Gyeonggi Provincial Council Launches Communications Committee... Hopes for Stronger Policy and Cooperation

The Gyeonggi Provincial Council is launching its Communications Committee in earnest.

The Gyeonggi Provincial Council announced on November 4 that Speaker Nam Jongseop (Democratic Party, Yongin 3) presented letters of appointment to the committee’s new members on November 3 and urged them to promote smooth communication and cooperation among institutions.

The Communications Committee was established under the Gyeonggi Provincial Council Basic Ordinance on Communication to promote communication and cooperation among residents, the council, Gyeonggi Province, the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, cities and counties, and their respective councils.

The committee will review and coordinate the development and implementation of basic plans to promote communication; improve systems to facilitate communication; and evaluate communication activities, recommend improvements identified through those evaluations, and urge their implementation.

Nam Jongseop, chair of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council (fourth from right), poses for a commemorative photo after presenting certificates of appointment to members of the Communications Committee. Photo courtesy of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council.

The newly appointed members include councilors Park Okbun (Democratic Party, Suwon 2), Chae Myeongsin (Democratic Party, Yongin 5), Lee Jinhyeong (Democratic Party, Hwaseong 7), Oh Jihoon (Democratic Party, Hanam 3), Lee Yunseung (Democratic Party, Goyang 12), and Yoon Sunok (People Power Party, Yangpyeong 1), as well as Seongnam City Councilor Lee Jongmok, Gyeonggi Province Senior Political Secretary Lee Gyujin, and Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education Cooperation Bureau Director Park Manyoung.

“There are times when it takes a long time to resolve even minor issues because the council, the provincial government, the education office, and the cities and counties do not know enough about one another’s circumstances,” Speaker Nam said. “I hope the Communications Committee will play a central role in communication within and beyond the council by helping people understand different positions and narrow their differences in perspective.”

At a Communications Committee meeting held after the appointment ceremony that day, Councilor Park Okbun was elected chair. The meeting also discussed the committee’s future direction, including forming subcommittees and pursuing research projects to develop a basic plan to promote communication.

The Communications Committee plans to hold an on-site policy meeting in December and finalize detailed operational plans, including identifying new policy agendas and pursuing research projects.

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