President Dr. Sanghan Choi took part in a kick-off meeting for the Local Governance Workshop on July 4th at Songdo, Incheon City. The meeting was to foster active partnerships among National Research Institutes for the practical SDGs(Sustainable Development Goals) implementation at the local level. The agenda of the meeting included the Local Governance Forum, which will be held for the first time on October 19th, and discussions on how to build an international cooperation network to promote local governance.