"Proactive Administration Leads the Way"... 29 Ministries, Vice Ministers Relay Announcements

Gu Yun-cheol, Director of the Office for Government Policy Coordination: "Clear Rewards and Immunity for 'Proactive Administration'... Definite Responsibility and Accountability for 'Passive Administration'"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] The government announced on the 3rd that, in order to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the livelihood and economic crises through proactive administration, vice ministers attending the vice ministerial meeting will share proactive administrative policies and cases by ministry and benchmark excellent content.

This relay presentation will start from the vice ministerial meeting on the day and will involve 29 agencies participating in a total of 7 sessions until the 22nd of next month.

The main content of this presentation is based on the experiences of the first half of the year and covers proactive administrative plans and achievements regarding COVID-19 quarantine, key tasks by agency, economic policies such as the Korean New Deal, and overall livelihood policies including the resolution of public inconveniences.

The first presentation of the day included the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of Science and ICT, and the Ministry of Personnel Management.

First, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy presented proactive administrative tasks such as fostering the Big 3 new industries including system semiconductors, bio-health, and future cars; domestic industry self-reliance in materials, parts, and equipment; fostering renewable energy and the hydrogen economy; and green new deals such as creating eco-friendly industrial complexes.

They stated that they are actively promoting regulatory relaxation and institutional improvements using regulatory sandboxes and are also actively resolving field difficulties through public-private consultative bodies.

As excellent cases, they introduced rapid certification cases for entering the next-generation hydrogen fuel cell market, operation of a one-stop support center to resolve difficulties in cross-border movement of businesspeople, and institutional improvements for small hydropower generation devices.

Next, the Ministry of Science and ICT introduced major proactive administrative tasks for the second half of the year, including support for quarantine and economic revitalization using science, technology, and ICT to alleviate public inconveniences caused by COVID-19 and to boost corporate vitality.

The main contents included advancement of prevention, tracking, and quarantine systems; development of COVID-19 therapeutics and vaccines; and support for ICT-based non-face-to-face services.

Excellent cases introduced included a drug repositioning consultative body where the public and private sectors collaborate to develop COVID-19 therapeutics and vaccines, a case where the public could check mask inventory in real time through the provision of public mask sales information, and support for remote education for online school openings.

Additionally, the Ministry of Personnel Management presented K-exam quarantine measures in response to COVID-19 and non-face-to-face work innovation in preparation for the post-COVID-19 era as major proactive administrative tasks.

Yoon-chul Koo, head of the Office for Government Policy Coordination who presided over the vice ministerial meeting, said, "This is a time when proactive administration in the public service is more important than ever to overcome COVID-19 quarantine as well as livelihood and economic crises," and emphasized, "Please consider the seven weeks of relay presentations as a period of intensive proactive administration promotion and continuously encourage proactive administration in ministries."

He especially urged, "Please take the lead in activating proactive administration by providing definite rewards and exemptions for proactive administration and clear responsibility and accountability for passive administration."

Going forward, the government plans to continue the relay presentations and promote and encourage continuous changes in public officials' awareness, behavior, and culture through on-site utilization of the proactive administration system, creation of excellent cases, and strict punishment of passive administration.

Furthermore, in November, through events such as the 'Proactive Administration Excellent Case Competition,' the government plans to reward and share excellent proactive administration cases among agencies to continuously spread proactive administration.

At the end of the year, the government intends to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the institutional operation performance and achievements of central and local governments and disclose the results.

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