Launch of the 3rd Republic of Korea Open Government Committee... Full-scale Collaboration with Civil Society

Held Appointment Ceremony on the 27th and Began Full-Scale Activities

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 26th that the 3rd Korea Open Government Committee will hold an appointment ceremony (non-face-to-face video conference) on the 27th and begin full-scale activities.

The Open Government Committee is a domestic public-private consultative body aimed at enhancing government transparency and citizen participation based on cooperation between the government and civil society. It is the domestic organization of the Open Government Partnership, an international public-private consultative body, and was launched as the Open Government Forum in 2017.

The newly launched committee consists of a total of 30 members, including 22 private members such as civil society activists and academics, and 8 government members at the director level or higher from central administrative agencies, including Vice Minister Ko Gyu-chang of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. The proportion of private members and field experts has been significantly expanded, young talents active as civic hackers have been appointed as members to secure youth representation, and additional government members such as from the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family have also been appointed.

The committee will play a collaborative role with the government regarding matters related to the National Open Government Action Plan established every two years, spreading and raising awareness of open government values, collecting citizens' opinions, and methods for citizen participation. It will also be tasked with preparing the international conference as a government collaboration partner throughout all stages from planning to operation of the OGP Global Summit to be held in Korea this December.

After the appointment ceremony, the 1st plenary meeting will elect a private sector co-chair to serve alongside the government chair, Vice Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and discuss Korea’s OGP activity status, plans for the 7th OGP Global Summit, and the committee’s role, marking the official start of activities for the 3rd Korea Open Government Committee.

Jeon Hae-cheol, Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, said, "When citizens’ participation is institutionalized and problems are solved together, policies with high acceptability and effectiveness can be realized," adding, "We will ensure that private opinions are practically reflected in the policy-making process going forward, and lead cooperation with civil society both domestically and internationally based on government innovation and open government values."

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