Yangju City Concludes Youth Network Workshop 'Youth Policy Development Lab'

Yangju City in Gyeonggi Province has successfully concluded the "2025 Youth Network Policy Proposal Workshop: Youth Policy Development Lab," a youth-led policy proposal platform.

Yangju City successfully concluded the '2025 Youth Network Policy Proposal Workshop Youth Policy Development Center,' a youth-led policy proposal platform. Provided by Yangju City

The city completed the four-session policy proposal process, which spanned five months from March of this year, with the final workshop recently held at the social enterprise Caf? Gripji.

The Youth Policy Development Lab is a program in which members of the "Youth Network"?composed of residents, employees, or students in Yangju City aged 19 to 39?identify local issues, analyze their causes, and propose practical policies.

The workshops were organized around four main topics: communication and welfare, education and transportation, culture and leisure, and employment and health. In the final meeting, the main proposals from each division were shared.

Key proposals included: the launch of an official Instagram channel to strengthen youth communication (communication and welfare division); implementation of a university student commuter bus service (education and transportation division); operation of a youth flea market and policy monitoring group (culture and leisure division); and establishment of a health-promoting youth plogging club (employment and health division).

The event featured passionate discussions and Q&A sessions, with a variety of opinions exchanged on the feasibility and implementation strategies of the proposed policies.

A city official stated, "We plan to actively review and support the realization of policies proposed from the youth's perspective," emphasizing that "the participation of young people is the key to the city's future competitiveness."

Meanwhile, the Yangju City Youth Network operates as a participatory organization for youth policy proposals and communication across all areas of municipal administration, with a maximum of 30 members.

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