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Young Leaders of Public Institutions to Shape Busan’s Future as the City Hosts a Communication and Empathy Workshop

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will hold the “Communication & Empathy Workshop Between Busan Metropolitan City and Public Institutions—Expanding Empathy, Enhancing Pride, and Solving Policies Through Collaboration” at 11:00 a.m. today (the 19th) at Space Wonji in Yeongdo District, together with 22 city-affiliated public institutions.

This workshop was organized for the first time this year to boost morale by enhancing young employees’ pride in city administration and to strengthen the policy capacity of public institutions through barrier-free communication and collaboration among institutions. It targets young employees with less than five years of service who are actively engaged on the front lines of public administration.

The 22 public institutions, each having worked diligently in different areas of responsibility, are expected not only to share major innovation cases and citizen-oriented achievements, but also to explore the potential for collaboration.

The event will be attended by approximately 150 public institution employees and will feature expert lectures aimed at strengthening employee capacity and communication, an awards ceremony for a policy idea contest, and a “Communication Lecture and Empathy Talk with Mayor Park Heong-joon.”

First, the expert lectures on strengthening employee capacity and communication are designed to help participants learn and apply the attitudes and communication methods required to realize the value of public service, enabling them to fully demonstrate their professional capabilities within a healthy and flexible organizational culture.

Next, based on the final results of the “Policy Idea Contest for Public Institution Employees,” which has been underway since September, Mayor Park Heong-joon will present awards for outstanding policy ideas, including one Grand Prize and two Excellence Awards.

In particular, during the “Communication Lecture and Empathy Talk with Mayor Park Heong-joon,” scheduled for 3:00 p.m., the Mayor will encourage public institution employees for their hard work while personally explaining the city’s major achievements and emphasizing the role of young leaders in public institutions in realizing Busan’s future vision.

Mayor Park is expected to say, “Busan’s transformation into a city that attracts businesses, a city of warm and happy communities, and an attractive city where people want to stay and enjoy has already begun. These achievements are the result of your efforts. Take pride and confidence in the fact that you yourselves are changing Busan and the Republic of Korea.”

He will also add, “For Busan to become a city where young people want to live and work, your role—as professionals growing into the core of practical administration—is more important than ever,” and urge participants to “challenge yourselves boldly with creative and flexible thinking, develop a global mindset to compete with global cities, and demonstrate warm, empathetic leadership that communicates at the citizens’ level. By doing so, Busan will come even closer to becoming a global hub city and a city of happiness for its citizens.”

Meanwhile, Busan Metropolitan City plans to use this workshop as a starting point to continuously create venues for communication that break down barriers between the city and public institutions, share the city’s policy vision, and strengthen the unity of “One-Team Busan.”