‘Win the Bid, Great Partnership’ … Busan City Signs Public-Private Cooperation Agreement with 8 Organizations and Institutions

After the signing ceremony of the 'Win the Bid' Great Partnership agreement for the 2030 Busan World Expo, officials are taking a group commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Busan City and the 2030 Busan World Expo Citizen-wide Hosting Committee formed an eight-organization public-private cooperation governance called ‘Great Companionship’ and signed a business agreement on the 19th at the 7th-floor conference room of the Waterworks Headquarters.

The business agreement was prepared to strengthen hosting capabilities and expertise and expand citizen participation opportunities as the 2030 Busan World Expo hosting has emerged as a major national project and entered the golden time of hosting negotiations.

The agreement voluntarily involved eight organizations and groups: ▲Government Employees Pension Service ▲Korea Transportation Safety Authority ▲Cultural Tourism Interpretation Society ▲Architects Association ▲Walking-Desiring Busan ▲Citizen Supporters ▲Volunteer Fire Brigade ▲Life Empathy Policy Participation Group.

The Citizen-wide Hosting Committee plans to carry out citizen-led hosting activities such as individual organization promotions and citizen resolution rallies with these groups until the announcement of the 2023 hosting site.

Mayor Park Hyung-jun said, “The participation of various organizations and groups for the 2030 Busan World Expo hosting is like a strong support force,” and added, “Please join our ‘Great Companionship’ so that the cooperation system can continue to expand into various fields.”

Since its formation in July 2015, the Citizen-wide Hosting Committee has been promoting the expo hosting publicity project together with citizens and is receiving full support from BNK and local senior companies.

In the first half of this year, the committee focused its efforts on various promotional projects such as ▲university campus publicity campaigns ▲citizen participation online content including dance challenges, treasure hunts, and thumbs-up auditions ▲Bukhang walking competitions ▲rice paddy art creation ▲youth training facility joint events.

In the second half of the year, the committee plans to continue spreading enthusiasm for the expo hosting consensus through ▲expo theme art contests ▲English speaking competitions ▲forums, and more.

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