Promise to Residents, Swift Completion Through Rapid Implementation of Campaign Pledges

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Yoo Geun-gi) announced on the 2nd that it held a report meeting on the progress of the 7th local government administration’s pledges at the county office’s Communication Maru on the 1st.


This report meeting was organized to wrap up the first half of 2021, prepare a solid plan for the second half, and share the progress status of each project as of the end of May. According to the report meeting, Gokseong-gun has completed 47 out of 71 pledged projects of the 7th local government administration. In particular, continuous follow-up management is being made by expanding completed projects or reviewing their effectiveness.


Major completed projects include the , a core policy of Gokseong-gun and part of the creative education project, and the , which was selected through a public contest at the end of last year. Also, the , which provides various living information such as county bus arrival information centered on village halls, is receiving positive responses from residents.


Gokseong-gun’s pledge implementation capability is also highly evaluated externally. On June 1st, the Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters (hereinafter ‘Manifesto Headquarters’) announced the ‘2021 Evaluation Results on the Implementation and Information Disclosure of Pledges by Nationwide Basic Local Governments of the 7th Local Government Administration,’ where Gokseong-gun received an A grade.


It received good evaluations for disclosing the pledge implementation process in detail through the county website and media, and for smoothly promoting the pledges according to the schedule. Additionally, the advantage was noted in flexibly and actively revising and supplementing pledge contents or promotion strategies according to internal and external situational changes through regular report meetings.



At the report meeting, Governor Yoo Geun-gi of Gokseong-gun said, “Rather than pushing projects recklessly just because they are pledges, they should be promoted through frequent communication with residents. In particular, projects should be carried out without wasting budgets or burdening residents.” Based on the inspection results of this report meeting, Gokseong-gun plans to strengthen interdepartmental cooperation to enhance the synergy of pledge projects.


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