National Unity Committee, Inauguration Ceremony of the Special Committee for "Revitalizing Regional Vitality"... "Securing Self-Sustainability"

"Establishing a Virtuous Cycle Structure to Revitalize the Local Economy"

On the 26th, Kim Han-gil, Chairman of the National Integration Committee, presented a letter of appointment to Jang Hye-young, Chairperson of the Special Committee for Revitalizing Local Communities, at the launch ceremony of the Special Committee for Revitalizing Local Communities held at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul, and took a commemorative photo. [Photo by Yonhap News]

The Presidential Committee on National Integration held the launch ceremony of the "Regional Vitality Enhancement" Special Committee and held its first meeting at the Government Seoul Office on the 26th.

The Integration Committee established the Regional Vitality Enhancement Special Committee to prepare policy alternatives aimed at creating "regions full of individuality and vitality" by improving regional competitiveness and living infrastructure conditions.

The Special Committee consists of 12 members, including Chairperson Jang Hye-young (Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Chung-Ang University), experts in local administration, regulatory innovation, rural economy, healthcare, urban planning, as well as youth and field activists. They plan to gather diverse regional opinions through public discussions such as field meetings and policy forums and seek measures that the public can empathize with.

Prior to the launch of the Special Committee, the Integration Committee collected opinions through expert meetings and set three main goals: ▲ securing regional "self-sustainability," ▲ improving the "quality of life" of local residents, and ▲ fostering an attractive "regional identity." Going forward, they will explore ways to improve regional living conditions and examine customized regulatory innovation directions to enhance regional competitiveness.

Chairperson Jang Hye-young of the Special Committee stated, "We will operate the Special Committee to establish a virtuous cycle structure where people can live and work in the region through improved living conditions, and the regional economy regains vitality."

Kim Han-gil, Chairperson of the National Integration Committee, urged, "I hope that policy alternatives will be sought to transition to a socio-economic system corresponding to the era's trend of population decline."