The Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs hosted an international seminar joined by about 50 bureaucrats and scholars at the Grand Hilton hotel in downtown Seoul Wednesday.
The meeting was joined by top Korean policymakers such as Home Affairs Vice Minister Kwon O-ryong, and foreign participants such as Jon R. Blondal, deputy head of the OECD’s (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) budgeting and expenditures division, Susan O. Castrence, Philippine Ambassador to Seoul, Zhao Shukai, senior researcher at China’s development research center of the state council, and Shamsul Haque, a professor of political science at the University of Singapore.
They shared ideas about providing better solutions for legislature, judiciary and administration for Asian countries.
Authorities from China, Malaysia and Indonesia also made presentations of their government innovation strategies and deployment results.
The seminar was organized by the Seoul-based OECD Asian Center for Public Governance.
``This is a good opportunity for us to share the ideas and experiences of Asian countries in pushing for government innovation, and look for further ways to help each other in that aspect in the future,’’ said Kwon in his opening speech of the seminar.
``Korea has been setting an example in terms of public governance among Asian countries, especially in operating e-government, and its important for us to gain new ideas in developing a more cheaper and effective service for the public,’’ he said.
In his opening comments, Blondal stressed that it is important to develop customized innovation strategies for each country, considering the differences in political, cultural and legislative environments.
Autor(en)/Author(s): Kim Tong-hyung
Quelle/Source: The Korea Times, 19.07.2006
