolitan cities or provinces. Gyeongnam is the region with the second most islands nationwide after Jeonnam.

The "On-site Island Forum" was prepared to discover policies and promotion projects by communicating on-site with island residents, island field activists, and island experts. It is also a place to establish communication and cooperation channels with local government island policy departments.

About 20 people, including officials from the Korea Island Promotion Agency, Gyeongnam Provincial Government, Geoje City Hall, and Sandaldo residents, attended this third forum held this year.

On the first day, the Korea Island Promotion Agency held the on-site island forum at Sandaldo, and on the second day, visited Oedo and Jisimdo to have a time of communication with tourists and island residents.

Through the forum, residents expressed various opinions such as the need to form a fishing village council, joint responsibility for government projects, and urging interest from related organizations.

The Korea Island Promotion Agency plans to continue discussions to help reflect policies by sharing the opinions from the on-site forum with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and others.

Odongho, President of the Korea Island Promotion Agency, said, "We will actively reflect the valuable opinions of island residents from this island on-site forum in research and projects to strive for policy development," adding, "At a time when inhabited islands are becoming uninhabited and the issue of local and island extinction is very serious, islands will play a key role in revitalizing regions and opening the era of local governance."

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