"Unadopted Petitions Get Another Chance"... Blue House to Establish National Proposal Policy Development System

On the 29th, the Blue House announced that it would establish a "Citizen Proposal Policy Development System" (tentative name), aimed at re-examining and advancing citizen petitions that have not been translated into policy, together with the public.

The Citizen Proposal Policy Development System is designed to develop ideas—previously not adopted due to budget constraints or legal and institutional limitations—into policy alternatives through citizen participation and deliberation.

On the 29th, as President Lee Jae-myung commuted to the Blue House, marking the official start of the Blue House era again after 3 years and 7 months, the phoenix flag was raised at the Blue House in Seoul. 2025.12.29 Photo by Jo Yongjun

Under this system, the Blue House will identify proposals submitted via the e-People portal that demonstrate high public value and policy potential, and will create a structure for citizens to directly contribute their opinions. When a proposal is made public on the system, any interested citizen can express agreement, leave comments, or participate in surveys.

If necessary, the Blue House also plans to hold public hearings and seminars with citizens, experts, and relevant organizations. Government ministries will likewise promote proposals with high policy potential into actual policy through a deliberative process.

The system will be operated by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC), which will support the identification and management of petitions and facilitate public participation in cooperation with the e-People platform. Additionally, a "Together with Citizens" section will be set up on the Blue House website to improve accessibility to the system.

The official name of the system will be determined through a citizen participation process. The Blue House and the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission will decide via a vote on 10 selected proposals out of the 271 entries received in the public contest from the 1st to the 14th of this month.

The Blue House explained, "Although multiple channels for gathering public opinion—such as the e-People platform—have been operated, no dedicated system has been established to revisit and review proposals that were not previously adopted and to assess their policy potential. We expect that citizen-initiated ideas will not disappear after a single review, but will instead be further developed by both the public and the government into actual policy."

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