The Largest Domestic "Gyeonggi Bukbu Special Self-Governing Province Establishment Resident Participation Deliberative Public Opinion Survey" White Paper Released

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

Gyeonggi Province has published a white paper on the Gyeonggi Northern Special Self-Governing Province installation citizen participatory deliberative public opinion survey conducted from April to November this year. Gyeonggi Province posted the white paper on the Gyeonggi Northern Special Self-Governing Province Promotion Team website (https://www.gg.go.kr/north_gg) and distributed it to cities and counties within the province.

The citizen participatory deliberative public opinion survey on the installation of the Gyeonggi Northern Special Self-Governing Province involved a total of 1,541 participants over eight months, including a public opinion survey on the necessity of establishing the Gyeonggi Northern Special Self-Governing Province, six regional discussion meetings within the province, and a comprehensive discussion meeting.

On October 31, Gyeonggi Province announced at the results briefing that over the six-month deliberative public opinion survey, the agreement rate on the necessity of establishing the Gyeonggi Northern Special Self-Governing Province steadily increased to 74.2%, and the willingness to actively vote in a resident referendum also rose to 85.4%.

The white paper details the entire process from the design of the deliberative public opinion survey to the reporting of results.

The main text of the white paper is composed of five chapters: ▲ General Overview ▲ Operation of the Public Opinion Committee ▲ Survey ▲ Deliberation and Discussion ▲ Communication. Additionally, appendices include minutes of the Public Opinion Committee meetings, expert seminar results, the deliberative public opinion survey questionnaire, and Q&A from regional and comprehensive discussion meetings.

This deliberative public opinion survey is evaluated as having enhanced democratic deliberation by allowing residents to directly participate in policy decision-making processes that greatly affect their lives, listening to diverse voices on policies, improving residents’ understanding of policies, and increasing trust in Gyeonggi Province’s administration.

Jin Se-hyeok, chairman of the Gyeonggi Northern Special Self-Governing Province Installation Public Opinion Committee, who was responsible for designing the deliberative public opinion survey, said, "We recorded all processes and analysis results in the white paper to ensure that the valuable opinions of residents derived from the deliberation process are reflected in provincial administration." He added, "I hope that the installation of the Gyeonggi Northern Special Self-Governing Province will be promoted based on the residents’ opinions contained in the white paper."

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