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Kang Kijeong, mayor of Gwangju, is giving a 'Briefing on the Achievement of National Policy Task Reflection' at the city hall briefing room on the 13th. Provided by Gwangju City

On August 13, the Gwangju Metropolitan Government announced that most of its key pledges have been linked and reflected in the 'Five-Year National Governance Plan,' which outlines the policy direction and national tasks of the Lee Jaemyung administration. The plan includes 123 national policy tasks and 564 implementation tasks.

This national plan was announced at a public briefing by the National Policy Planning Committee (hereafter referred to as the Policy Committee), which serves as the 21st Presidential Transition Committee. With this, Gwangju's sustainable growth strategy, which has been prepared throughout the 8th popularly elected administration, can now be actively pursued with government support.

Notably, the first national policy task, "Constitutional Amendment for a True Republic of Korea," includes the incorporation of the spirit of the May 18 Democratization Movement in the preamble to the Constitution.

The seven major pledges for the Gwangju region promised by President Lee Jaemyung-namely, the establishment of a national pilot city for artificial intelligence (AI), the creation of a civil-military integrated gateway airport in the southwest, the development of Korea's leading mobility city, the launch of the Asia Culture Hub City 3.0 era, the creation of a vibrant waterfront city along the Yeongsan River and Gwangju Stream, the establishment of national ultra-high magnetic field research infrastructure, and the promotion of a mega-city in the Honam region-will each be linked to specific national policy tasks and pursued without delay.

The city made various efforts to address regional issues. First, it swiftly formulated a development strategy for Gwangju through discussions and debates involving local politicians and experts in the fields of industry, economy, culture, environment, and social infrastructure (SOC). As a representative city of Korea, Gwangju's development strategy was established just four days after the presidential impeachment was upheld, and was delivered to each party's presidential campaign, leading to the adoption of these pledges.

After the presidential election, the city worked to ensure that local issues were reflected in the five-year national governance plan-a step-by-step roadmap for the five years of the Lee Jaemyung administration-by operating the "Presidential Election Pledge Seoul Situation Room" to build networks and make proposals to the presidential office, the Policy Committee, central ministries, and the National Assembly. In this process, the activities of National Assembly members Ando Geol (Dongnam-eul) and Park Kyuntaek (Gwangsan-gap), who served as advisors to the Policy Committee, as well as the active legislative efforts of Jeong Jinwook (Dongnam-gap), Jo Incheol (Seo-gu-gap), Yang Bunam (Seo-gu-eul), Jeong Junho (Buk-gu-gap), Jeon Jinsuk (Buk-gu-eul), and Min Hyungbae (Gwangsan-eul) were particularly notable.

Mayor Kang Kijeong also visited the presidential office, meeting with the Chief of Policy and the Chief of AI to explain Gwangju's strengths and to propose solutions for key issues such as artificial intelligence (AI), the integrated airport, and mobility. He also met with the chair of the Policy Committee to ensure that Gwangju's development projects were reflected in the national policy tasks.

At the "Briefing on the Achievement of National Policy Task Reflection" held that day, Mayor Kang emphasized, "Many people have worked hard during the process of reflecting our interests in the national policy tasks, and thanks to these efforts, our goals have been fully and perfectly incorporated." He added, "In step with the Lee Jaemyung administration, we will reorganize and operate the 'Presidential Election Pledge Seoul Situation Room' as the 'Gwangju Future Strategy Office,' involving experts, to ensure that the national policy tasks containing Gwangju's future are carried out without a hitch."

Mayor Kang went on to say, "The integration of Gwangju's pledges into the national policy direction of the Lee Jaemyung administration is a valuable opportunity to realize the aspirations and future vision of our citizens. Please join forces so that, with the government's continued attention and financial and policy support, Gwangju can rise as a new pillar of Korea's growth. Let the entire local community unite as one team and move forward together to realize these pledges."

Meanwhile, the Policy Planning Committee will be reorganized into the Presidential National Future Strategy Committee, which will oversee national policy tasks and future strategies. Regional and local pledges will be transferred to the Committee for the Era of Local Autonomy for implementation.

In line with this, the Gwangju Metropolitan Government also plans to reorganize and operate the "Presidential Election Pledge Seoul Situation Room" as the "Gwangju Future Strategy Office" in collaboration with a private sector working group.

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