‘Ulsan Education Finance at a Glance’ … Ulsan Office of Education, Open Budget Management with Citizens

Ulsan Office of Education.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education announced the ‘2022 Citizen Participation Budget Operation Plan’ to operate an open education budget together with citizens.

The Office of Education is actively collecting citizens' opinions to prepare the next year's main budget. The citizen participation budgeting system is a system that guarantees citizen participation in the budget formulation process to enhance transparency and fairness in education finance management and realize fiscal democracy.

The system has been implemented since 2012, and this year’s main budget reflected approximately 36.9 billion KRW of citizen participation budget across all areas including curriculum operation, improvement of educational welfare, and educational environment enhancement.

At Ulsan Office of Education, any Ulsan citizen can easily participate by submitting opinions anytime via the Office of Education website, mail, or FAX. Visitors can also submit opinions in person at the Office of Education, Gangbuk and Gangnam Education Support Office customer service centers, or nearby school administrative offices.

Before budget formulation, the Office plans to collect citizens' opinions through various channels such as citizen surveys on the Office of Education website and mobile platforms, and reflect them in the 2023 main budget.

In April, the Office of Education plans to hold a public contest for citizen participation proposal projects related to the ‘Education Policy Idea Project.’ In May, it will operate a ‘Budget School’ for interested citizens and participation budget committee members to increase understanding of Ulsan education finance, and in July, it will hold a citizen briefing session to expand opportunities for citizen participation.

Since the current 5th Citizen Participation Budget Committee’s term expires in July this year, Ulsan Office of Education plans to form the 6th committee.

A total of 30 members, including 15 recruited committee members, will be appointed to collect citizens' opinions on budget formulation and perform roles such as deliberation, coordination, and providing opinions on the budget proposal.

An official from the Office of Education said, “We operate the integrated website ‘Ulsan Education Finance at a Glance’ for education finance information and citizen participation budgeting so that citizens can easily access Ulsan education finance information,” and added, “We ask for the interest and active participation of students, parents, teachers, and other citizens for educational projects that make our children happy.”

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