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Gyeongnam Province Announces Call for Proposals on Regulatory Innovation for Inconvenient Daily Life Until March 17

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongsangnam-do, in collaboration with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, will hold a contest for 'Public-Proposed and Improved Livelihood Regulation Innovation Tasks' from the 16th to March 17th.

This contest is being conducted to improve various inconveniences felt in daily life and unreasonable regulations that hinder regional economic revitalization.

The contest fields include five categories: Public Welfare (childbirth, childcare, elderly welfare, etc.), Daily Life (transportation, housing, medical care, education, etc.), Employment and Jobs (youth, career interruption, etc.), Support for Small Business Owners and SMEs (startups, employment, distribution, etc.), and New Industries (new technologies, renewable energy, etc.).

Any resident of the province can submit proposals without limit on the number of submissions. Along with the general public contest, private experts are invited to propose regulatory improvements by field to facilitate the discovery of specialized regulatory innovation tasks.

Residents wishing to submit proposals can download the form from the Gyeongsangnam-do website and submit it via email or postal mail.

The province will select outstanding tasks after review by the relevant ministries and experts, and those selected will receive commendations and prize money from the Minister of the Interior and Safety and the Governor around October.

Last year, Gyeongnam Province submitted a total of 912 proposals, of which 20 were accepted for improvement by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. Notably, four proposals, including the mandatory removal of plastic labels from bottled water, received the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award, achieving the highest number of awards nationwide.

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