Gyeonggi-do to Conduct Online Evaluation of Resident Proposal Projects

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will conduct an online evaluation to select resident proposal projects for next year.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 24th that out of a total of 500 citizen proposal projects this year, after deliberation processes such as the public-private budget council and expert consulting, and the concretization of projects by the implementing departments, 56 projects will be commercialized, and an online evaluation for these will be conducted from the 25th of this month to the 4th of next month.

The main resident proposal projects include ▲ the Ice Pack Circulation Project, which collects and recycles ice packs used for packaging and delivery ▲ the Visiting Health Management Project for Pregnant Women ▲ and psychological counseling service support for childcare staff.

The evaluation of proposal projects consists of 70 points from the Resident Participation Budget Committee and the Public-Private Governance Committee evaluation, and 30 points from the online evaluation.

The Gyeonggi Province Resident Participation Budget Committee held a plenary meeting over two days on the 18th and 19th to discuss and review the resident proposal projects.

This meeting, conducted online in a non-face-to-face manner in accordance with the COVID-19 spread situation, saw participation from more than 80 out of 100 committee members, showing strong interest in resident participation budgeting.

Anyone who is a resident of Gyeonggi Province can participate in the online project evaluation by visiting the Gyeonggi Province public opinion survey website (survey.gg.go.kr) and the Gyeonggi Province Resident Participation Budget website (yesan.gg.go.kr).

Yoo Tae-il, the province’s budget officer, said, "Resident participation budgeting is a system that can realize fiscal democracy through direct participation by residents, and active participation and interest from residents are absolutely necessary," adding, "Please actively participate in this online project evaluation where you can directly engage in provincial administration."

In line with Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung’s pledge to "strengthen resident participation budgeting," the province plans to prioritize reflecting the selected resident proposal projects in the 2021 main budget.

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