Uiryeong-gun Selected as an Excellent Local Government for Regulatory Innovation by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety

Secured 300 Million KRW in Financial Incentives

O Tae-wan, the governor of Uiryeong-gun, Gyeongnam, is receiving a congratulatory bouquet and posing for a commemorative photo after being selected as an excellent local government.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Wook] Uiryeong-gun, Gyeongnam, was selected as an excellent local government in the "New Government Local Regulation Innovation Promotion Performance Evaluation" conducted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, receiving a financial incentive of 300 million KRW.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety evaluated the local regulation innovation promotion performance of 243 metropolitan and basic local governments nationwide from May to December, following the launch of the new government.

The main evaluation indicators were ▲ participation and contribution to local regulation innovation meetings ▲ operation performance of regulation innovation task forces (TF) by local governments ▲ efforts to improve central regulations ▲ efforts to improve shadow and behavioral regulations.

In line with the launch of the new government, Uiryeong-gun formed the "Uiryeong-gun Local Regulation Innovation TF" and worked to achieve regulatory innovation related to livelihood regulations and administrative procedures. Using a "brainstorming" meeting method, they freely shared opinions without being bound by formalities, discovering sector-specific regulations such as "relaxation of BF certification system procedures" and "easing of visa change conditions for foreign workers."

The "relaxation of BF certification system procedures" involved visiting the Regulatory Policy Officer of the Office for Government Policy Coordination to explain the validity of regulatory resolution, leading to acceptance from the relevant ministries.

In particular, the "easing of visa change conditions for foreign workers" received positive evaluations for discovering local issue regulations by collecting residents' opinions. Uiryeong-gun introduces foreign seasonal workers every year due to labor shortages in rural areas, and it attracted attention for showing determination to solve manpower shortages by relaxing the number and period requirements for visa issuance.

County Governor Oh Tae-wan said, "Bold regulatory innovation is necessary to support core areas of inconvenience for residents and stabilize livelihoods," adding, "We will further concentrate administrative power to enhance the field-level perception of regulatory innovation."

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