Gyeonggi Province Lacks Comprehensive Cultural Arts Promotion Plan

Councilmember Kim Sang-hoe (Democratic Party, Suwon) of the Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee questioned on the 15th why a "Comprehensive Cultural Arts Promotion Plan for Gyeonggi Province" has not been established during a comprehensive audit of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau and its affiliated organizations in 2012.

Councilmember Kim stated, "Sixteen years have passed since the provincial Cultural Arts Promotion Ordinance was enacted in October 1996, and despite commissioning six related academic studies from 2006 to the present, the absence of a comprehensive plan for cultural arts promotion—as evidenced by the budget allocation practices of the Cultural Palace, Museum, and Provincial Art Museum since 2006—represents a dereliction of cultural arts promotion policy," censuring the provincial administration.

Councilmember Kim further remarked, "In today's creative economy era, culture is not a supporting role but a leading actor," and proposed measures including the establishment of an organization for mid- and long-term cultural policy planning and task identification.

In response, Yi Jin-su, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, answered that he would establish cultural arts promotion policies and install related organizations.