Gyeonggi Province Promotes 'Personal Signature Authentication System' to Increase Adoption and Administrative Efficiency
Suwon NewsUpdated 2020.06.15 06:22
Published 2020.06.15 06:21
Updated 2020.06.15 06:22
Easier to issue and reduces administrative costs for managementPlans to review local ordinances requiring personal seals (ingan) and make recommendations
[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province is actively promoting and advancing administrative improvements for the 'Personal Signature Authentication System,' which was introduced to address inefficiencies in the personal seal system and side effects such as forgery and proxy issuance.
The Personal Signature Authentication System has the same legal effect as a personal seal certificate and is an administrative system that confirms the fact that the applicant signed the document. Issuance is possible with just a signature upon identity verification when submitting an ID at any city, county, district, or township office nationwide, making it more convenient. It is also more secure because proxy issuance is not permitted. Unlike the personal seal register, which requires annual administrative costs totaling 200 billion won for management, transfer, and personnel expenses, this system eliminates the need for registers or transfers, thereby reducing administrative costs.
The Personal Signature Authentication System has been in effect since 2012, but due to social customs and lack of awareness of the system, the issuance rate compared to personal seals has remained in single digits. In 2019, Gyeonggi Province's issuance rate was only about 5%, which is lower than the national average of 5.6%.
To activate the Personal Signature Authentication System, which offers superior security and convenience compared to the personal seal system, Gyeonggi Province established a basic plan in April and in May became the first nationwide to establish a public-private partnership with the Administrative Scriveners' Association, which handles administrative services on behalf of citizens. It was also decided to revise the administrative scriveners' work manual to include provisions that encourage administrative scriveners to use personal signature authentication instead of personal seals when handling tasks such as vehicle transfer matters.
The province is currently implementing a pilot public-private cooperation project targeting five cities—Suwon, Goyang, Yongin, Seongnam, and Hwaseong—and plans to expand it to all cities and counties by August. The province will also recommend nationwide expansion to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and plans to present year-end commendations to cities, counties, and administrative scriveners that actively cooperated in improving the issuance rate of personal signature authentication certificates.
In addition, the province is identifying and revising unreasonable local ordinances (35 cases) and administrative practices (64 cases) that require personal seal certificates solely for simple purposes such as personal identification and confirmation of intent. It has also recommended to the government improvements regarding laws requiring personal seals and administrative rules requesting personal seals (185 cases) to promote activation of the Personal Signature Authentication System.
Additionally, the province has produced call center guidance manuals and vehicle registration guidance manuals and distributed them to cities and counties. It is accelerating comprehensive publicity using various media outlets in the province (G-Bus, My Gyeonggi, SNS, etc.).
A provincial official stated, "By activating the Personal Signature Authentication System, which is safer, more convenient, and can reduce administrative costs compared to the personal seal system, we will actively protect the property and rights of residents."
The Personal Signature Authentication System has been in effect since 2012, but due to social customs and lack of awareness of the system, the issuance rate compared to personal seals has remained in single digits. In 2019, Gyeonggi Province's issuance rate was only about 5%, which is lower than the national average of 5.6%.
To activate the Personal Signature Authentication System, which offers superior security and convenience compared to the personal seal system, Gyeonggi Province established a basic plan in April and in May became the first nationwide to establish a public-private partnership with the Administrative Scriveners' Association, which handles administrative services on behalf of citizens. It was also decided to revise the administrative scriveners' work manual to include provisions that encourage administrative scriveners to use personal signature authentication instead of personal seals when handling tasks such as vehicle transfer matters.
The province is currently implementing a pilot public-private cooperation project targeting five cities—Suwon, Goyang, Yongin, Seongnam, and Hwaseong—and plans to expand it to all cities and counties by August. The province will also recommend nationwide expansion to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and plans to present year-end commendations to cities, counties, and administrative scriveners that actively cooperated in improving the issuance rate of personal signature authentication certificates.
In addition, the province is identifying and revising unreasonable local ordinances (35 cases) and administrative practices (64 cases) that require personal seal certificates solely for simple purposes such as personal identification and confirmation of intent. It has also recommended to the government improvements regarding laws requiring personal seals and administrative rules requesting personal seals (185 cases) to promote activation of the Personal Signature Authentication System.
Additionally, the province has produced call center guidance manuals and vehicle registration guidance manuals and distributed them to cities and counties. It is accelerating comprehensive publicity using various media outlets in the province (G-Bus, My Gyeonggi, SNS, etc.).
A provincial official stated, "By activating the Personal Signature Authentication System, which is safer, more convenient, and can reduce administrative costs compared to the personal seal system, we will actively protect the property and rights of residents."
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