Gyeonggi Province will operate the "Co-Governance School" to enhance mutual understanding and communication between local residents and public officials.
On May 15, Gyeonggi Province announced that it will run the "Gyeonggi Province Co-Governance School," a customized educational program aimed at strengthening the implementation of "co-governance," in which the public and government agencies jointly participate in solving social issues and develop policies through in-depth discussion and decision-making. The program will run from May to November.
In May, Gyeonggi Province will conduct themed training sessions for provincial and municipal public officials, as well as executives and employees of public institutions. Rather than simple theoretical lectures, the program is field-oriented, allowing participants to visit regions where co-governance has been successfully implemented and experience and communicate on-site.
The training will take place in areas recognized for exemplary co-governance within the province, such as Pyeongtaek Gongganmihak, Suwon 111CM, and Suwon Paldal Bakery. Through hands-on education, participants will gain practical insight into co-governance. The program is designed to foster an open mindset toward co-governance by providing an interactive learning experience on-site, rather than traditional lecture-based instruction.
In addition, on June 19 and 20, a two-day pre-training session will be held for participants in the "Resident Participatory Budgeting for Public-Private Co-Governance" program.
Poster for the Operation of the "Co-Governance School" Run by Gyeonggi Province from May to November
The public-private co-governance type of resident participatory budgeting places greater emphasis on deliberation among proposers and collaboration between the public and government than traditional participatory budgeting methods. The core of this process is to ease conflicts and develop shared business plans.
From June to November, further training will be provided for members of the Community Social Security Council and general residents interested in co-governance. This training targets residents who are either directly involved in co-governance practices or wish to participate, and it will focus on practical topics such as the concept of public-private co-governance, implementation methods, communication strategies, and conflict resolution among participants.
To ensure that many residents can access co-governance education without restrictions of time or place, Gyeonggi Province plans to upload new educational videos related to public-private co-governance, including "The Emergence of a New Public," to the "Gyeonggi Province Co-Governance School Online Lecture Platform" in June.
This platform will provide video versions of existing offline training sessions, allowing residents who could not attend in person to freely access and learn from the content 24 hours a day.
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