Icheon Municipal Records Center Opens...Declares Vision of 'Premium Records City Icheon'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Icheon City held the unveiling ceremony for the Icheon Municipal Records Center on the 4th and officially declared the vision of a "Premium Records City Icheon" together with citizens.

The unveiling ceremony was held to commemorate the third anniversary of the 8th term of the civilian-elected administration and the opening of the records center. It was a meaningful occasion marking the symbolic beginning of Icheon City's records preservation and promotion of records culture. The event proceeded with attendance of approximately 50 key figures including Icheon Mayor Kim Gyeong-hee, city council members, private record donors, and officials from subordinate records management organizations.

At the unveiling ceremony, five major visions for realizing the "Premium Records City Icheon" were also presented.

The five visions are: ▲A city of Icheon records heritage nurtured together by Icheon City and its citizens ▲A city of citizen records where citizens' lives are remembered through resident participation ▲A city of records education providing customized records education for all ▲A city of records communication strengthening intergenerational communication and regional solidarity through records ▲A city of records culture welfare where people enjoy emotional enrichment through records activities. These represent a comprehensive approach to cultivating records culture together with citizens.

The Icheon Municipal Records Center plans to provide various records welfare services including systematic preservation of records, collection of private records, development of records culture content, and operation of citizen records schools. In particular, as it was established as a permanent records management institution, which is rare at the basic local government level, it is attracting attention as a model case for future local records center establishments.

In his commemorative remarks, Mayor Kim Gyeong-hee stated, "Records are the foundation of administration and future assets of the city," and added, "I will actively support the Icheon Municipal Records Center in becoming a public archive that embraces citizens' lives and memories."