Expansion of Mobile Billing and Online Master's Degrees Allowed... Prime Minister Kim's "Non-Face-to-Face Regulatory Innovation"

National Issues Review and Coordination Meeting

Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum is presiding over the Government Policy Coordination Meeting held at the Government Seoul Office Building on the 20th. May 20, 2021 [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Son Seon-hee] The government is pushing forward with regulatory innovation for non-face-to-face services by expanding mobile electronic notifications and allowing general universities to operate online master's degree programs.

Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum chaired the Government Policy Coordination Meeting at the Seoul Government Complex on the morning of the 20th and said, "The government has selected a total of 79 tasks for improvement, focusing on cases suggested from the field, in the areas of online administrative services, education, and commerce," adding, "With these improvements, the administrative burden on citizens will be reduced, and substantial remote education tailored to the target audience and characteristics of education is expected to be realized."

He stated, "Although the contactless (Ontact) society, which combines online with the non-face-to-face culture normalized by COVID-19, is rapidly advancing, there is a strong voice from the field that our administration still remains at the level of offline era regulations and service standards."

At the policy coordination meeting that day, the main agenda was the 'Regulatory Improvement Plan for Online Administrative Services and Business Activation.' Prime Minister Kim said, "Convenience for citizens in transactions and consumption using online platforms will also be significantly enhanced."

Regarding 'summer natural disaster measures,' Prime Minister Kim also said, "We will prepare various improvement measures such as prior notification of dam discharge and unification of disaster safety communication networks dispersed across agencies, along with special measures to use independent lodging facilities for temporary housing of disaster victims considering the COVID-19 situation."

Additionally, concerning support measures for children aging out of care, he said, "Those who must enter society without having acquired self-reliance face great difficulties at the start of their lives," and urged, "More attention and support are needed so that children aging out of care can stand at an equal starting line as independent members of society." He continued, "We will have in-depth discussions on what role our society should play in helping children aging out of care find housing, seek employment, and manage their daily lives," and ordered, "Relevant ministries should promptly prepare more effective measures."

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