The Transition Committee: "Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Develop Effective Innovation Measures"

Ministry of the Interior and Safety Work Report
Discussion on Support Measures for Wildfire and COVID-19 Damage
Policy Discussion on Implementing Digital Platform Government

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol holds a plaque ceremony with Ahn Cheol-soo, the chairman of the transition committee, Kwon Young-se, the vice chairman, and other attendees at the transition committee set up at the Financial Supervisory Service Training Institute in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 18th. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] The Presidential Transition Committee urged on the 24th during the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s work briefing to "prepare innovative measures to realize a government that works well."

The Transition Committee stated that the Political, Judicial, and Administrative Affairs Subcommittee members emphasized this during the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s work briefing. Attendees included Lee Yong-ho, the secretary of the Political, Judicial, and Administrative Affairs Subcommittee, members Yoo Sang-beom and Park Soon-ae, expert and working-level committee members, Planning and Coordination Subcommittee experts and working-level members, and directors and bureau chiefs from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

First, the Transition Committee explained, "We checked the progress and support measures for the recovery from the forest fires on the East Coast of Gyeongbuk and Gangwon with Ministry officials, and discussed support measures for the seamless response to COVID-19."

Additionally, they added, "We discussed plans to build a digital national disaster management system, including strengthening data-based disaster safety response capabilities, establishing an integrated management system for disaster management resources, and building a disaster response system through public-private cooperation to dramatically improve public safety using digital technology."

Regarding policies to implement a digital platform government that can serve the public smartly and fairly, they added, "We discussed implementing a 'one-site total service' where government services are provided in one place, enabling the use of all public services with a single ID and mobile identification card, as well as building a data-driven, barrier-free government and digital inclusion social infrastructure."

The one-site portal is part of the Transition Committee’s digital platform government vision, explained the committee, transforming sites like Government24 into integrated public service platforms where all information, civil petitions, and services can be conveniently handled in one place.

According to the Transition Committee, real estate-related local tax normalization policies to support housing purchases by non-homeowners and residential moves by homeowners were also discussed, including rational reform of property taxes, first-time homebuyer acquisition tax reductions, and unification of acquisition tax rates as part of tax system reform plans.

Furthermore, the Transition Committee members pointed out the need for a paradigm shift to enable region-led balanced development rather than state-led balanced development concerning the issue of local extinction. They instructed the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to prepare strategies for fostering five major ultra-wide megacities, smart small and strong cities, and the establishment of the Gangwon Special Economic Autonomous Province, among other small-strong area development strategies.

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