Jeonnam Province Seeks Creative and Innovative Ideas Across All Areas of Provincial Administration

'2020 Second Half Idea Contest' Held

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province announced on the 14th that it will hold the ‘2020 Second Half Idea Contest’ until the 27th, bringing fresh changes to provincial administration in the non-face-to-face era.

This contest was promoted to actively respond to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, which has normalized digital and non-face-to-face interactions across society, and to prepare for the accelerated future such as the 4th Industrial Revolution.

The contest themes are ▲ Proposals to improve communication with residents and administrative services in the non-face-to-face era ▲ Proposals to enhance residents’ satisfaction with their lives ▲ Systematic response to disaster recovery, among others.

Creative and novel ideas are being sought to invigorate and leap forward in all areas of provincial administration.

The contest is open to all citizens, and those wishing to participate can apply online or offline.

Online applications can be submitted through the Jeollanam-do website or the national petition portal, 국민신문고 (Gukmin Sinmungo), and offline applications can be sent by fax or mail (addressed to the Proposal System Officer) to the Jeonnam Provincial Policy Planning Office.

The province plans to conduct a document review next month, followed by a final announcement evaluation in December to determine the final rankings.

Outstanding ideas selected will receive the Governor’s award and prize money, including 2 million KRW for one Gold Prize winner, 1 million KRW for one Silver Prize winner, 500,000 KRW each for two Bronze Prize winners, and up to three Encouragement Prize winners receiving 300,000 KRW each.

An event to promote participation in the contest is also underway. Sharing the idea contest website screen on SNS will enter participants into a draw for prizes.

Soyeongho, Jeonnam Province Policy Planning Officer, said, “In difficult times, citizens’ ideas are even more necessary for provincial administration,” and added, “We ask both citizens and public officials to actively participate so that Jeollanam-do can proactively respond to the future changed by COVID-19.”

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