- Incheon Institute
- Annual Report 2019
“Trend&Keyword” : Web-based magazine that is mainly centered around keywords
that enable readers to easily track the research trends of the Incheon Institute
- The Incheon Institute is an Incheon Metropolitan City Government-sponsored research institute established in 1996.
As of 2019, a total of 100 employees work for the institute in order to design urban policies and advise the city government.
- Urban Management Research Division
- Regional Economy Research Division
- Transportation & Logistics Research Division
- Urban Infrastructure Research Division
- Urban Data & Information Center
- Incheon Climate & Environment Research Center
- Incheon Public Investment Management Center
- “Specialized research groups in 2019
for tackling current issues”
- Research Group for Urban Future & Peace City
- Research Group for Municipal Administration Monitoring
- Research Group for Urban Safety
- Research Group for Convention Projects
- Research Group for Strategy Analysis
02. Major research tasks implemented in 2018
Policy for citizens’ daily lives
▶ Administration & finance
- Researching measures to introduce Incheon City’s social impact bond (SIB)
▶ Education & welfare
- Researching Incheon citizens’ receptivity towards a multi-cultural society
▶ Culture & tourism
- Researching policies to nurture Incheon City’s tourism ventures
▶ Administration & finance
- Researching measures to introduce Incheon City’s social impact bond (SIB)
▶ Northeast Asia & international affairs
- Study of regional development in Northeastern China
: Development strategy and analysis of economic & industrial capability
▶ Economy
- Status analysis and nurturing directions of Incheon City’s green climate industry
▶ Urban planning
- Researching analysis and improvement of Incheon City’s plans to boost urban neighborhood regeneration
▶ Environment
- Establishing strategies to manage waste from the Seoul metropolitan area
▶ Traffic & logistics
- Basic research for operation system of Incheon City’s e-bus
A total of 178 research tasks were carried out in 2018.
03. Major research tasks ongoing in 2019
Realizing a city of future, peace & safety
- Designing Incheon City’s urban development future: measures to boost the ‘Gyeongin Axis’
(neighborhood of the normalizing zone encompassing parts of the Gyeongin Expressway and the existing old Gyeongin rail line)
- Designing Incheon City’s urban development future: measures to boost the development zone in the North
(the city’s northern residential area and the factory complex)
- Researching Incheon City’s vision and strategies as “peace city” in the era of peace and cooperation with North Korea
- Study on the diagnosis of safe city in Incheon: road infrastructure, urban environment infrastructure
- Researching measures to manage Incheon City’s marine waste
- Analyzing spending habits within Incheon City, particularly centered around credit cards
- Managing achievements of Incheon City’s urban regeneration project and reviewing monitoring plans
- Measures for boosting Incheon City’s data industry
- Analyzing achievement and reviewing management measures of Incheon City’s gas emission reduction project
- Designing comprehensive plans for Incheon City’s cruise project
- Measures to improve the fare system for comprehensive integration of public transportation systems with the Seoul metropolitan area
04. Seminars and policy debates in 2018
▶ Seminar on decentralization of Incheon Metropolitan City
- Date: May 10, 2018 (Thursday) 10:00~17:00
- Venue: Conference Room, 2F of the Incheon Institute
- Topic: “Constitutional Amendment of Autonomy and Decentralization, and Strategies of
&Autonomy &Decentralization and Financial Management of Incheon Metropolitan City"
▶ 11th Joint Research Presentation between the Incheon Institute and the University of Kitakyushu
- Date: September 18, 2018 (Tuesday) 14:30~18:00
- Venue: Video Conference Room, 2F of Incheon Metropolitan City Hall
- Topic: “Recent Trends & Tasks of Urban Regeneration & Job Policy of Incheon and Kitakyushu”
A total of 27 events were held in 2018.
05. Seminars and policy debates in 2019
▶ 4th Urban Policy Forum on East Asia Gateway Cities
- Date: September 24, 2019 (Tuesday) 13:00~18:00
- Venue: Lily Hall, 2F of Orakai Songdo Park Hotel
- Topic: “Roles of Think Tank in Metropolitan Area: International Cooperation in Urban Diplomacy,
Atmospheric Environment and Industry & Economy”
▶ Incheon Future Policy Forum: International Seminar on Airport Economic Zone
- Date: October 29, 2019 (Tuesday) 10:00~17:30
- Venue: Meeting Room No. 113–115, 1F of Songdo Convensia
- DTopic: “Airport Economic Zone: Mutual Economic Development between Airports and their Neighboring Areas”
A total of 12 events were held in the 1st half of 2019, and 20 more events are scheduled to be held in the 2nd half of the year.
06. News focus in external affairs
▶ Joining Megacity Think Tank Alliance Forum as official member
- Megacity Think Tank Alliance Forum is an international network of R&D organizations studying city administration support of mega cities in Asia.
- Through its annual assembly, working level meetings and academic symposium, the forum shares information about urban issues and countermeasures.
- Member organizations include: The Seoul Institute, Beijing Municipal Institute of City Planning and Design, Centre for Liveable Cities of Singapore, Shanghai Urban Planning and Design Research Institute, Tianjin Academy of Urban Planning and Design, Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies, Busan Development Institute, Hanoi Institute of Social and Economic Development, Hanoi Urban Planning Institute.
- The Incheon Institute plans to share high-quality research achievements in urban policy with member organizations in various cities.
▶ Inviting visiting researcher
- Tian Xianglan, Head of the Institute of Japan Studies, Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences
- Joint research between the Incheon Institute and Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences
- October 6, 2018 – January 5, 2019 (3 months)
- 07. Periodical publications
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