Busan Research Institute and Gangwon Research Institute Joint Seminar Held

'Donghae Line Railway and Regional Development Policy'

Busan Institute (President Shin Hyun-seok) and Gangwon Institute (President Hyun Jin-kwon) will jointly hold the "Donghae Line Railway and Regional Development Policy Seminar" at 2 p.m. on the 27th in the conference room of the Busan Institute.

This seminar was organized to explore the direction of regional development in the Yeongdong area following the opening of the Donghae Central Line railway and to discuss cooperation plans between the two institutions.

The seminar will begin with opening remarks from the heads of both institutions, followed by presentations on "Global City Hub Strategy" by Heo Yoon-soo, Deputy Director of Busan Institute, and "Future Industry Global City Development Strategy" by Kim Seok-jung, Research Fellow at Gangwon Institute.

In the subsequent expert discussion, chaired by Park Bong-cheol, Head of Urban and Marine Research at Busan Institute, participants including Kim In-jung, Professor Emeritus at Halla University, Lee Won-kyu, Senior Research Fellow at Busan Institute, Jung Yoon-hee, Head of Regional Urban Team at Gangwon Institute, and Hwang Young-hyun, Professor at Dong-A University, will engage in in-depth discussions.

Officials from the relevant provinces and cities/counties, related organizations, academia, and local residents are expected to attend this seminar, where various opinions on regional development plans following the opening of the Donghae Line railway are anticipated to be presented.

Shin Hyun-seok, President of Busan Institute, stated, “Through this joint forum, we aim to go beyond practical cooperation plans in tourism, marine, and fisheries strategic industries between Busan and Gangwon Province, to highlight Busan’s role as a global hub city and the central city for the development of the Donghae region, and to take the first step toward proposing future practical measures.”

President Shin added, "We hope for active participation from those interested in the regional economic revitalization and development direction that the opening of the Donghae Line railway will bring."

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