Fourth Gyeonggi Provincial Citizens' Policy Festival to Be Held in Suwon with In-Person Events for First Time in Two Years

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hoon] The "Fourth Gyeonggi Provincial Citizens' Policy Festival," where Gyeonggi residents directly participate to propose and discuss policies, will be held from December 2 to 3 at the Suwon Convention Center and the former Gyeonggi Provincial Government Building in Paldal-gu, Suwon.

The event will be held as an in-person gathering for the first time in two years since COVID-19, with 500 residents coming together around the theme of "Five Opportunities."

On December 2, the first day of the event, the Suwon Convention Center will feature ▲10 roundtable discussion topics (pre-registered citizens) ▲policy town hall meeting with the governor (open community meeting) ▲keynote speech ▲citizen open remarks ▲celebratory performances.

The province received policy discussion topics through online citizen nominations from September 1 to 25, selecting 10 discussion agendas by combining policy festival steering committee review (50%) with online citizen voting (50%).

The final discussion topics include ▲community integrated care for safe childcare and daycare ▲expansion of sustainable public jobs for the elderly ▲building healthy recreation and play culture infrastructure for youth.

During the policy town hall meeting with the governor, the results of citizens' roundtable discussions will be shared, and free communication between the governor and residents will continue. In addition to participating residents, comment participation is available through the Gyeonggi Provincial Government YouTube live stream.

On December 3, the second day of the event, the former Gyeonggi Provincial Government Building—which will be developed into a social innovation complex by 2025—will host ▲roundtable discussions ▲promotional booths ▲celebratory performances.

Promotional booths and celebratory performances will be held on the lawn of the former provincial government building.

The promotional booths will feature various flea markets and food trucks, and the celebratory performances will include three teams, including Jembe Cola, which was among the top six teams in 2022 Gyeonggi Indie Dance.

Citizens wishing to participate in the December 2 event can pre-register through the official Gyeonggi Provincial Citizens' Policy Festival website (policy.gg.go.kr). On December 3, anyone can freely participate in the promotional booths and celebratory performances at the former provincial government building without pre-registration.

To increase citizen participation in this policy festival, the province will conduct a comment event through the official social media accounts of the "Fourth Gyeonggi Provincial Citizens' Policy Festival," selecting a total of 84 winners to receive chicken and mobile convenience store gift certificates.

Park Yeon-gyeong, Director of the Public-Private Cooperation Division of Gyeonggi Province, said: "The Fourth Gyeonggi Provincial Citizens' Policy Festival is a process of realizing direct democracy, where Gyeonggi residents, the true owners of Gyeonggi Province, voice their opinions directly on provincial government operations and have them reflected in policies."