Gov. Lee Jae-myung: "If There's Even One Failed Policy, Please Give Me an Example"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung has been drawing attention by posting SNS messages consecutively asserting the justification for the public delivery app.

On the afternoon of the 14th, Gov. Lee posted an article titled "Reasons Why the Public App Will Succeed Despite the Curse of Failure," saying "There are numerous predictions—not merely forecasts—that Gyeonggi Province's public app will incur enormous costs and fail," seemingly targeting Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo.

He then stated, "Whether it's out of ignorance or concern, there are those who hinder and curse while knowing the facts," before adding, "I ask directly: Among Lee Jae-myung's policies, if there is even one policy that has failed after incurring enormous costs, or even just one that has simply failed, please give me an example," capturing attention with somewhat aggressive language.

After listing his past accomplishments, the governor said, "The public delivery app is the same," arguing that "with local currency incentives, the public delivery app provides convenience and benefits to residents as consumers, reduces commissions and advertising costs for small merchants, improves working conditions and ensures safety nets for delivery workers, and expands digital SOC for the nation—the public app possesses sufficient conditions to succeed on the foundation of citizen support and Gyeonggi Province's local currency distribution network."

He also revealed his plan: "Rather than having civil servants directly develop and operate it as some worry, we will combine public resource support and private technological and management capabilities in a third-sector model to maximize success potential by combining only the strengths of both the public and private sectors." He then explained the justification: "While monopoly-related damage to free market economic order should be primarily addressed through legislation and the Fair Trade Commission's role, it does not mean that local governments should remain idle until legislation is enacted and the Fair Trade Commission steps in."

Finally, Gov. Lee expressed confidence in the public delivery app, saying, "In the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and digital economy, which COVID-19 has accelerated significantly, we will break through the curse of failure and succeed with a public app based on local currency, thereby setting another model for expanding digital SOC."