administrative simplification and open government E-government for administrative simplification and open government in Korea July 4, 2008

Background Launch of President Lee Myung Park’s government ; Feb.2008 Continuous Reform Efforts - Pragmatic improvement of work process - Acknowledge diversity of organizational work culture - Produce accountable Results to citizens

People's Participation Case Citizens' Right to Know People's Participation

Citizen’s Right to Know All types of information owned and managed by public institutions Documents, photographs, film, audio tapes and slides, drawings…etc Information Korean Nationals : individual citizens , legal entities…etc Foreign Nationals : Long term residents, Short term visitors with academic purposes, Foreign corporations with local branches Eligible Clients Central & Local Government Agencies, State and Local Enterprises, Local offices of the Ministry of Education Various Schools, Social Welfare Institutes…etc Legal Entities

Citizen’s Right to Know Major policies related to people’s daily lives, national projects…etc Scope and level of disclosure, timing, methods are decided in advance Preliminary Notification Publicizing List of Items for Disclosure Items of information to be listed for disclosure The list contains title, date, officer in charge, duration of preservation Specific Criteria for Exceptions Disclosure of Criteria for Exceptions through various open sources Averts personal decision on disclosure

Public Information Disclosure System An integrated electronic ONE-STOP service for information disclosure (www.open.go.kr) Information search Submit a request Notification of decision on disclosure Payment of fees Obtain information

People’s Participation: www.epeople.go.kr A single window for civil petition, recommendation and policy participation Central Government Agencies ePeople Civil Petition Recom- mendation Policy Dialogue Inte- grate Inter- connect Local Public Institutes Satisfaction Evaluation Notification of Results Request Citizen The epeople is a single window service for citizens to submit civil petitions and recommendations and to participate in the policy dialogues. When civil petition or recommendation is received, it is automatically classified by the program and delivered to the most appropriate agency among the central or local government, or other public institutes. Each step of process is notified to the citizen who has filed the petition or recommendation and client satisfaction is checked for further follow-ups. By clicking on the “policy dialogue” menu, anyone can participate in the policy making process through online discussion. 다음은 참여마당신문고 개요입니다. 참여마당신문고는 크게 민원/ 제안/ 정책토론 3개 분야가 하나의 창구로 통합 운영되는 온라인 시스템입니다. 민원과 제안을 신청하면, 자동분류시스템에 의해 중앙정부, 지자체, 공공기관중 가장 잘 처리할 수 있는 기관으로 분류되어 처리하게 됩니다. 이러한 과정은 처리 단계별로 통보되고, 만족도 측정을 통해 사후관리도 가능해 집니다. 정책토론을 클릭하면 국가 정책에 대해 온라인으로 토론하여 정책 수립에 참여 할 수 있습니다.

Idea competition for pending issues Citizen Recommendation Citizens idea recommended for policy formulation or improvements Identify Agency Application Selection Within Agency Inter-Agency Review & Prize Award Idea Registered Agency Review Idea competition for pending issues Idea Maturation Next, I would like to brief you about the Citizen Recommendation program within the ePeople. The purpose of the Citizen Recommendation is to incorporate creative ideas of citizen into policy in formulation or for improvements. Various programs and incentives are offered to promote the Citizen Recommendation – such as : idea competition for pending agenda, idea maturation, extend award & prizes for good recommendations. <질의 대비> Idea maturation : When an idea is reviewed to be creative, relevant and helpful, it is further developed by incorporating opinions of specialists and public employees. Offer greater award : Joint award, Provide recognition for results (i.e. inscribe name of the recommender) 다음으로 국민제안은 아이디어와 상상력을 활용한 국민의 창의적인 제안을 정책 및 제도개선에 반영하기 위해 실시합니다. 국민이 신청서 작성, 기관 선택 등을 거쳐 접수를 합니다. 행정기관은 채택심사 및 처리, 자체우수제안 선정, 중앙우수제안 심사 및 포상 등을 통해 제안을 정책으로 반영합니다 . 또한 국민의 제안을 활성화 하기 위해 현안과제 등에 대한 공모제안 활성화, 아이디어 숙성 프로그램 운영, 우수 제안에 대한 포상 확대 등을 적극 추진하고 있습니다. Offer greater opportunities for award & prizes to high quality recommendations

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