Policy Seminar on Future Development Tasks of Local Councils in the Era of 'Autonomy and Decentralization 2.0' Held

Discussion on the Future Vision and Development Plans of Local Councils

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] On the 9th, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that it will jointly hold the ‘Policy Seminar on Future Development Tasks of Local Councils’ with the Korea Institute of Local Administration, the Council of Chairpersons of Korea’s Provincial Councils, and the Council of Chairpersons of City, County, and District Councils at the Government Sejong Convention Center on the 10th.

This seminar was organized to strengthen the expertise and efficiency of local councils and to present a desirable future vision for local councils. The seminar will be held under the themes of ‘Future Vision and Development Tasks of Local Councils’ and ‘Disclosure of Local Council Legislative Activities.’

In the first session, there will be a keynote presentation on ‘Future Vision and Development Tasks of Local Councils’ by Geum Chang-ho, Senior Research Fellow at the Korea Institute of Local Administration, and a presentation on ‘Independence of Personnel Authority in Local Councils and Response Tasks’ by Professor So Soon-chang of Konkuk University. Following this, the second session will be held as a discussion forum on the disclosure of local council legislative activities, chaired by Park Gi-gwan, President of the Korean Local Autonomy Association, featuring presentations and discussions by experts from various fields under the theme of ‘Disclosure of Local Council Legislative Activities.’

Anyone interested in the ‘Policy Seminar on Future Development Tasks of Local Councils’ can participate through the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s YouTube channel. Kim Il-jae, President of the Korea Institute of Local Administration, said, "As this seminar is held to mark the 30th anniversary of the revival of local councils, I hope it will serve as an active forum to review the achievements of the past 30 years and seek a desirable development direction for local councils."

Ko Kyu-chang, Vice Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, stated, "With the full revision of the Local Autonomy Act last year, a new era of Autonomy Decentralization 2.0 has opened, shifting the paradigm of local autonomy to resident-centered governance," adding, "I expect local councils to become key agents of regional change by securing higher transparency and accountability along with strengthened expertise."

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