Park Il-ho, Mayor of Miryang, Delivers Key Speech at National Policy Briefing Attended by Over 200 Local Government Heads

Policy Recommendations for the Successful Promotion of Opportunity Development Zones

A national policy briefing session for mayors, county governors, and district heads nationwide hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. In the front row is Park Il-ho, Mayor of Miryang, Gyeongnam.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Wook] Park Il-ho, mayor of Miryang City, Gyeongnam, attended the "National Briefing Session for Mayors, County Governors, and District Heads" hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety at the War Memorial of Korea in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on the 28th, where he proposed policies for the successful implementation of the "Opportunity Development Zones," a core policy for regional balanced development among the 120 national tasks of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration.

The briefing session was held to create an opportunity for cooperation and communication between the central and local governments, with about 200 mayors, county governors, and district heads from across the country attending.

In his representative remarks, Mayor Park said, "The Miryang Nano Convergence National Industrial Complex and the Smart Farm Innovation Valley are making Miryang a topic of discussion," adding, "While the diversity and creativity of regions are very important for the future and new innovations of the Republic of Korea, many things are overly concentrated in the metropolitan area, leading to uniformity and continued growth limitations," conveying the difficulties faced by local areas as they are.

He further stated, "Just as local talents who have been challenging the economic development of Korea have played a key role, it is judged that the central government can also develop if regions continuously develop and create diversity and creativity," and evaluated, "In this regard, the Opportunity Development Zones pledge project is a secret strategy to develop regions."

Mayor Park said, "It is expected that local governments will designate 'Opportunity Development Zones' through consultations with investing companies, cluster companies in the region, and achieve regional balanced development through large-scale investment attraction and creation of quality jobs in the region. I hope that the proposed policies will be institutionalized promptly and that the regions will develop in a balanced manner."

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