"Local Issues Solved by Local Power" ... Gyeongbuk Launches 'Local Issue Resolution Platform'

Launch Ceremony of Gyeongbuk Regional Issues Resolution Platform and Agenda Execution Agreement Signing

Regional Issue Resolution Platform Promotion System.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gui-yeol] On the 26th, Gyeongbuk Province held the "Gyeongbuk Regional Problem-Solving Platform Launch Ceremony and Agenda Implementation Agreement Ceremony" at Andong Grand Hotel.

About 150 officials from institutions and organizations attended the launch ceremony, including Kang Seong-jo, Deputy Governor, Park Young-seo, Vice Chairman of the Provincial Council, Professor Hwang Jong-gyu of Dongyang University, and Kim Il-hwan, Vice President of Korea Expressway Corporation.

The event announced the launch of the Gyeongbuk Regional Problem-Solving Platform through an agreement promising participation in the platform and a launch performance.

At the launch ceremony, a roundtable discussion was held in advance on 14 selected implementation agendas (issues scheduled to be resolved through collaboration among the identified regional problems) to discuss implementation plans.

The implementation agendas include 14 items such as ▲ Establishing a smart care safety net for elderly neighbors ▲ Creating an eco-friendly farming-based ecological village to reduce pollution upstream of sustainable dams.

The first part of the event concluded with an introduction of the agendas and discussions by participating institutions for each agenda, followed by the second part, the launch ceremony.

After this launch ceremony, support consultations for agenda implementation by participating institutions will be conducted to provide administrative and financial, spatial, personnel, and technical support.

Through this, living labs, campaigns, cooperative projects with companies, and other activities will be carried out and reflected in future local government policies.

Kang Seong-jo, Deputy Governor of the Province, said, "The true agents opening the era of local autonomy must be the local areas themselves. Through the Regional Problem-Solving Platform, on-site ideas from local residents and institutions will revitalize the region and Korea," and added, "We hope for continuous interest and active participation from various institutions."

The Regional Problem-Solving Platform is a national subsidy project led by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and is being promoted in 13 cities and provinces.

This is a public-private-civil collaboration system project where residents lead the discovery of regional problems and find solutions together with the government, local governments, public institutions, academia, and companies, with participation from 37 regional public institutions and organizations.

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