Memorial Plaza for the Victims
Research on Establishing the 10.29 Itaewon Disaster Archive
Pursuant to Articles 48 and 77 of the Special Act on Protection of Rights of Sufferers, Truth-Finding, and Prevention of Recurrence of October 29 Itaewon Disaster, we are conducting a research to identify and collect information on existing artifacts and records related to the disaster, in order to document and pass on the course and lessons of the Disaster. The research also aims to establish standards for the systematic preservation, management and use of these materials, as well as future directions for establishing and operating the archive. Based on the archive development plan formulated through the findings of this preliminary research, further policy research is planned to establish a database system for the systematic management and use of records related to the disaster.
Research Goals
Ensuring the completeness of records
through a comprehensive collection strategy that prevents omissions
- Conducting a comprehensive survey of dispersed archival materials
- Identifying the exact quantity, types, volume, and locations of records
- Developing a preliminary survey plan
Building a knowledge system
to reconstruct the truth of the disaster
- Identifying key records and establishing contextual links based on their sources
- Maximizing the historical and social value of records relating to the disaster
- Designing the logical structure of the archive system
Operating as an open platform
that can be used by diverse stakeholders over the long term
- Establishing operating principles that reflect the participation of victims and citizens, ensuring the archive's long-term sustainability, and proposing a framework for its continued operation, management, and use