Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education Conducts Citizen Survey on '2021 Budget Planning'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 28th that it will conduct a public opinion survey and questionnaire until the 28th of next month to reflect citizens' opinions in the 2021 budget formulation.

The survey consists of 18 items, including ▲eliminating educational disparities ▲curriculum and academic achievement improvement ▲support for special and early childhood education ▲creating safe schools ▲and other matters related to educational finance.

The opinions of citizens and the survey results will be used as basic data for setting budget operation directions during the 2021 budget formulation, and the key investment directions and investment priorities for next year's budget will be identified to formulate a solid budget.

Interested citizens, parents, students, and faculty members can participate in the online survey through the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education website (Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education Participation Plaza → Citizen Communication → Citizen Participatory Budgeting or shortcut service → Citizen Participatory Budgeting), and opinion letters can be submitted via the website or by fax (mail).

An Seok, the Citizen Participation Officer of the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education, said, “We will strive to understand the budget investment directions and priorities desired by citizens and to reflect citizens' opinions in the budget formulation process to operate a trustworthy participatory budget.”

For further inquiries, contact the Citizen Participation Team of the Citizen Participation Officer at the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education.

Meanwhile, this year, through the deliberation of the Citizen Participatory Budget Committee, opinions such as the installation of emergency call bells in the health room, support for innovation schools, safe school life, and improvement projects for aging school facilities were reflected in the budget.

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