Oh Se-hoon: "We Will Actively Reflect Youths' Ideas for City Administration"

Seoul City 'Future Seoul Strategy Meeting' Final Report
"Thankful for Youth Participation in City Administration Despite Busy Schedules"

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon stated regarding the 'Future Seoul Strategy Meeting,' which shares the innovative ideas and achievements of young people, "Each idea is precious, so we will ensure that the relevant departments make good use of them."

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon is attending the final report meeting of the 'Future Seoul Strategy Meeting' held on the 26th at the Seoul City Hall main conference room, listening to related ideas. Photo by Seoul City

Seoul City announced on the 27th that it held a final report meeting at the Seoul City Hall main conference room the day before, wrapping up the activities of the 'Future Seoul Strategy Meeting' over the past five months and sharing its outcomes.

The 'Future Seoul Strategy Meeting' is a youth participation channel launched in November last year to reflect the voices and expert insights of the 2030 generation, the future leaders, in city administration amid rapidly changing times.

The 48 young participants selected as committee members held regular meetings (once a month) and online/offline meetings (a total of 103 sessions) over the past five months, divided into three subcommittees: ▲Future Industry ▲Cultural Design ▲Communication Strategy. They prepared policy proposals by deeply discussing major city administration issues with advice from expert mentors. Public officials from the responsible departments also supported the youth in refining the proposed ideas by jointly considering the city issues.

The final report meeting opened with a video showcasing the youths’ activities so far, followed by presentations and reflections on policy proposals from the three subcommittees: ▲(Communication Strategy) Seoul Itda (Seoul city character promotion plan, kiosks visiting Tapgol Park, etc.) ▲(Future Industry) Tech Together (Seoul City subscription welfare platform) ▲(Cultural Design) Seoul is an Amusement Park (Seoul birthday, subway companion gallery, etc.). Mayor Oh Se-hoon then gave a general evaluation. A ‘Policy Proposal Delivery Ceremony’ was also held, where the youths handed over a booklet containing their ideas to the mayor.

In particular, Seoul City supported the youth committee members’ direct participation from the planning stage of the event to ensure that the final report meeting would not be a one-time policy proposal presentation but an opportunity to reflect on five months of activities.

Seoul City plans to actively review and refine the policy proposals from the youth, as some departments have already begun assessing their feasibility as policies, and develop them into actual Seoul city policies.

Mayor Oh, who attended the final report meeting, said, “I am grateful that all the youth committee members, despite having their own livelihoods and busy schedules, wholeheartedly contributed ideas to delight citizens through the Future Seoul Strategy Meeting.” He added, “I sincerely hope that the ideas that were overlooked during the preparation process will also be refined and lead to useful policies.”

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