"Strengthening Integrated Care and Quality Management"... Busan Social Service Agency Holds Performance Report Meeting

Public and Private Experts Gather
Proposing Directions for Improving Busan-Style Care Policies

Busan Social Service Agency, led by Director Yoo Kyuwon, held the '2025 Performance Report Meeting' on December 10 at the main auditorium of the Busan Social Welfare Center, with more than 100 social service professionals and citizens in attendance.

Busan Social Service Agency is holding a performance report meeting and taking a commemorative photo. Photo by Busan Social Service Agency

The performance report meeting began with a presentation on the '2025 Management Performance Overview,' followed by sharing the year's major achievements: the Busan City Integrated Care Support Pilot Project, the 'DangsinGyeote' daily life support project closely connected to residents, the establishment of a new support system for vulnerable youth, improvements to the social service delivery system, and initiatives for provider growth support and industrialization.

The subsequent discussion featured experts from academia, the field, and Busan City, who offered evaluations of the projects and suggestions for improvement.

Professor Moon Youngju of Dong-A University emphasized the need to build a public-private cooperation ecosystem and to supply technology-based services, while Lee Daeyoung, Deputy Director of the National Social Service Agency, highlighted the importance of identifying care needs specific to the region and strengthening public interest objectives.

Additionally, Ryu Seungil, President of the Busan Social Welfare Center Association, proposed strategies for enhancing collaboration with social welfare centers and suggested future improvements. Lee Jangho, Director of the Buk-gu Disabled Welfare Center, underscored the role of the Busan Social Service Agency in developing, validating, and institutionalizing service technologies.

Choi Moonseok, Team Leader of the Busan City Elderly Welfare Division, explained the current status and challenges of the city's elderly care policies and called for an expanded role of the Social Service Agency in addressing care blind spots.

Yoon Taehan, a member of the Busan Metropolitan Council's Welfare and Environment Committee, stated in his congratulatory remarks, "I highly appreciate the efforts of the Social Service Agency, which has promoted various care projects since its opening in 2023," adding, "I look forward to even greater progress in 2026."

Director Yoo Kyuwon said, "We have continuously worked to expand the planning and provision of new care services and to improve their quality," adding, "We will continue to strengthen public-private cooperation to establish a care system that takes responsibility for the daily lives of citizens."

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