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Social innovation is attracting considerable interest from public policy makers all around the world and South Korea is no exception. Since October 2011, when a well-known civil society leader, Wonsoon Park, became mayor, Seoul City has been going through rapid change. Led by the mayor on a mission to bring about change from the ground up, Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has embraced citizen engagement and open dialogue in its policy-making processes.
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- Communication Tool
- Social Innovation
- Social Media Platform
- Civic Group
- Social Media Tool
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Kim, J., Rim, S., Han, S., Park, A. (2015). Seoul City’s Social Innovation Strategy: New Models of Communication to Strengthen Citizen Engagement. In: Nicholls, A., Simon, J., Gabriel, M. (eds) New Frontiers in Social Innovation Research. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137506801_9
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