Mongolian Officials Take a Close Look at Korea's Experiences in Local Government Autonomy

From November 30 to December 3, LOGODI shared Korea's experiences in local government development with about 460 government officials of the local council secretariats from across the 21 Aimag (Metropolitans and Provinces) and 330 Soums (middle-level local governments) in Mongolia.

Upon the request of the Mongolian Deputy Prime Minister and the Secretary-General of the Cabinet, LOGODI has carried out the ‘Capacity Building Program for Senior Officials from Mongolia’ to enhance the capacity of the Mongolian local governments since 2013. Though, unfortunately, the invitational program was withheld for the last two years due to the pandemic.

Therefore, LOGODI converted the program into an online format and extended the target participants to the government officials of the local councils. Each Aimag provided a venue for all its Soums government officials to come together for better training effectiveness and reducing technical problems in online training.

The program's goal is to strengthen the capacity of the participants for the autonomy development of the local government in Mongolia. Throughout the program, LOGODI offered special lectures on Korea's local autonomy, local councils, and the resolution of public conflicts to share Korea's experiences. The participants also shared the actual cases in local councils at the knowledge-sharing workshop.

During the closing ceremony, Mr. Yoon Jong-jin, President of LOGODI, said, "I hope the experience and knowledge shared through this program would enhance the capacity of the participants and lay out a foundation for the development of Mongolian local autonomy."

Dr. Surenchimeg Dulamsuren, Rector of the NAOG, expressed her gratitude to the Korean government and LOGODI and said, "I hope that this training would help the participants improve their personal lives and job performance at work."