'Local Autonomy 2.0' Strengthening Local Council Capabilities with the Opening of the 'Local Legislative Training Center'

Minister Jeon Hae-cheol's Online Special Lecture on Local Autonomy, Balanced Development Achievements and Future Plans... Attendance at Opening Ceremony

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] On the 8th, Jeon Hae-cheol, Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, visited the Local Autonomy Talent Development Institute located in Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk, and gave an online special lecture on the achievements and development plans of local autonomy and balanced development to local government official trainees. On the same day, Minister Jeon also attended the opening ceremony of the newly established 'Local Assembly Training Center,' created to enhance the expertise and capabilities of local councils under the Local Autonomy Act.

The online special lecture was conducted for 374 local government official trainees who enrolled in the long-term education course at the Local Autonomy Talent Development Institute on January 26. The lecture covered major achievements in local autonomy and balanced development, including the full revision of the Local Autonomy Act for the first time in 32 years, expansion of local finances through fiscal decentralization, super-regional cooperation for national balanced development, promotion of regional balanced New Deal, designation of population decline areas to respond to regional extinction and population decrease, and support for the Local Extinction Response Fund.

Following the special lecture, the opening ceremony of the Local Assembly Training Center was held, attended by Minister Jeon Hae-cheol, Kim In-ho, Chairman of the Council of Chairpersons of City and Provincial Councils, Song Ha-jin, Governor of Jeollabuk-do, and Kang Dong-hwa, Vice Chairman of the Council of Chairpersons of City, County, and District Councils, who celebrated the establishment of the dedicated training institution for local councils.

The Local Assembly Training Center will play a role in systematically supporting the capacity building of local councils, a core pillar of the Local Autonomy 2.0 era. First, it plans to expand the Local Assembly Academy courses for local council members and diversify educational programs to strengthen their policy capabilities. Additionally, the center aims to become a venue for mutual communication and exchange among local council members.

At the opening ceremony, Minister Jeon Hae-cheol said, “It is significant that a dedicated training institution has been established this year, when Local Autonomy 2.0 is being fully implemented, to strengthen the expertise of local councils,” and added, “I hope that tailored education and training reflecting the rapidly changing local administrative environment and the unique characteristics of local councils will enhance their capabilities.”

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