Uiwang City Holds Final Report Meeting on Age-Friendly City Development Research Project

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-seong] Uiwang City held a final report meeting on developing an age-friendly city on the 21st at the City Hall main conference room, attended by Mayor Kim Sang-don, city council members, related experts, and approximately 20 civil servants.

The research project, which has been in progress since January, aims to prepare welfare policies for the elderly and all generations to live happily together in preparation for the rapidly aging society, as well as to join the WHO Age-Friendly Cities International Network.

At the final report meeting held that day, six strategic goals tailored to Uiwang City's characteristics and 87 detailed implementation plans were specifically presented in accordance with guidelines provided by the World Health Organization (WHO). The city plans to establish detailed policies in each sector based on the presented plan and provide systematic and proactive welfare services in preparation for the aging society.

Mayor Kim Sang-don stated, "We plan to establish distinctive policies unique to our city that can encompass not only various policies across all areas of life for the elderly such as communication, leisure, housing, employment, health, and care, but also retirement preparation for middle-aged generations such as baby boomers," and added, "We will advance forward-thinking welfare administration by applying to join the WHO Age-Friendly Cities International Network by the end of this year."

Meanwhile, the city enacted relevant ordinances in March this year with the goal of developing an age-friendly city, and has made efforts to gather opinions from diverse generations and discover policies by conducting citizen surveys and in-depth interviews, as well as hosting policy discussion forums with related experts and citizens.