Honam Regional Statistics Office Holds Regional Statistics Development Council Meeting

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] On the 23rd, the Honam Regional Statistics Office held the '2022 Honam-Jeju Regional Statistics Development Council' at the Holiday Inn Gwangju, composed of experts from metropolitan local governments, academia, and related organizations in the Honam and Jeju regions.

Unlike previous years, this council featured in-depth discussions among experts to strengthen the role of the Honam-Jeju regional statistics hub through sharing current projects of the four metropolitan local governments following the integration of Honam and Jeju, mid- to long-term development plans for the Honam Office, development and dissemination of regional statistics standard manuals, expansion of regional statistics services, and revitalization of the Gwangju Statistics Data Center (SDC) operations.

In particular, the Honam Regional Statistics Office is temporarily providing free access to the Gwangju Statistics Data Center (SDC) services until 2022 to promote its operation. Based on the key issues discussed at this council, they plan to review and reflect these matters to make the center a space that local residents can use easily and freely.

Kim Dae-ho, head of the Honam Regional Statistics Office, stated, “Through this council, we aim to strengthen the cooperative system among local governments, academia, and research institutes, gather diverse opinions on the future direction of the Honam Office, and hope this will be an opportunity for the further development of Honam-Jeju regional statistics.”

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