National Association of Mayors, Governors and District Heads Holds 2nd Jisanhak Academy

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] The National Association of Mayors, Governors and District Heads (Chairman Yeom Tae-young, Suwon Mayor) held the '2nd Jisanhak Academy' at Jingwansa Temple in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul on the 13th, and conducted training programs including lectures and discussions for local government leaders.

The Jisanhak Academy is an educational program jointly promoted by the National Association of Mayors, Governors and District Heads, the Presidential Committee on Balanced National Development, and the Yeosijae Foundation to create a sustainable industrial ecosystem through organic cooperation between local governments, businesses, schools, and research institutions.

The training was attended by Chairman Yeom Tae-young and six district heads from the Seoul area, ten mayors from the Gyeonggi area (two attending by proxy), the county head of Pyeongchang County, and the mayor of Gongju City, among others, who discussed leadership enhancement and inter-regional convergence.

The program began with a lecture on Jisanhak by Lee Kwang-jae, president of the Yeosijae Foundation, followed by a lecture on regional innovation and industry by Kwak Jae-won, former director of Pangyo Techno Valley, and discussions with attending local government leaders.

Additionally, Park Chun-seop, former head of the Budget Bureau at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, lectured on 'Methods for utilizing national finances in local financial management,' and Byun Chang-heum, president of LH Corporation, spoke on 'Decentralized residential welfare and urban regeneration business models.' Jo Dae-yeon, head of the Smart City Project Division at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, gave a lecture on 'Regional innovation and smart cities.'

Chairman Yeom Tae-young stated, "Educational and training programs are needed to develop differentiated customized policies for each region and to build leadership capacity to realize them," and added, "Based on pilot education programs to strengthen core competencies of heads of local government units and share successful cases and experiences, we plan to establish a comprehensive education and training plan."