Woosunghee Yeongam County Governor Emphasizes "The Owner of Yeongam is the Residents"

Woosunghee, the mayor of Yeongam County, held the first regular assembly since taking office under the theme "The residents are the owners of Yeongam." Photo by Yeongam County Office

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Woo Seung-hee, the mayor of Yeongam County, said, "Innovation is the idea that the residents are the owners of Yeongam," urging cooperation for innovation.

According to Yeongam County on the 1st, Mayor Woo held his first regular assembly since taking office under the theme "A Greater Yeongam Soaring through Innovation, Residents as the Owners of Yeongam" at the Wangin Room of the county office, attended by about 350 public officials including department heads and staff.

At the event, Mayor Woo conducted a briefing using a self-produced PPT without a podium, focusing on requests such as ▲avoiding formalistic events ▲providing feedback for effective events when held ▲actively promoting various promotional materials to residents.

He also explained innovation cases such as canceling the opening ceremony of Gichan Land and utilizing weekly performances directly participated in by residents, which resulted in budget savings of 50 million KRW and transformed the events into ones with direct resident participation.

Mayor Woo said, "Yeongam County has many excellent wetlands like Yeongamcheon that require preservation and development as tourist sites," adding, "When we all think and work together, it can be reborn as a hub for Southern Province historical, cultural, and ecological tourism."

He continued, "Innovation requires new thinking, and it is innovation to improve and implement policies according to the residents' perspectives," adding, "Rather than simply doing what is requested, innovation is 'listening to the stories,' 'finding ways to make things possible rather than saying no or it's difficult,' and 'specifically verifying grounds, regulations, and cases' so that residents can feel the innovation."

Furthermore, he emphasized, "Innovation starts with the idea that 'residents are the owners of Yeongam,'" and requested the participation and cooperation of about 1,000 public officials for innovation.

He added, "Wearing the name tag of Yeongam County’s representative worker Woo Seung-hee, I regularly communicate with residents through Thursday dialogues, and about 1,000 public officials also wear name tags and engage in their duties," emphasizing again, "When the mayor of Yeongam takes steps toward innovation, Yeongam County will surely become 'A Greater Yeongam Soaring through Innovation.'"

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