Seongdong-gu Holds Sharing Meeting for Preliminary Cultural City Promotion Project

On the 4th, Sharing the Progress and Future Plans of the Preliminary Cultural City Project at Seongsu Art Hall

Smart Cultural City Seongdong Accelerates Creating a City Where Anyone Can Enjoy and Produce Culture Without Barriers by Utilizing Cultural Technology

Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jung Won-oh) announced that it will hold a sharing meeting for the preliminary cultural city promotion project at 2 p.m. on the 4th at Seongsu Art Hall.

Seongdong-gu was selected as a preliminary cultural city in the 5th Cultural City contest hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism last year and is accelerating efforts to be selected as an official cultural city this October.

The district’s vision is a “Smart Cultural City,” which means a city that utilizes Culture Technology (CT) to increase accessibility so that anyone can enjoy and produce culture without barriers.

This project sharing meeting will be an occasion where residents, companies, and related organizations who are building the Smart Cultural City together gather to share the progress of the preliminary cultural city project and discuss future directions.

To realize Smart Cultural City Seongdong, the district is promoting a total of 12 preliminary cultural city projects, including ▲ ‘Smart Culture Convenience Store’ to expand opportunities for cultural enjoyment ▲ ‘Creative×Seongsu,’ an expo-style festival aiming for the development and globalization of Seongsu’s creative industry ▲ ‘Smart Reading (Culture) Care Service’ to expand cultural and artistic access opportunities for cultural minorities ▲ and ‘Youth Creator Growth Platform’ to establish a youth support network.

Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, stated, “Seongdong-gu is promoting a smart cultural city that adds culture to a smart inclusive city to improve residents’ quality of life and elevate the city’s dignity,” and added, “We will make various efforts to play a pivotal role in increasing residents’ cultural enjoyment rights and developing local culture.”

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