Daejeon City Establishes Youth Policy Proposal Platform... "Reflecting Youth Voices in Policy"

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Daejeon City is establishing and operating a platform where local youth can directly propose youth policies and share their opinions.

The city announced on the 24th that it will newly establish and operate a 'Youth Proposal' platform on the online Daejeon Youth Portal.

The Youth Proposal platform will undergo a pilot operation period until the end of this year and is scheduled to be fully operational from January next year.

This platform allows any youth registered on the Daejeon Youth Portal to participate and propose policies addressing youth issues and solutions.

The city will select proposals for 'deliberative discussion' if, within 30 days, more than 50 people leave comments and the majority express agreement.

The deliberative discussion will be conducted with the participation of the policy proposer, youth policy network, experts, and responsible public officials to discuss the necessity and methods of implementation.

The city plans to hold up to four deliberative discussions each quarter, and any youth can attend the discussions to freely express their opinions.

The city also plans to disclose through the platform whether proposals that have undergone deliberative discussions are reflected and implemented as actual policies, along with responses from the reviewing departments regarding the proposals.

Ji Yong-hwan, Director of the Welfare Bureau of the city, said, “We expect that youth who are highly interested in youth policies will be able to freely voice their opinions through the platform (Youth Proposal), enabling the presentation of various policies that the city has not previously discovered.” He added, “The city will strive to ensure that the proposed youth voices are reflected in actual policies.”

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