- Incheon Institute
- Annual Report 2021
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that enable readers to easily track the research trends of the Incheon Institute
- With an aim to support the self-governance of Incheon Metropolitan City,
The Incheon Institute (II) was established as a comprehensive research institute for urban policies in 1996.
Since that time, the institute has served as a think tank of Incheon City, offering in-depth analyses and reasonable alternatives.
02. Major research tasks implemented in 2020
Responding to COVID-19 and Setting a Direction for Incheon Population Policy
▶ Responding to COVID-19
- Review of Incheon’s Emergency Disaster Relief payments
- Data analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on Incheon
- Incheon residents’ views and needs regarding the COVID-19 crisis
- Changes in transit demands before and after COVID-19
▶ Post-COVID-19
- Incheon’s goals and tasks in the “Next Normal” era
- The status of Incheon’s aviation Industry and steps to prepare for the post-COVID era
- Establishment of Incheon as a safe city to promote urban resilience
▶ Incheon New Deal
- Incheon’s New Deal strategy and tasks
- Green New Deal and Incheon: Policy Agenda
- The Role of Incheon’s e-EUM card during COVID-19 and alternative uses in the New Normal era
▶ Population Policy
- 2020 changes in demographic structure and Incheon’s population policy
- Analysis of the characteristics of Incheon’s population flows
- Policy directions for education/culture and entertainment/finance/jobs/housing/urban planning
- Establishment of a Citizen Advisory Group for population policy
▶ GTX-B
- Development strategy to link the GTX-B to Incheon
- Development strategy for the transportation sector
- Development strategy for the economic sector
- Initiative to develop regional hubs in areas surrounding GTX-B stations
A total of 187 research tasks were carried out in 2020.
03. Major research tasks ongoing in 2021
Carbon Neutral City, Resource Recycling Policy Realization and Strengthening Urban Resilience
- Incheon’s New Deal (Digital, Green, Human and Bio) and recovery strategy
- IExecution of Incheon’s eco-friendly resource recycling policy
- IResearch on Incheon Metropolitan City’s carbon neutrality and climate action plans
- IAnalysis of changes in Incheon’s air quality due to COVID-19
- IMeasures to restore industrial competitiveness during the post-COVID-19 era
- IPublic contributions toward private development projects, including urban maintenance and urban development
- IEstablishment of the 2040 Global Metropolitan Mega Plan and research on urban planning systems
- ITransforming Incheon into an accessible city for persons with disabilities and establishing a support plan
- IStatus of Incheon’s Residents’ Association pilot program and future development plans
04. Seminars and policy debates in 2020
▶ 2020 Yellow Sea Peace Forum 
- Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2020, 10:30 – 18:00
- Venue: Sheraton Grand Incheon Hotel, Live Streaming ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr0KUtV7uv8)
- Topic: “Peace City Incheon and Pathways to a Peaceful Korean Peninsula”
▶ 2020 Incheon Future Policy Forum: Incheon Green New Deal Online Conference
- Date: Monday, December 21, 2020, 14:00 – 16:00
- Venue: Virtual Conference, Live Streaming (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyUrQ3xEJxQ)
- Topic: “Incheon’s Green New Deal Strategy and Opinions from Korean and Foreign Scholars”
- Advice and discussion on how to make Incheon carbon neutral by 2050
A total of 22 events took place in 2020.
05. Seminars and policy debates in 2021
▶ 2021 Incheon Future Policy Forum: Commemorative Seminar and City, Village, Neighborhood Talk Concert to discuss the significance of Incheon’s 40th anniversary and the future of Incheon
▶ 2021 Yellow Sea Peace Forum
- Date: Friday, October 15, 2021, 09:00 – 18:00
- Venue: Sheraton Grand Incheon Hotel, Live Streaming
- Topic: “Seeking a Peace Zone along Incheon’s Maritime Border and Incheon’s Role”
06. News focus in external affairs
▶ Project to commemorate the Incheon Institute’s 25th anniversary
- Date: Friday, April 23, 2021
- Review the Institute’s achievements over the past 25 years while identifying the necessary tasks to reach our vision of becoming “a key research center that leads the future.”
- Contribute to local communities that are suffering due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic while providing team members with an opportunity to bond
- Hold various events, including a celebration ceremony, a celebratory video message from Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences in China and Kitakyushu Science and Research Park in Japan, a Talk Concert, a book fair, a promotional video/character/illustration competition, a photo competition, and the “25” Charity event for local communities
▶ Operation of the Incheon City Research Network (ICReN)
- Established the Incheon City Research Network (ICReN), a research network that brings together public organizations, to suggest alternative measures and seek comprehensive methods and solutions based on the characteristics of each organization to resolve the various issues Incheon faces.
- Participants: Incheon Housing and City Development Corporation, Incheon Transit Corporation, Incheon Tourism Organization, Incheon Facilities Corporation, Incheon Environment Corporation, Incheon Medical Center, Incheon Institute, Incheon Credit Guarantee Foundation, Incheon Technopark, Incheon Foundation for Arts & Culture, Incheon Global Campus Foundation, Incheon Foundation for Women & Family, Incheon Institute for Talent &Lifelong Education, Incheon Social Service Agency, Incheon Office of Education’s Institute for Education Policy
- Joint projects in 2021: conducted joint research in the fields of economy, industry, and culture, and held joint policy communication forums with the Incheon Metropolitan Council
- 07. Periodical publications
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