Ganghwa County Seeks Regulatory Reform Ideas Through July 15

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Ganghwa County is accepting applications through July 15 for the "2020 Regulatory Reform Idea Contest" to discover and improve unreasonable regulations that hinder business activities or cause inconvenience in people's daily lives, in collaboration with county residents.

The contest covers five categories: ▲resident welfare ▲daily life ▲employment and job creation ▲support for small businesses and SMEs ▲new industries, encompassing all unreasonable regulations from daily life to economic sectors.

The contest realizes "resident-focused proactive administration," in line with government policies, allowing anyone—including county residents, businesses and organizations within the county—to participate in directly identifying and improving regulations.

To participate, applicants should download the application form from the "2020 Regulatory Reform Idea Contest" posted on the county website, complete it, and submit it by visit, mail, fax, or email during the contest period.

Submitted ideas will be reviewed and evaluated based on creativity, effectiveness, and feasibility to select outstanding proposals. Winners will receive prize money (premium award: 300,000 won equivalent traditional market gift certificates, commendation award: 200,000 won, encouragement award: 100,000 won).

For selected ideas that can be resolved independently, the county will promptly revise the relevant local ordinances. For matters requiring amendments to laws and regulations, the county plans to continuously propose them to related agencies including Incheon Metropolitan City and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

County Governor Yoo Cheon-ho said, "We will concentrate administrative efforts on discovering obstacles that can revitalize the region's economy, weakened by the COVID-19 crisis, and resolve inconveniences for residents and businesses," adding, "We will do our best to improve regulations that affect people's livelihoods hidden in their daily lives, where residents can feel the impact."