Seoul is focusing on social innovation by establishing organizations like the Seoul Innovation Bureau and Social Innovation Asia Node. The city gathers ideas from citizens through workshops and meetings to better understand their needs. It also visits sites like rental apartments and subways to develop solutions based on real experiences. Seoul promotes transparency, sharing, community support, and social networks to engage citizens in governance and problem solving. It has initiatives for participatory budgeting and social innovation funding to empower citizens and go beyond traditional government approaches.

1. Seoul Is
in the process of INNOVATION.

2. Social Innovation Asia Node
- Establishment of SIX ASIA

3. Creation of Seoul Innovation Bureau
Seoul Innovation Bureau

4. Where does Social Innovation come from ?
From the Details

5. First Priority –
Bettering the Lives of Citizens

6. Forecast of Fine Dust and Ozone Concentration

7. Where does Social Innovation come from?
From listening

8. The angle of listening

9. Ask Citizens, Listen to Citizens
Listening Workshops

10. 100 Deliberation Meeting

11. Where does Social Innovation come from?
From the Actual Site!

12. 3 Days at the Rental Apartment

13. Site Visit to the Metro

14. 1. Transparency

15. Open Government

16. Wikiseoul.com
Provide detailed information about 2,700 city policies
Disclose information about budget

17. Always keeps Records

18. 2. Sharing City

19. Nuclear Familes, Single households

20. Open Closet

21. Link tourists with home owners

22. 3. Space

23. Seoul Innovation Park
Social Enterprise
Support Center
Creativity Support Laboratory
Community Support Center
Senior Employment Support Center
Youth Jobs Support Hub

24. 4. Social Network

25. KaKao Story, Facebook,Twitter

26. Citizens can make comments

27. The first Social Media Center in Korea
Citizens send complaints
to relevant division
Relevant division solves problem
and informs citizen
6 months
13,859
13,593
98%
period
complaints
solved
successfully
handled

28. 5. Money

29. Participatory Budget System

30. The First Social Innovation Fund
in Asia – 100 billion Won

31. If you want to go fast,
Go Alone.
If you want to go far,
Go Together.
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