Gyeonggi-do Hosts One-Day Gyeonggi Residents Policy Festival... 10 Thematic Discussions

Yeom Tae-young, Deputy Governor for Economic Affairs of Gyeonggi Province, is attending the Gyeonggi Province Residents Policy Festival on the 1st and taking a commemorative photo with the participants.

The 5th Gyeonggi Province Residents Policy Festival, a forum for direct democracy where Gyeonggi residents directly participate in proposing and discussing policies, was held on the 1st at the Pangyo Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy and Innovation in Seongnam.

The event was divided into two parts. In the first part, discussions were held on 10 topics proposed by residents, involving the proposing residents, residents who applied in advance to participate, and related public officials. The 10 topics were ▲Measures to resolve ongoing abuse in nursing hospitals and nursing homes ▲Comprehensive measures for the low birthrate and aging society ▲Establishment of a public medical system in northern Gyeonggi ▲Guaranteeing the right to die with dignity ▲Expansion of career experience education for youth ▲Improvement measures for bus usage by city and county in Gyeonggi Province ▲Creating safe school routes made by local communities ▲Exploring Gyeonggi Province’s role in establishing a 24-hour care system for people with developmental disabilities ▲A campaign to stop providing double cups in all cafes in Gyeonggi Province ▲Measures to improve human rights for people with disabilities.

In the topic discussion related to youth career experience, proposals included opening a virtual career and job experience center, a job person book lending project, and holding a career experience festival called the ‘Gyeonggi Youth Dream Growth Project’ (tentative name).

Regarding the topic of improving bus usage by city and county, the ‘Smart! Talk! Gyeonggi My Bus’ (tentative name) project was proposed, which includes informing about transportation policy guidelines, organizing pinpoint bus routes, and installing intuitive large guideboards.

For the topic of not providing double cups in cafes, the ‘Double Cup, Decision to Break Up’ (tentative name) project was proposed, which would clearly standardize double cups and specify standards such as allowing eco-friendly double cups in ordinances.

In the second part, a ‘Voice of Residents’ delivery ceremony was held to present the outcomes discussed in the first part, followed by a free communication session between participating residents and Yeom Tae-young, Vice Governor of Gyeonggi Province for Economic Affairs.

Residents asked questions about matters beyond the discussion topics, such as the promotion of the Northern Gyeonggi Special Autonomous Province and the Gyeonggi-type transportation cost support project called The Gyeonggi Pass. Vice Governor Yeom actively explained Gyeonggi Province’s policy directions and ongoing initiatives to the residents.

Gyeonggi Province plans to deliver the contents discussed in the roundtable discussions to each relevant department and do its best to incorporate the voice of residents into provincial administration.

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