Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Fails to Submit Annual Reports to National Assembly for 10 Years
Three Reports, Including the "Content Industry White Paper," Not Submitted
Seven Reports Delayed Past Deadline
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has failed to submit annual reports mandated by law to the National Assembly for over ten years.
According to data released by Assemblyman Kim Jaewon of the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee on October 13, out of fifteen reports under the ministry's jurisdiction over the past five years, three were not submitted at all, and seven were submitted past the legal deadline. In particular, the "Annual Report on the Promotion of the Cultural Industry (Content Industry White Paper)" was submitted only three times since 2009-2016, while the "White Paper on the Asian Culture Central City" has not been submitted even once since 2008. This constitutes a violation of the reporting obligations stipulated in the "Framework Act on the Promotion of Cultural Industries" and the "Special Act on the Establishment of the Asian Culture Central City."
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism explained, "Since the method of submission was not specified, we sent the reports to the relevant assembly member's office and related agencies." However, the National Assembly Secretariat and the National Assembly Research Service countered, stating, "All reports must be officially received through the Secretariat's Bill Division." If not submitted to the Bill Division, the reports are not posted on the National Assembly's legislative information system, making them inaccessible to the public.
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The ministry also missed the statutory deadline every year for the "Results of the Press Arbitration Commission's Activities" and delayed the "Government Advertising Execution Results" report for five consecutive years since 2021. Assemblyman Kim stated, "This is administrative negligence that undermines both the National Assembly's oversight function and the public's right to know," and urged, "The procedures must be normalized immediately and the management system thoroughly reviewed."
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