『The Basic Ordinance for Elderly Welfare to Achieve Age-Friendly City Status for Busan Metropolitan City』 enacted

• Provided the legal basis for creating an age-friendly city

  Implemented elderly welfare policies in each segment, established the Elderly Welfare Policy Committee, developed the Guidelines for Age-Friendly City and to evaluate age-friend city index

Elderly Welfare Policy Committee Operations

• Committee held four sessions (7/2, 11/16 in 2015, 2/26, and 6/7 in 2016)

  The guidelines for Age-Friendly City for Busan and the Basic Plan for Elderly Welfare reviewed

Age-friendliness research and guideline design

• Measured age-friendly index with 500 individuals over 60 years of age living in Busan through survey research

  Based on the evaluation results of age-friendliness, Age-Friendly City Guidelines were developed, which contained 8 themes, 23 objectives, and 44 strategic tasks

Research on the Current State of the Senior Citizens and Policy Impact

• Research was conducted on the current environment and needs of 1,500 individuals over the age of 60 years living in Busan

  The data for setting the Basic Plan for Elderly Welfare and desire-specific welfare strategies was used

Expert Advisory Committee Operations

• Expert advice was obtained for each of the eight segments over two council sessions (3/22 and 4/26 in 2016)

  Reviewed and collected opinions from the senior citizens and gerontological professionals regarding the Action Plan for Elderly Welfare

Joint Meeting of Related Departments Held

• Related departments reviewed the plan over two meetings (4/12, 5/9 in 2016)

  Team leaders and directors of 14 departments included in the Action Plan for Elderly Welfare were brought together to evaluate the detailed plans for the respective departments, and in this process, they engaged in cooperation

International Conference Held

• Invited speakers were the Vice-Chancellor of Rikkyo University of Japan, as well as the Deputy Director of the Japan Aging Research Center

  Cases and the experiences of developed nations were addressed in order to develop strategies for an Age-Friendly City

Policy Meeting on “Super Seniors(Opinion leader)” Held

• Policies were reviewed and suggestions were made through the participation of the senior citizens who are directly impacted by the policy

  100 young and elderly people in welfare centers, organizations for the elderly, and job agencies participated together to discuss policies being developed to achieve Age-Friendly City status