Reduction of 21 Local Public Institutions through Consolidation and Abolition

Ministry of the Interior and Safety Announces Results of Innovation Guideline Review

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 11th the results of an inspection on the structural reform sector of local public institution innovation as of the end of August, one year after establishing and distributing the 'Local Public Institution Innovation Guidelines' in September last year as part of national policy tasks.

Originally planning to consolidate 31 institutions by 2026 in the structural reform sector, it was reported that 21 local public institutions have completed consolidation, and an additional 17 institutions targeted for consolidation have been newly identified, showing visible achievements within one year of distributing the guidelines for promoting innovation in local public institutions.

In Chungcheongnam-do and Gangwon-do, following the submission of the initial plan, new consolidation tasks were identified and rapidly advanced, resulting in the consolidation of 8 existing institutions into 4 institutions: Chungnam Job Economy Promotion Agency, Chungnam Research Institute, Chungnam Culture and Tourism Foundation (Culture Foundation + Tourism Foundation), and Gangwon Culture Foundation. During the consolidation process of existing institutions, the number of institutions was reduced by 4, enhancing efficiency and expertise, and it is expected to save approximately 5.49 billion KRW annually.

In Busan Metropolitan City, to improve efficiency and expertise in urban regeneration and lifelong education sectors, 6 existing institutions were consolidated into 3 institutions: Busan Urban Corporation, Busan Women, Family and Lifelong Education Promotion Agency, and Busan Global City Foundation, which is expected to save about 490 million KRW annually.

Gyeongsangbuk-do consolidated 4 existing institutions into 2 institutions: Gyeongbuk Culture and Tourism Corporation and Gyeongbuk Culture Foundation, anticipating organizational efficiency and capacity enhancement. In Ulsan Metropolitan City, Ulsan Economic Promotion Agency and Ulsan Job Foundation were consolidated into one institution, Ulsan Economic Job Promotion Agency, expected to save approximately 650 million KRW annually.

Meanwhile, in addition to Chungcheongnam-do and Gangwon-do, Gwangju Metropolitan City and Seoul Special City have newly decided to promote institution consolidation, planning to reduce a total of 17 additional institutions.

Furthermore, besides institution consolidation, 60 cases of inter-institutional function adjustments, 359 cases of intra-institutional function adjustments, 4 cases of collaboration between other local governments and institutions, and 8 cases of private sector overlapping project adjustments have been completed. Additionally, beyond the existing plan, new tasks were identified including 2 cases of inter-institutional function adjustments, 19 cases of intra-institutional function adjustments, 1 case of collaboration between local governments, and 4 cases of private sector overlapping project adjustments.

Choi Byung-kwan, Director of the Local Finance and Economy Office, stated, “Innovation tasks led by local governments and local public institutions are being carried out without setbacks, dramatically improving the efficiency of local public institutions and the quality of public services so that residents can directly feel the effects in the field. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety will continue to provide administrative and financial support without hesitation.”

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