Open Administration Practice...Resident Participation Secured in Gyeonggi Province Administrative Plan

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hoon Reporter] Gyeonggi Province will implement 'Administrative Plan Establishment Based on Collaboration for the Seventh Popularly Elected Term' starting next year, in which residents directly participate in establishing the province's work plans to expand opportunities for resident participation in provincial governance.

This plan was established to better listen to the voices of service users during policy formulation and implementation, and to supplement communication and cooperation systems with the private sector.

Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung stated at a July institutional improvement consultation meeting of Gyeonggi Province Committees, "As a policy provider, it is important to create policies from the perspective of service users and utilize ideas from the private sector. Let us actively reflect good ideas based on the professional capabilities of the private sector in provincial administration."

To this end, beginning next year, the province plans to hold department and bureau-level resident briefing sessions each year before the beginning of work plan establishment, focusing on policies closely related to residents' daily lives and rights and obligations, with attendance from policy beneficiaries, general residents, civic organizations, and experts.

The province plans to share the annual direction of provincial governance and actively collect good opinions presented by residents to reflect them in work plans.

Subsequently, the newly reflected work plans will be promptly disclosed to residents, and outstanding resident participation cases by department and bureau will be actively promoted and implemented as follow-up measures.

Nam-kwon Park, Director of Communication and Collaboration, Gyeonggi Province, stated, "Through the implementation of administrative plan establishment based on collaboration for the seventh popularly elected term, many opinions presented by residents will be actively reflected in provincial administration," and added, "We will pursue this carefully to contribute to enhancing resident satisfaction through substantialization of provincial policies and qualitative improvement of administrative services."