Gwangju Innovation Promotion Committee Proposes Transition to 'With Corona' Administrative System

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] The Gwangju Innovation Promotion Committee (Chairman Ju Jeong-min), directly under the Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, proposed on the 17th the transition to a ‘With Corona’ administrative system to Gwangju Metropolitan City.

This proposal is the 21st recommendation and suggestion following the Innovation Promotion Committee’s launch as an advisory body directly under the mayor on November 27, 2018, covering public institution innovation, revitalization of municipal art groups, smart manufacturing innovation, establishment of the Gwangju welfare model, redefinition of Gwangju library policy, low birthrate countermeasures, and achieving a carbon-neutral city through climate crisis response.

The proposal to transition to the ‘With Corona’ system is based on the judgment that administrative system changes are more important than anything else in response to the new era of citizen life characterized by ‘non-face-to-face’ and ‘uncertainty’ due to the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Innovation Promotion Committee first suggested strengthening citizen accessibility to city administration by systematizing and unifying citizen communication channels operated separately by the city and autonomous districts in response to the ‘decrease in face-to-face exchanges’ caused by the spread of non-face-to-face culture, and by developing and distributing a mobile-based integrated civil complaint reception and processing app for prompt handling of citizen complaints.

Also, in response to the trend of traditional space-centered dining culture shifting to delivery and home (self-cooking) centered, they proposed developing and distributing an integrated service reservation and delivery app for small-scale hospitality businesses linked to the social economy, and strengthening the competitiveness of small-scale food service businesses and fostering a clean and hygienic hospitality culture by operating a so-called ‘Cleanliness and Hygiene Citizen Inspector Corps’ and introducing consulting systems for hospitality businesses.

In line with the trend of life centered on ‘online’ and ‘home’ such as online school openings and telecommuting, they proposed gradually converting administrative services to non-face-to-face online services based on 5G networks, and integrating administrative services such as welfare and jobs into local administrative welfare centers through collaboration among the city, autonomous districts, Employment and Labor Office, and other related agencies, thereby transitioning administrative services to be community-centered.

Reflecting the era where enjoying culture and arts at home, expressed as home ludens, is prevalent, they proposed supporting the development of online-based cultural and artistic DIY (do it yourself) content programs, focusing on citizen-customized cultural and artistic policies such as community (apartment complexes, etc.) or small-scale experiential units, shifting from quantity-centered large-scale performances to quality-centered content.

They also emphasized establishing a systematic disinfection manual by target and situation to ensure citizens can live daily life with peace of mind, and setting up an online and offline ‘Infectious Disease Comprehensive Information Center’ to build a permanent infectious disease (COVID-19) prevention system.

The Innovation Promotion Committee continuously discovers innovation tasks across city administration, welfare, culture and arts, economy and industry, and recommends and suggests innovations to Gwangju City through expert consultations, ensuring reflection in city administration through management card systems for implementation status of innovation recommendations and proposals.

Chairman Ju Jeong-min said, “Changes in citizen life and society and economy represented by non-face-to-face interactions are a trend of the times, and during such a period of change, administration must respond actively and proactively with policy direction,” adding, “In the rapidly changing economic and social environment, I will fulfill the given role together with the Innovation Promotion Committee members so that the city can respond actively.”

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