Gokseong-gun Holds Gokseong-style Innovation Workshop for the 8th Elected Term

Commitment to Innovation and Collaboration for a Happier Gokseong Community

[Gokseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Cha Jong-sun] Jeollanam-do Gokseong-gun (Governor Lee Sang-cheol) announced that on the 28th and 29th, it conducted the Gokseong-type Innovation Workshop for the 8th term of direct election, targeting over 80 senior public officials and practical team leaders.

This workshop was conducted as a customized program for Gokseong-gun. Various data such as the administrative policies of the 8th term of direct election in Gokseong-gun, campaign promises, and the current status of Gokseong-gun were investigated and analyzed to be used as educational materials. Based on this, consulting and education on development plans for Gokseong-gun were combined to enhance the effectiveness of the workshop.

Although each lecture covered different content, the consistent theme throughout was "Innovation and Collaboration." This reflected Governor Lee Sang-cheol’s intention that, to meet the rapidly changing administrative environment and increasing administrative demands of residents, it is necessary to strengthen not only the innovation capabilities of individual public officials but also interdepartmental collaboration.

Former Geumcheon District Mayor Cha Sung-soo, who served as a lecturer, presented the direction of autonomous administration in the era of decentralization based on his know-how under the theme of "Autonomous Administration and Regional Innovation, Paradigm Shift and Major Tasks."

Former Gwangsan District Mayor Kim Sam-ho also conducted a workshop under the theme "Happiness City Challenge Strategy and Innovation Collaboration Experience and Implications of the 7th Term of Direct Election in Gwangsan District."

Additionally, Kim Kyung-chul, Director of the Korea Urban Management Institute, and Professor Park Hyun-yong of Duksung Women’s University shared in-depth discussions on Gokseong-gun’s innovation strategies, including innovation directions by administrative policies and data-driven administration.

A county official said, "It helped set the direction to achieve the 8th term administrative goal of 'A Happier Gokseong for Residents.' We will strive to innovate our working methods to adapt to accelerated administrative changes and strengthen interdepartmental collaboration for continuous and organic policy implementation."

Gokseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Cha Jong-sun hss79@asiae.co.kr

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