Gyeongnam Province Selected as an Excellent Local Government in Resident Participation Budget System Operation Evaluation

The Only Recipient of Award Honors at the Provincial Level

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongnam Province was selected as an excellent local government in the '2020 Resident Participation Budget System Operation Evaluation' hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, securing the Minister of the Interior and Safety Commendation and a financial performance bonus of 210 million KRW.

In particular, the province was the only excellent local government selected at the provincial level this year.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety conducted an operation evaluation targeting local governments nationwide since last year to discover, share, and spread excellent models of the resident participation budget system.

This year, the province newly established youth participation types and youth committees for the first time nationwide, diversifying citizen participation methods through online and offline participation via the integrated resident participation budget management system.

Additionally, by cooperating with community cooperation supporters for monitoring, and through demand-customized promotions such as automated teller machines at financial institutions, local mom cafes, and connections with universities in the province, the proposal scale increased sevenfold compared to the previous year, receiving favorable evaluations.

Yoon Nansil, Director of the Social Innovation Promotion Team of the province, stated, "Even without a resident participation budget team, citizen participation greatly expanded, with the proposal scale increasing sevenfold compared to the previous year," adding, "Now, we will improve the quality of projects through consultations and solidify the Gyeongnam-type resident participation budget system to expand it to cities and counties."

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