Ulsan City Participates in the '2022 Korea Local Era Expo'

October 10-12, Busan BEXCO Exhibition Hall 1 ... 'Balanced Development and Local Autonomy' Exhibition Hall Operation

Ulsan City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Ulsan City will participate in the ‘2022 Korea Local Era Expo’ held from the 10th to the 12th at BEXCO Exhibition Center 1, Halls 1 and 2A in Busan, operating the ‘Ulsan City Exhibition Hall’.

The ‘2022 Korea Local Era Expo’ is an event hosted by the National Balanced Development Committee, the Local Autonomy Committee, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and 17 metropolitan cities and provinces. Under the theme ‘A New Korea, A Livable Local Era,’ it is held to share participation and achievements in balanced development between central and local governments and local autonomy policies.

The city has prepared the ‘Ulsan City Exhibition Hall’ under the theme ‘Changing Ulsan, Creating a New Ulsan!’ to focus on promoting key balanced development policies and excellent cases of local autonomy.

The main promotional contents include expanding future transportation means through hydrogen trams, responding to future industries by advancing and upgrading existing industries, and excellent cases of regional culture and tourism industries through characters representing the city and districts.

Along with the exhibition of a model hydrogen tram, which will begin operation in Ulsan next year for performance verification, Ulsan’s urban railway construction plans and key facilities of the hydrogen pilot city will also be introduced.

Additionally, characters developed to promote local governments’ culture and tourist sites will be introduced as excellent cases of local autonomy, and various events will be held to promote Ulsan’s major tourist attractions.

An official from Ulsan City said, “We are participating in this Local Era Expo to promote a fun and livable Ulsan,” adding, “We will do our best to expand the metropolitan transportation network through hydrogen trams, a future transportation means, and to proactively respond to future industries by advancing and upgrading existing industries, so that Ulsan can develop into an industrial city with many jobs and a good quality of life.”

Hosted by the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology and the Korea Productivity Center, this expo consists of city and provincial exhibition halls, a Local Era Hall, and special halls. Various public participation events such as policy academic conferences for sharing the national vision of the ‘Local Era’ and collecting opinions will be held, and the expo can also be viewed through the official website.

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