Gwangju-Jeonnam Policy Council Launched... Full-Scale Joint Response to Key Administrative Integration Tasks

Formation and Operation of Director-Level Policy Council

Joint Response to Special Legislation and Financial Support

Gwangju Metropolitan City and Jeollanam-do have launched the 'Gwangju-Jeonnam Policy Council,' a director-level working group for advancing administrative integration, and have agreed to jointly respond to major integration tasks and institutional improvement issues.

On March 24, Gwangju Metropolitan City and Jeollanam-do established the policy council, which consists of eight key director-level officials, including the acting heads, the policy coordination directors, the directors of autonomous administration, and the heads of the administrative integration working group. The first meeting was held on the same day.

Kwangwan Ko, Acting Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, and Giyeon Hwang, Acting Governor of Jeollanam-do Province, discussed the operation plan of the policy council and major integration tasks at the first meeting of the Gwangju-Jeonnam Policy Council held at the Naju Innovation City Complex Innovation Center on the afternoon of the 24th. Provided by Gwangju City

The policy council is a working-level coordination and decision-making body, established based on a consensus regarding the need for setting the basic direction of administrative integration, facilitating high-level communication, and enabling swift decision-making on integration issues by sector. Through this council, the two local governments will serve as an official platform for consultations on integration tasks that require coordination between departments.

They also agreed to jointly address institutional improvement issues, such as securing government financial support and special legislation.

At the first meeting, held at the Complex Innovation Center in Gwangju-Jeonnam Joint Innovation City (Naju), they discussed the council’s operation plan, major integration tasks, and joint implementation strategies.

The policy council will hold both regular and ad hoc meetings, and urgent issues will be discussed without temporal or spatial constraints to facilitate rapid decision-making.

The two local governments agreed to prioritize discussions on key integration tasks, including the integration of administrative infrastructure such as organization, personnel, finance, legislation, and IT systems; follow-up measures for the special law; mid- to long-term development plans; and the reorganization of official documents and records. Based on this, they will finalize a concrete roadmap through consultations among the relevant departments and proceed with administrative procedures for developing integration measures.

Gwangwan Ko, Acting Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, stated, "Right now is a crucial golden time for administrative integration. We will systematically advance preparations centered on the policy council to minimize confusion for citizens during the launch process."

Giyeon Hwang, Acting Governor of Jeollanam-do, remarked, "The administrative integration of Jeollanam-do and Gwangju is an important turning point to enhance the region’s future competitiveness. With about 90 days left until the launch, we will quickly finalize key integration tasks and achieve a high-quality integrated metropolitan city through close cooperation between working-level departments and systematic management."

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