Jeonbuk Province, Public Proposal and Improvement Contest for Innovative Ideas on Livelihood Regulation Reform

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Jeonbuk Province announced on the 29th that it will hold a contest for the project "Regulatory Innovation for Livelihood Proposed and Improved by the People" together with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety until the 19th of next month to discover and improve regulations that cause inconvenience to public life and corporate economic activities.

The contest fields include five areas: public welfare, daily life, employment and jobs, support for small business owners and SMEs, and new industries. Participants can propose regulations they feel in daily life and regional economic activities.

Submitted projects will be reviewed by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s "Livelihood Regulation Review Team," composed of the Life Empathy Monitoring Group, experts in regulation, safety, and small business owners, based on criteria such as creativity, feasibility, and effectiveness, and outstanding projects will be selected.

For outstanding projects, one grand prize winner, three excellence award winners, and sixteen encouragement award winners will receive the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award along with prize money of 500,000 KRW, 300,000 KRW, and 100,000 KRW respectively.

Anyone who is a resident of the province can participate in the contest, and submission forms can be downloaded from the provincial government website and submitted via registered mail or email.

In particular, this contest expands and operates the resident participation group and activates the "expert proposal" field to increase the sense of improvement in livelihood regulations and promote qualitative enhancement by having the public directly discover and participate in the improvement process.

Jang Yun-hee, head of the Legal and Administrative Division, said, "We ask for the interest and active participation of residents and local businesses to improve regulatory difficulties so that inconveniences in daily life are resolved and the economic activities of self-employed and small business owners, which are important aspects of our local economy, can be revitalized."