Jeonnam Province Launches Initiative to Discover Creative Proposals... Promoting 'Provincial Administration Innovation'

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province has decided to revitalize the proposal system to innovate provincial administration.

On the 24th, the province announced that it will actively discover creative proposals using the National Petition System, mail, and internal administrative networks in line with the strategy to solidify and advance the 7th term of the provincial administration.

This is to proactively respond to changes in the administrative environment in the COVID-19 non-face-to-face era and to increase participation and activation of proposals, considering that most proposals are submitted online.

The province has actively operated the proposal system that discovers and reflects ideas on overall provincial administration through occasional proposals and contests involving residents and public officials.

Residents submit proposals through the National Petition System online and by mail, while public officials in the province participate via the National Petition System and the internal administrative portal.

Last year, there were a total of 271 proposals from residents, of which 32 (11.8%) were adopted. Public officials submitted 110 proposals, with 13 (11.8%) adopted.

Starting this year, the province plans to activate proposals by establishing a ‘Proposal Mileage Management System’ that supports incentives such as proposal receipt, management, and mileage provision.

Additionally, to encourage the discovery of new proposals, the scope of proposals has been expanded to include ‘My job idea (improvement of my work)’ and ‘Eliminating unnecessary tasks’ to facilitate easy submission of proposals.

Submitted proposals are reviewed and adopted by the relevant departments, and the role of the ‘Proposal Practical Review Committee,’ which pre-screens proposals recommended to the ‘Jeollanam-do Proposal Review Committee,’ has been regularized to strengthen the adoption process and ensure thorough review.

Existing policies will continue to be operated, including anonymous proposal submissions to spread a culture of voluntary participation, the ‘One Department, One Proposal’ campaign, and the provincial development idea contest system.

The province will implement a department head-centered Proposal Practical Review Committee to ensure transparency and expertise in proposal review focused on the needs of users, and operate a resident supplementation system for rejected proposals.

Furthermore, various incentives such as awards for excellent proposals, reflection in balanced departmental performance management, and selection of outstanding institutions at the provincial, city, and county levels will be provided to make proposals a part of daily life.

Jeonnam Province evaluated that proposals adopted last year, such as providing pregnancy and childbirth support items as coupons instead of in-kind goods and linking the Jeonnam online shopping mall ‘Namdo Jangteo’ with personal SNS purchase reviews, contributed to administrative service improvement and budget savings, thus innovating provincial administration.

Myeong Changhwan, Director of Planning and Coordination at Jeonnam Province, said, “The proposal system is a system that can reflect ideas in administration ranging from inconveniences, waste, or trivial matters in daily life to groundbreaking ideas that can change provincial administration, society, and the nation. We will further strengthen incentives when excellent proposals are adopted to revitalize the proposal system.”

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