Basic Society Local Government Council Holds Kick-off Meeting for 'Policy Development Research Service'

The Basic Society Local Government Council announced on the 28th that it held a kickoff meeting for the 'Basic Society Policy Development Research Project' on the 27th at the reception room of Paju City Hall in Gyeonggi Province.

The Basic Society Local Government Council held a kickoff report meeting for the 'Basic Society Policy Development Research Project' on the 27th at the reception room of Paju City Hall, Gyeonggi Province. Photo by Paju City

At the meeting, Kim Kyung-il, mayor of Paju City and chairman of the Basic Society Local Government Council, related department heads, as well as Kang Nam-hoon, chairman of the Basic Society Association, and Jung Kyun-seung, vice chairman (chief researcher) of the research service provider, participated to discuss the project execution plan and conceptual direction.

The Basic Society Policy Development Research Project aims to "develop regionally customized basic society policies feasible at the local government level." It plans to classify the 26 local governments affiliated with the Basic Society Local Government Council into urban and rural types and present policy models by sector.

The Basic Society Local Government Council plans to use the policies discovered through this research project as a driving force to accelerate the realization of regionally customized basic society. Based on the research results, it will propose policies and recommend legislative amendments to the National Assembly and central government in the future.

Mayor Kim Kyung-il of Paju City emphasized the importance of the task, saying, "The role of local governments, which are closely connected to residents' lives, will become even more important to realize a basic society," and added, "I hope that realistic and actionable policies will be derived through this research project."

Meanwhile, the 'Basic Society Local Government Council,' first proposed by the Korea Association of Governors in 2018 and officially launched in 2021, has Paju City serving as the second-term chair city. This year, in addition to the policy development research project, it is promoting forums, joint training sessions, and touring lectures for public officials and citizens of member cities.

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