Seoul Gangseo-gu, Strengthening the Capacity of the Resident Participation Budget Committee

Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Strengthens Capacity of Resident Participatory Budget Committee

2023 Resident Participatory Budget Committee Budget School Held

Theoretical Education and Practical Training on Project Review Conducted

Members of the Resident Participation Budget Committee of Gangseo-gu, Seoul, are attending a budget school held at the Gangseo Lifelong Learning Center on the afternoon of the 20th, listening to a lecture.

Gangseo-gu, Seoul, held the "2023 Resident Participatory Budget Committee Budget School" at 3 PM on the 20th at the Gangseo Lifelong Learning Center.

The district organized this training to enhance the expertise of the Resident Participatory Budget Committee, which directly reflects residents' voices, such as local issues and residents' proposals, into district administration. This is the second session following the basic education on the resident participatory budgeting system conducted in March.

This budget school was conducted in a participatory format where about 30 members of the Resident Participatory Budget Committee were divided into groups by committee subgroups to discuss and present.

The training was divided into two parts. In the first part, Jae-hak Cho, CEO of the Regional Leadership Center Hamkkeirum, who served as the instructor, lectured on the roles of the Resident Participatory Budget Committee members and methods of project review. In the second part, practical training on project review by subcommittee was conducted.

A district official said, "The Resident Participatory Budget Committee plays a very important role in allocating budgets for projects that local residents genuinely want," and added, "We will actively review the various opinions proposed by residents and reflect them in district administration."

The district operates the resident participatory budgeting system, where residents directly participate, to guarantee residents' opportunities to engage in district administration and to increase transparency in budget management.

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