Comprehensive Evaluation of Industry-Academia-Research 'K-Quarantine' Begins... Results to be Released on June 1

Central Government, Local Governments, and Others... Over 100 Private Experts Begin Evaluation Panel Activities

The Global K-Quarantine Evaluation Team is holding a meeting. Choi Seong, Standing Director (center in the photo), Yeo Ikhwan, Secretary General of the World Korean Media Association, and Yoo Daejin, Chairman of the Local Government Trade Exchange Committee of World-OKTA. (So Soonchang, the next president of the Korean Local Autonomy Association, is participating via a virtual meeting.)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-su] As the spread of the COVID-19 virus shows no signs of slowing down, a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation of the quarantine performance of public institutions such as the central government, local governments, and education offices by global industry-academia-research experts has begun.

The "K-Quarantine and Cloud System Private Expert Evaluation Group" announced on the 24th that it will officially start its activities this month and evaluate the overall performance of K-Quarantine targeting public institutions such as the central government, local governments, and education offices over a two-month period.

This evaluation group is composed of the Korean Local Autonomy Association, the National Association of Mayors, County Governors, and District Heads, World OKTA (World Federation of Overseas Korean Traders Associations), and global business networks. Industry, academia, research, and civil sectors will jointly conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the implementation performance of K-Quarantine in central government, local governments, and public institutions including education offices.

The evaluation will cover the status of confirmed cases and deaths in each local government, as well as exemplary cases of citizen-friendly K-Quarantine implementation. In particular, it will comprehensively review the introduction of cloud systems for providing safe public services and K-Citizen safety and security systems. With elementary, middle, and high schools reopening and the risk of COVID-19 spread increasing due to dense face-to-face education, the evaluation will check the status of non-face-to-face education to prevent COVID-19 spread and the reform achievements of eco-friendly school space systems based on cloud PCs promoted by frontline education offices. The evaluation group plans to cooperate jointly with the National Assembly’s Education Committee for future inspections, and will discover cases of cloud adoption by local governments, public institutions, and private companies.

The evaluation group will be operated under a four co-chair system including So Sun-chang, the next president of the Korean Local Autonomy Association; Choi Sung, former chairman of the National Association of Large City Mayors (executive director); Yeo Ik-hwan, secretary general of the World Korean Journalists Association; and Yoo Dae-jin, chairman of the World OKTA Local Government Trade Exchange Committee. The GSC International organization, which has established headquarters on 15 continents worldwide and over 200 branch centers in various countries, is also expected to participate.

Key participants include Jeong Jang-hwa, former president of the Korean Local Autonomy Association; Lee Seok-hyun, former vice speaker of the National Assembly; Je Jeong-gil, secretary general of the National Association of Mayors, County Governors, and District Heads; Kim Tae-yoon, professor of public administration at Hanyang University; Lee Young-hyun, honorary chairman of World OKTA; Yang Young-sik, former vice minister of unification; Lee Soo-hee, professor at the University of Kent Business School in the UK; Kim Hyung-soo, president of the Northeast Asia Association; Jin Hee-gwan, director of the Unification Studies Institute at Inje University; and Kim Yoon-sik, former chairman of the Gyeonggi Province Mayors and County Governors Association.

Additionally, about 100 experts from Korea and abroad in the fields of K-Quarantine, K-Industry & Policy, including Park Kyu-hong, president of the Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Administration Alumni Association; Han Young-sik, professor at Naju University; Lee Geun-gyu, former mayor of Jecheon; Yoo Tae-yeon, CEO of Korea Soft; Kang Cheon-su, retired major general; Shin Moon-seon, professor at Myongji University; Kang Cheol-hee, director of the Korean Peninsula Peace Economy Research Institute; Noh Geon, former director of EBS; Jang Won-cheol, CEO of Huro; Jang Jeong-ju, CEO of Shinhan Industrial Development Institute; and Kim Hwan-soo, lawyer, are participating as advisors, consultants, and evaluation members.

Specific evaluation criteria and methods will be announced next month, and the evaluation results will be released on June 1, marking the third anniversary of the launch of the 7th local government administration.

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