Low Birthrate and Regional Extinction: Local Public Institutions Take the Lead... Policy Sharing Forum Established

'The 19th Local Public Institutions Day' Event Held
Discussion on Best Practices and Policy Directions of Local Public Institutions

Local public institutions nationwide will gather in one place to discuss policies to overcome low birth rates and regional extinction. Their best practices in responding to low birth rates and regional extinction will be shared, and a promotional exhibition hall will be set up to inform the public about excellent public services.

On the 23rd, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that it will hold the '19th Local Public Institutions Day' commemorative event at the Daegu EXCO Convention Center, attended by about 500 local public institution executives and employees.

Currently, local public institutions provide essential public services to residents in areas such as housing, education, and healthcare, while also striving to address low birth rates and regional extinction through measures such as ▲expanding housing supply for youth, newlyweds, and large families ▲strengthening care and medical services ▲supporting the use of cultural and sports facilities.

This event was organized to explore new policy directions and discuss various policies to overcome the population crisis in response to the government's declaration of a 'national population emergency,' focusing on the national issue of 'low birth rates and regional extinction.' In particular, the scope of attendance was expanded to include not only institution heads but also public institution employees to hear voices from the field of local public institutions.

Accordingly, a total of 12 government awards will be presented to institutions and individuals who have contributed to the development of local public institutions. First, the Daegu Public Facilities Management Corporation, which led structural reform of local public institutions; the Gyeongnam Technopark Foundation, which realized industrial promotion policies in Gyeongnam; and the Jeju Tourism Organization, which fostered and expanded Jeju’s tourism industry through marketing investment, will receive presidential citations as institutional awardees.

Additionally, Jung Guk-young, president of Daejeon Urban Corporation, who promoted various projects for regional coexistence and development, will receive the National Medal, and Song Jae-cheol, head of Jeonbuk Development Corporation, who actively pursued major current projects through capital increase, will receive a presidential citation.

In the second part of the event, the 'Management Innovation Workshop' will include ▲discussions on the roles and tasks of local public institutions to overcome low birth rates and regional extinction ▲presentations of best practices in key policy areas (low birth rates and regional extinction, management innovation, investment activation) ▲and discussions on policy directions for 2025.

Vice Minister Ko Gi-dong said, "I appreciate the various roles local public institutions are playing to overcome population issues," adding, "I hope that local public institutions will take the lead in solving low birth rate and regional extinction problems with policies tailored to regional characteristics, and that their pioneering efforts will spread to private companies and, further, to society as a whole."

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