Odongho, Director of Korea Island Promotion Agency, "We Will Pioneer the K-Island Era"

This Year’s Declaration of 'Management Innovation Promotion' to Achieve Institutional Performance

As the era of 'Big Blur' has fully arrived, this year the Korea Island Promotion Agency will pioneer the 'K-Island' era.

According to the Korea Island Promotion Agency on the 2nd, Director Odongho shared the agency's business direction for achieving results at the opening ceremony held that day.

The opening ceremony consisted of Director Odongho's New Year's address, an appointment ceremony for organizational restructuring and new dispatches, celebrations for employees' 2nd work anniversary and birthdays.

The first keyword in Director Odongho's New Year's address was 'K-Island.'

Director Odongho stated, "The Big Blur era, where boundaries between industries and sectors rapidly disappear, has arrived. Islands should not end as mere spaces but must become the nation's future growth engines. Everyone must share this awareness and focus on making 'our islands' a new future growth engine for the country."

He continued, "Our archipelago boasts world-class tourism resources, including rias coastlines and tidal flats. Policies, research, and promotion projects must also create new added value through spaces for tourism, healing, and recovery that attract people. We will pioneer the 'K-Island' era."

The second keyword was 'Communication and Practicality.'

Director Odongho said, "This year, we will delve deeper into the islands and their residents. Based on practical policy development, we will directly engage with island residents through policy, research, promotion projects, and exchange cooperation, becoming an agency that can address the hardships of island residents."

The plan is to approach island residents and islands more closely through substantial research and project implementation.

Additionally, the Korea Island Promotion Agency will establish an integrated branding strategy to improve island perception and increase awareness.

Director Odongho stated, "We will contribute to enhancing the beautiful island image by strengthening and expanding island tourism and experience programs such as the 'Islands You Want to Visit' project and operating the 'Korean Youth Island Supporters.' This year, the Korea Island Promotion Agency will take one step closer to 'our islands.'"

The third keyword was 'HanSeomWon Together with Regions and Local Governments.'

Director Odongho explained, "Practical island-related projects are carried out at local levels such as metropolitan cities, provinces, cities, counties, and districts. Local governments are important partners of HanSeomWon, and we will exchange and support their policies and island projects."

Furthermore, the Korea Island Promotion Agency will accelerate the training of island specialists. They plan to fully implement a master plan including professional instructors for the HanSeomWon Academy, advancement of evaluation methods for educational program operations, and regular meetings of the academy operation committee.

Management innovation for achieving agency results will also be pursued. The Korea Island Promotion Agency plans to respond to organizational diagnosis, internalization of management strategy and innovation performance management systems, securing budgets for mid- to long-term priority projects, and effective and systematic management performance evaluations.

Regarding past achievements, Director Odongho said, "Recently, legislation was prepared to systematically and comprehensively support remote islands such as Ulleungdo and Heuksando located on the outer edges of the national territory. The Korea Island Promotion Agency presented the actual conditions of remote island residents, the necessity of legislation, and key contents through a National Assembly public hearing."

He added, "As this bill recently passed the National Assembly plenary session, the Korea Island Promotion Agency plans to review and draft the enforcement decree. I sincerely thank everyone once again for lighting the 'Beacon of Hope' on 34 islands."

International cooperation and exchange have also achieved remarkable results. Director Odongho self-assessed, "Last year, we laid the foundation to become an international island research institution by signing memorandums of understanding with three institutions in the Aegean region."

He emphasized, "By facilitating visits from the Japan Island Center and Japanese island local government officials, we played a hub role in exchanges between Korean and Japanese island local governments."

He also outlined a future blueprint. They have prepared the foundation for establishing the 'K-Island Multi Complex,' a K-Island research, education, and cultural complex space, and plan to ensure thorough administrative procedures this year.

Director Odongho concluded, "I hope this year will be a hopeful leap where our islands soar with strength. The Korea Island Promotion Agency will continue to paint a bright future for the islands through various activities representing the voices of island residents."

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