Since the sisterhood relationship of Jin-ju City, South Kyung-sang Province with Eugene City, Oregon, in 1961, Korea’s international exchange has been on the increase. Especially, starting from the late 1980’s down to the present, its expansion rate has been almost explosive undergoing the changes b...
Since the sisterhood relationship of Jin-ju City, South Kyung-sang Province with Eugene City, Oregon, in 1961, Korea’s international exchange has been on the increase. Especially, starting from the late 1980’s down to the present, its expansion rate has been almost explosive undergoing the changes brought about by domestic affairs including the Seoul Olympic Games, democratization and liberalization movements, and the international circumstantial changes such as the end of cold war, globalization of capitalism, spread of democracy, etc. However, despited the expansion in quantity, Korean local governments’ international exchange has predominantly been led by the central government whose exchange countries are limited to the US, China, and Japan, resulting in its lack of capability in absorbing cultural diversity. From the economic point of view, investment environment has turned out to be poor and imbalanced regionally, and from the cultural perspective, inhospitality and lack of tourism infrastructure have proved to be chronic problems, along with the international exchange organizations of the local government being short of expertise and budget. I hereby suggest measures to complement these problems stated above as follows. First, for the sake of diversity in exchange agents, it is suggested that the Local Governance should be strengthened, in which the local government incorporates its residents, local entrepreneurs, local colleges etc. to cooperate and coproduce each other. Secondly, as a way of extending the exchange countries, it is suggested to cooperate with the North Korean local governments, who share the same ethnic roots and live in the same land, the Korean Peninsula, with us. Relating to this suggestion, the precedents German set as a divided nation and the advantages and the considerations regarding the exchange with North Korea are discussed. Thirdly, in order to revitalize the local festivals, the intrinsic factors of the festival such as its themes and concepts, as well as the extrinsic factors such as the operation agents and their promotion, are examined. Lastly, the empowerment of administrative organizations through establishing long-term and systematic plans, presenting the leadership and vision by the head of local governments, and rationalizing the organization, personnel management, and budgeting are discussed. It is anticipated that further alternative feasible policies will invigorate the local governments’ international exchange in the future.
Since the sisterhood relationship of Jin-ju City, South Kyung-sang Province with Eugene City, Oregon, in 1961, Korea’s international exchange has been on the increase. Especially, starting from the late 1980’s down to the present, its expansion rate has been almost explosive undergoing the changes brought about by domestic affairs including the Seoul Olympic Games, democratization and liberalization movements, and the international circumstantial changes such as the end of cold war, globalization of capitalism, spread of democracy, etc. However, despited the expansion in quantity, Korean local governments’ international exchange has predominantly been led by the central government whose exchange countries are limited to the US, China, and Japan, resulting in its lack of capability in absorbing cultural diversity. From the economic point of view, investment environment has turned out to be poor and imbalanced regionally, and from the cultural perspective, inhospitality and lack of tourism infrastructure have proved to be chronic problems, along with the international exchange organizations of the local government being short of expertise and budget. I hereby suggest measures to complement these problems stated above as follows. First, for the sake of diversity in exchange agents, it is suggested that the Local Governance should be strengthened, in which the local government incorporates its residents, local entrepreneurs, local colleges etc. to cooperate and coproduce each other. Secondly, as a way of extending the exchange countries, it is suggested to cooperate with the North Korean local governments, who share the same ethnic roots and live in the same land, the Korean Peninsula, with us. Relating to this suggestion, the precedents German set as a divided nation and the advantages and the considerations regarding the exchange with North Korea are discussed. Thirdly, in order to revitalize the local festivals, the intrinsic factors of the festival such as its themes and concepts, as well as the extrinsic factors such as the operation agents and their promotion, are examined. Lastly, the empowerment of administrative organizations through establishing long-term and systematic plans, presenting the leadership and vision by the head of local governments, and rationalizing the organization, personnel management, and budgeting are discussed. It is anticipated that further alternative feasible policies will invigorate the local governments’ international exchange in the future.
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