Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young: "Public Officials Must Innovate Ceaselessly Like Late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young emphasized that "the greatest enemy of the public service sector is the attitude of refusing to change despite understanding the need for change," and stressed that "we must not become complacent in the familiar and must innovate ceaselessly."

On the 29th, Mayor Yeom held a "November Expanded Executive Meeting" at Samsung Academic Information Center on the Natural Sciences Campus of Sungkyunkwan University, where he said, "Late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee advocated 'New Management' in 1993, saying 'change everything except your wife and children,' and Samsung achieved great success through global management aimed at excellence," adding "the public service sector should not fear change and must be transformed."

He continued, "No matter how much we emphasize 'proactive administration' to public officials, those who will be transferred to different departments after 1 to 2 years rarely undergo change and tend to only perform familiar tasks," and stressed repeatedly that "to keep pace with a rapidly changing society due to COVID-19, the public service sector must not stagnate but must continuously change and innovate."

He further noted, "The success or failure of administration depends on details," urging officials to "carefully examine how policies actually help citizens in practical ways" when implementing policies.