Are You Ready? Gyeongnam Province Launches 'Citizen Pledge Evaluation Group'

A total of 50 people, including 5 teenagers

The Gyeongnam Provincial Citizen Pledge Evaluation Panel, which will review the implementation of the 8th popularly elected Gyeongnam provincial administration's policy tasks and deliberate and adjust the pledges, was appointed on the 5th.

According to Gyeongnam Province, the Citizen Pledge Evaluation Panel is a system in which local residents directly participate in the process of implementing pledges.

Previously, Gyeongnam Province selected 45 members from residents aged 18 and older, considering factors such as region and age, through a random ARS (Automatic Response System) draw and phone interviews.

Additionally, to enhance the understanding and interest of youth in provincial administration and provide opportunities for policy participation, five teenagers were separately selected, forming a panel of 50 members in total.

The 2024 Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Pledge Evaluation Group is taking a commemorative photo on the first day of their meeting.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Provincial Government]

The panel is responsible for: ▲ checking the implementation status of the 8th term policy tasks ▲ deliberating on the appropriateness of adjustments to pledge projects ▲ deriving improvement measures, among other duties.

There are plans to discuss and deliberate, over three sessions, on 20 tasks that require adjustment due to changes in circumstances such as government policy direction and fiscal plans.

At the first meeting, which followed the appointment ceremony, preliminary training, group formation, and agenda allocation were conducted.

At the second meeting on the 12th, explanations and Q&A sessions with project managers regarding adjustment proposals for each group’s pledges, as well as free discussions, will be held. At the third meeting on the 19th, the panel will conduct the final deliberation on the adjustment of pledges and related tasks based on the discussion results and panel activities.

Governor Park Wansu stated, “It is a democratic and very meaningful process for residents, who know the region's issues best and experience them firsthand, to directly participate in in-depth discussions and thereby adjust and review pledges to make them feasible.”

He added, “We will actively reflect the results of the Citizen Pledge Evaluation Panel’s deliberations and the suggestions made during the discussions to ensure that the pledges are kept without any setbacks.”

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