Gwangju City, Public Livelihood Regulation Innovation Idea Contest

By March 17: Five Areas Including National Welfare, Daily Life, and Corporate Difficulties

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 21st that it will hold a joint "Public Regulation Innovation Task Contest" with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety until the 17th of next month to improve unreasonable regulations (laws, systems, regulations, etc.) experienced by citizens in their daily lives and resolve inconveniences.

The contest categories are ▲Public Welfare ▲Daily Life ▲Employment and Jobs ▲Support for Small Business Owners and SMEs ▲New Industries, totaling five categories.

Multiple submissions are allowed, but simple suggestions, complaints, petitions, tax reductions, subsidy payments, and proposals already adopted by other agencies are excluded.

Submitted tasks will be reviewed by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's "Public Regulation Review Team," composed of experts in regulation, welfare, and small business owners, and will undergo a public vote to select outstanding tasks in August.

Selected tasks will receive awards including a grand prize of 500,000 KRW (1 person), excellence awards of 300,000 KRW (3 persons), and encouragement awards of 100,000 KRW (16 persons), along with the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award.

Anyone can participate in this contest, and submission forms can be downloaded from the announcement section on the Gwangju city website and submitted by registered mail (postmarked on the contest deadline day only) or by email.

Jeon Se-jeong, the city's Legal Affairs Officer, said, "In the situation last year when the economy was stagnant due to COVID-19, we hope that citizens, companies, and organizations actively participate in this contest to alleviate inconveniences in citizens' daily lives and the economic activity slump caused by regulations."

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