Mayor Park Seung-won of Gwangmyeong: "Strengthening Connections Between Departments and Policies… Will Boost Citizen Satisfaction"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Yu Je-sung] Mayor Park Seung-won of Gwangmyeong stated, "All departments will share projects and strengthen connections between policies to increase citizen satisfaction."

Mayor Park held the 2026 Key Business Report Meeting on the 12th, 14th, and 15th to review the direction of city administration and major project implementation plans. He said, "We focused on how to expand the achievements accumulated so far and connect them to changes that citizens can feel in their daily lives," and added, "When we remove barriers between departments and operate city administration with a spirit of collaboration and solidarity, policies can lead to sustainable change rather than short-term results."

This report meeting went beyond simply listing projects or checking plans, instead focusing on revisiting the purpose and direction of policies based on accumulated achievements and exploring more progressive policy implementation methods.

In particular, unlike previous meetings, all division and bureau heads as well as department heads attended all three sessions of the meeting to jointly share and discuss policies from all departments, operating the report meeting as one centered on collaboration that breaks down barriers between departments.

From policies closely related to citizens' daily lives such as livelihood, economy, culture, and education to policies that must be pursued from a long-term perspective such as basic social systems, carbon neutrality, and social solidarity economy, departments and policies were not limited to the role of a single department but were discussed in a direction to increase implementation effectiveness through inter-departmental linkage and collaboration.

At the report meeting, Mayor Park reviewed measures to strengthen support for small business owners in relation to the livelihood economy sector and ordered a structural approach to strengthen the foundation of the local economy by reinforcing community asset-building projects where wealth circulates within the region. He also proposed the necessity of systematically enhancing local industrial competitiveness by establishing a dedicated task force to attract strong small and mid-sized companies.

Additionally, in the lifelong learning sector, he ordered the establishment of a library innovation policy. Presenting a new library model that combines play, learning, and rest, he emphasized that the library must become a learning hub closer to citizens' lives through changes in spatial structure, operational methods, and overall programs. He particularly requested that this policy direction be actually reflected in the Iljik-dong Public Library currently undergoing detailed design.

Regarding urban growth strategy, he clearly stated the necessity of re-challenging the designation of the Gwangmyeong-Siheung Phase 3 New City as a special economic zone and ordered comprehensive economic planning that also considers potential linkage with K-Arena.

Furthermore, he emphasized efforts to enhance the implementation effectiveness of long-term policies to improve urban sustainability, including policies on basic social systems, carbon neutrality, and social solidarity economy.

Meanwhile, the city livestreamed this Key Business Report Meeting through Gwangmyeong City's official YouTube channel. Viewers provided positive responses including "I gained useful information," "I was impressed by their hard work for citizens," and "An innovative attempt."

The city plans to supplement and specify business plans based on the matters discussed at this Key Business Report Meeting and regularize the Key Business Report Meeting to continuously share the policy implementation process and results with citizens.