Cittaslow Network South Korea

SOUTH KOREA

The Cittaslow Korea Network was founded in 2007 and has 17 cittaslow member cities as of 2022. The intention of the Cittaslow Korea Network is to protect the natural ecosystem, secure cultural identity, and enable true community practices by decentralizing the organization and system. For this, the Cittaslow Korea Network aims to achieve the following three main goals

1 The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea,

Establishes the <National Assembly Cittaslow and

Agriculture Future Forum>

Twenty-two members of the National Assembly, the national institution that was established and has operated as a research organization since November 2020 in order to carry on the spirit of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, ‘the purpose of a country is to let its people lead a wonderful life, and the goal of the government is to establish an order in which its people can live happily,’ and realize the philosophy of Cittaslow International, ‘International network of cities where living is good.’

2 Publications of the Cittaslow Korea Network The Cittaslow Korea Network has published monthly newsletters, the Members of the Cittaslow Korea Network Annual Report(Since 2015), Slow Management(2012), Cittaslow Happiness(2015), Corea, Infatuated with Happiness(2016), and Go Slow and Curvy(2015, English edition). In parti- cular, GSC contains to realize Corean Cittaslow’s philosophy such as 3S( Slow, Small, Simple) and Slow Capitalism..

3 Appointing Citizen Lecturer of Cittaslow Citizens should be the ones who lead the cittaslow movement. The true cittaslow will be realized essentially when the citizens take the lead. A tree cannot make a forest, but the participation of citizens will wield a strong influence. Appointing citizen lecturers for cittaslow through continuous education and training will make them the heart of citizen movement.