Ministry of the Interior and Safety Holds 'Open Communication Forum' on ID Card Improvement Measures

Reflecting Feedback on Inconveniences and Improvements in ID Card Usage

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 18th that it will hold the '6th Open Communication Forum' both online and offline on the 19th at JU Donggyo-dong, a youth cultural space in Seoul, under the theme "How can our national ID card be more convenient?"

This event was organized to collect and reflect citizens' inconveniences and improvement suggestions regarding the use of ID cards. Since the permission to use ID cards varies depending on the situation, many people experience difficulties when using administrative services, and concerns about personal information leakage such as addresses and fingerprints have raised the need for improvements in the ID card system.

The forum will be held on-site at JU Donggyo-dong (Nicolaos Hall), Seoul Youth Cultural Space, and will also be broadcast live on the YouTube 'Open Communication Forum' channel. Seo Juhyun, Director of Government Innovation Planning at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, will introduce the national ID card system, followed by free speeches (7-8 people) from both Koreans and foreigners regarding inconveniences related to ID cards.

In expert presentations, Professor Kim Eui-seok (KAIST Graduate School of Techno-Management) will introduce the current system status and improvement directions regarding the definition and role of ID cards, and Professor Choi Young-hoon (Department of Public Administration, Kwangwoon University) will propose policy directions for improving the ID card system. After the presentations, a discussion will be held on-site and via YouTube live chat with the presenters and officials from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Ministry of Justice, National Police Agency, and Korea Road Traffic Authority about a more convenient ID card system for daily life.

The various public opinions proposed at this Open Communication Forum will be finalized into policy proposals through in-depth discussions and reflected in policies after review by the relevant ministries.

Seo Juhyun, Director of Government Innovation Planning at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, said, "We need the public's interest and ideas to make the ID card safer and more convenient," adding, "We plan to receive many ideas and good proposals from the public and experts at this forum and collaborate with related ministries to improve the system."

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