Gyeonggi Tourism Organization Launches "Provincial Innovation Group" on the 29th... Anticipating New Ideas

The Gyeonggi Tourism Organization has launched the "Provincial Innovation Group."

On April 29, the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization held the launch ceremony for the Provincial Innovation Group at the Gyeonggi Human Resources Development Institute in Jangan-gu, Suwon. The organization announced on April 30 that it has officially begun activities. The purpose of this launch ceremony was to establish an innovative system in which local residents directly participate in tourism policy and to discover on-site, field-centered ideas.

This year’s Provincial Innovation Group consists of nine Gyeonggi residents who were selected through an open application and screening process.

Over the next eight months, the members will participate in all major innovation activities of the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization, including: discovering and proposing ideas for tourism and management innovation; collecting and providing feedback on residents' opinions based on communication; and taking part in the selection process for outstanding internal innovation cases.

Jo Wonyong, President of Gyeonggi Tourism Organization, is taking a commemorative photo with attendees after the inauguration ceremony of the Provincial Innovation Team on the 29th. Provided by Gyeonggi Tourism Organization

At the launch ceremony, the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization awarded letters of appointment to the members of the Provincial Innovation Group and shared key roles and future activity plans. The following training session featured a capacity-building program to strengthen innovation skills through participatory discussions.

In addition to the Provincial Innovation Group, the training was attended by "Innovation Juniors"—junior-level employees from the Millennials & Gen Z generation—as well as other employees who wished to participate in the internal training. This gathering of internal staff and local residents provided an opportunity to exchange ideas from various perspectives, enhance mutual understanding, and served as a meaningful occasion to lay the foundation for collaboration both inside and outside the organization.

A representative from the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization stated, "With the launch of the Provincial Innovation Group, we will identify and review the organization’s innovation projects from the residents’ perspective and establish a sustainable foundation for tourism innovation by collecting and sharing diverse opinions in the tourism sector."

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