Hwaseong City Opens Think Tank 'Hwaseong City Research Institute'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] The 'Hwaseong City Research Institute,' which will serve as a think tank supporting Hwaseong City's future development, has opened its doors. Hwaseong City is the first basic local government with a population of over 500,000 in Gyeonggi Province to receive approval and open a research institute.

On the 21st, Hwaseong City held an opening ceremony and inaugural commemorative symposium for Hwaseong City Research Institute at the LH Incubating Center located in Dongtan.

The opening ceremony was attended by approximately 200 people, including Hwaseong City Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun, Kim Gyeong-hee, chairman of the Hwaseong City Council, Park Chul-soo, director of Hwaseong City Research Institute, provincial and city council members, related agencies, and leaders of civic organizations.

Hwaseong City Research Institute will contribute to regional development and improving citizens' quality of life by proposing policies through professional and systematic investigation and research on Hwaseong City's mid- to long-term development and major city administration issues.

The institute will henceforth be responsible for ▲policy development in major city administration sectors and professional investigation and research ▲feasibility review of major city policies and business plans ▲conducting research projects and academic activities on major pending issues in city administration ▲research and information exchange and cooperation between domestic and foreign research institutions.

Through this, the city is expected to reduce its dependence on external research services and achieve budget savings.

Meanwhile, the opening ceremony proceeded in the order of a progress report on Hwaseong City Research Institute, a lecture by Park Chul-soo, director of Hwaseong City Research Institute, on the direction forward for the research institute, an opening commemorative plaque-unveiling ceremony, and commemorative photography.

The symposium that followed began with a keynote presentation by Shin Won-bu, senior researcher at the Economic and Social Affairs Bureau, and continued with an in-depth opinion exchange on Hwaseong Special City and balanced development with five expert panelists.

Hwaseong City Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun said, "I hope Hwaseong City Research Institute will become a strong think tank supporting Hwaseong City's future development."