We kindly invite you to the launch event of the newly released OECD report Enhancing Compactness, Connectivity and Accessibility in Korea, which explores how Korea can use urban policy and transport strategies to navigate population decline and spatial inequalities. It highlights ways to strengthen service accessibility and economic opportunity through more compact, better-connected regions and cities.
Enhancing Compactness, Connectivity and Accessibility in Korea
- Date
- 4 July 2025
- Time
- 9:00 - 10:30
- Location
- Zoom
About
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Speakers
Sangil Lee
Director General for Policy Planning– Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT)
Nadim Ahmad
Deputy Director – OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (OECD CFE)
Lewis Dijkstra
Team Lead – European Commission Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC)
Myunghwa Hwang
Managing Director of the Geospatial Analysis & Monitoring Center – Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS)
Ana Moreno Monroy
Head of Unit in EDS – OECD CFE
Agenda
Bernhard Nöbauer (Presenter), Economist in the Economic Analysis, Data and Statistics Division (EDS) – OECD CFE
Oscar Huerta Melchor (Presenter), Project Manager in the Cities, Urban Policies and Sustainable Development Division (CITY) – OECD CFE
Ana Moreno Monroy (Moderator), Head of Unit in EDS – OECD CFE
Lewis Dijkstra (Discussant), Team Lead – European Commission Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC)
Myunghwa Hwang (Discussant), Managing Director of the Geospatial Analysis & Monitoring Center – Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS)
Kevin O’Connor (Discussant), Senior Planner, Forward Planning Unit, Cork City Council, Ireland
Ana Moreno Monroy (Moderator), Head of Unit in EDS – OECD CFE
Contact
Bernhard Nöbauer, Economist in the Economic Analysis, Data and Statistics Division (EDS) – OECD CFE (Bernhard.NOBAUER@oecd.org)
Rang Lee, Senior Policy Analyst in the Economic Analysis, Data and Statistics Division (EDS) - OECD CFE (Rang.LEE@oecd.org)