Gyeonggi Province Holds Major Forum to Find Solutions to Combat Low Birth Rate
Suwon NewsUpdated 2019.12.06 06:35
Published 2019.12.06 06:34
Updated 2019.12.06 06:35
Co-hosted by Presidential Committee on Low Birth Rate and Aging Society and Ministry of Health and Welfare on the 10th at Suwon Convention CenterBusinesses agreement also signed for joint response to low birth rate and aging society
[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province will hold a "Major Forum to Find Solutions to Combat Low Birth Rate" on the 10th at the Convention Hall of Suwon Convention Center, jointly with the Presidential Committee on Low Birth Rate and Aging Society and the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
The forum was organized to enable the province and central government to collaborate and propose matters for social discussion to be addressed in the "4th Master Plan on Low Birth Rate and Aging Society (2021-2025)".
To ensure the successful holding of this forum, Gyeonggi Province previously selected urgent topics to be improved through separate subcommittee meetings composed of internal and external experts including the Gyeonggi Research Institute for Family and Women, members of the Low Birth Rate and Aging Society Committee, as well as researchers and field experts from both inside and outside the province, and provincial council members.
The selected topics are three in number: "Socialization of Childcare," "Changes in Household Structure and Family Diversity," and "Building Fair Working Environments and Expanding Men's Responsibility for Childcare." The forum will examine Gyeonggi Province's issues, present the province's agenda and implementation tasks, and engage in spirited discussion.
Notably, a business agreement between Gyeonggi Province and the Low Birth Rate and Aging Society Committee will also be signed at the forum for the successful implementation of low birth rate and aging society policies.
The agreement includes contents that Gyeonggi Province will actively cooperate in national projects for paradigm shifts in quality of life such as cultural and awareness improvement and work-life balance promotion, as well as policy research and task development related to low birth rate and aging measures, while simultaneously taking the lead in implementing projects at the regional level.
Additionally, the agreement includes provisions to establish a task force for smooth collaboration and to mutually cooperate on the dispatch of Gyeonggi Province public officials to the committee.
Meanwhile, the forum will be attended by approximately 300 people including Kim Hee-gyeom, First Vice Governor of Gyeonggi Province, Park Jin-gyeong, Director of the Secretariat of the Low Birth Rate and Aging Society Committee, Ahn Hye-young, Vice Speaker of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council, officials from the province and cities and counties, related agencies, and general residents.
Anyone interested can participate in the forum by pre-registering on the Gyeonggi Research Institute for Family and Women website (www.gfwri.kr).
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