Ministry of the Interior and Safety and Related Agencies Jointly Hold 'Resident-Led Regional Balanced New Deal Excellent Projects' Contest Briefing on 23-24

Implemented for local governments and regional community groups nationwide

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that from the 23rd to the 24th, over two days, it will hold the ‘Resident-led Regional Balanced New Deal Excellent Project Contest Briefing Session’ together with the Policy Planning Committee, the Local Autonomy Committee, the National Balanced Development Committee, the Special Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, and Rural Areas under the National Task Council, and related ministries.

This briefing session targets local governments nationwide and resident communities located in the regions. The contest was prepared to establish a New Deal system in which residents participate as the ‘owners’ of policies, enabling them to engage in the Korean New Deal and the Regional Balanced New Deal. The contest projects are those aligned with the Digital New Deal and Green New Deal, focusing on resident-experienced regional balanced New Deal projects aimed at improving daily convenience, expanding public services, and solving regional issues, and will be promoted targeting local governments nationwide.

In particular, the core of this contest task is that residents of the relevant region or grassroots resident communities participate from project planning to execution in the planning, discovery, and implementation process of regional balanced New Deal projects. Additionally, considering the diverse purposes, forms, and characteristics of resident communities on the ground, local governments and residents are allowed to autonomously establish various public-private cooperation systems according to the nature of the project and regional characteristics.

For projects that pass the preliminary screening in this contest, integrated consulting will also be provided by the ‘Regional Balanced New Deal Consulting Support Group.’ The Regional Balanced New Deal Consulting Support Group is planned to be composed of about 20 members through collaboration between the National Balanced Development Committee and other National Task Council bodies and ministries, with ‘regional experts’ reflecting local characteristics and various ‘field experts’ in agriculture, industry, energy, and more working together.

The consulting support group will provide integrated support throughout the project, from setting specific directions to utilizing digital and green-related technologies, helping to realize ideas that pass the preliminary screening into policies that residents can experience. The role of the consulting support group is expected to be especially important in helping resident communities develop innovative ideas into projects.

Oh Byung-kwon, Director of Local Finance Policy, said, “As we mark the first anniversary of the Korean New Deal and the Regional Balanced New Deal, it is a crucial time to feel the achievements on the ground,” adding, “We will continue to discover excellent projects that allow people to tangibly feel that our daily lives are transitioning to digital and low-carbon through the Regional Balanced New Deal, and we will also expand the scope of participation by residents and local governments.”

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