Stop Reckless Public Conflicts! ... Gyeongbuk Province Launches 'Conflict Management Committee'

Increasing Trust by Preventing and Mediating Public Conflicts During Policy Implementation

Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Government.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Intern Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Gyeongsangbuk-do Conflict Management Committee, which aims to prevent and mediate public conflicts arising during policy formulation processes, was launched on the 27th.

Recently, various forms of public conflicts have occurred during the formulation and implementation of public policies, causing enormous social costs, increasing calls for the importance of prevention and management in advance.

Gyeongbuk Province appointed 13 conflict management committee members with rich experience and expertise in conflict situations, including conflict experts, lawyers, university professors, civic groups, provincial council members, and public officials.

Centered on the committee, key projects for focused management will be selected according to the issues, nature, and scale of public conflicts, and systematic conflict management will be conducted by operating conflict impact analysis and conflict mediation councils.

At the inauguration ceremony, the chairman and vice-chairman who will lead the committee for the next two years were elected, and the basic plan for conflict management and conflict management procedures were reviewed, discussing the direction of conflict management promotion and committee operation plans.

Reflecting the discussed matters, starting from January next year, the actual state of conflicts across all fields of provincial administration will be investigated, classified into three management grades, and conflict response plans for each grade will be established and managed through expert consultation.

Governor Lee Cheol-woo said, “Public conflicts cause significant delays in the promotion of major provincial policy projects and require considerable time and cost to resolve, so prevention and management in advance are important,” adding, “We will eliminate unnecessary waste and enhance administrative trust through systematic management.”

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