Daegu and Gyeongbuk Join Forces for New Government Response and Regional Development… Establishment of ‘Joint Cooperation Task Force’

Priority Discussion Items Selected at First Meeting: New Airport, TK Circular Railway Network, Youngilman Port,

Photo provided by Gyeongsangbuk-do,
, ‘Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do launched a joint cooperation task force (T/F) on the 13th to respond to the policies of the Lee Jae-myung government.’,
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, ‘The city and province stated, “As the new government’s policy agendas are established and regional pledges become issues, we have formed a TF to respond quickly and proactively to the government’s five regions and three specialities national balanced growth strategy.”‘,
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, ‘The TF serves as a body to discuss common issues of the two regions and to address the crisis of regional extinction and the dominance of the metropolitan area.’,
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, ‘Competent related officials have been assembled for the TF, with Oh Jun-hyuk, the head of Daegu’s Planning and Coordination Office, and Kim Ho-jin, the head of Gyeongsangbuk-do’s Planning and Coordination Office, serving as co-heads.’,
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, ‘The Daegu Policy Research Institute and the Gyeongbuk Research Institute support the TF with strategic planning and research, ensuring it leads to policy research.’,
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, ‘At today’s first meeting, priority discussion topics were selected from four fields and a total of 21 strategic tasks, and efforts will be accelerated for their promotion.’,
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, ‘Priority discussion tasks in the super-regional SOC field include the Daegu-Gyeongbuk integrated new airport, the Daegu-Gyeongbuk circular railway network, and Youngilman Port.’,
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, ‘Other topics include the development direction of future mobility, AI robots, the secondary battery industry, post-APEC and super-regional tourism grid projects, talent cultivation, and carbon neutrality.’,
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, ‘The city and province plan to hold regular TF meetings and quickly promote consultations and commercialization of pressing issues. They will strengthen cooperation by forming separate consultative bodies if necessary.’,
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, “In addition, they intend to expand and reorganize the ‘One Root Coexistence Committee,’ which is a public-private cooperation governance body.”,
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, ‘Oh Jun-hyuk, head of Daegu’s Planning and Coordination Office, stated, “We aim to uncover collaborative projects that will allow Daegu and Gyeongbuk to grow together, and we expect the outcomes to serve as a catalyst for the success of Daegu-Gyeongbuk.”‘,
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, ‘Kim Ho-jin, head of Gyeongsangbuk-do’s Planning and Coordination Office, emphasized, “It is most important that Daegu-Gyeongbuk’s major policies and projects become key initiatives under the new government’s policy, leading the strategy for national balanced growth.”‘,
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, ‘Meanwhile, the government’s National Planning Committee is set to announce the state management vision, including the five-year national plan, this afternoon.’,
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, ‘The city and province plan to analyze the government’s announcement in detail and undertake follow-up measures such as preparing strategies and execution plans in response.’,
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