Professor Hyungjun Park from the Department of Public Administration appointed as a member of the Presidential Commissio
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- 2023-09-21
Professor Hyungjun Park from the Department of Public Administration Appointed as a Member of the Presidential Commission on Local Autonomy.
- Designated as a member of the 1st term of the Local Autonomy Commission, slated to play a leading role in formulating key regional policies of the government.
Professor Hyungjun Park from the Department of Public Administration was appointed as a member of the 1st term of the Presidential Commission on Local Autonomy, chaired by Woo Dong-ki, on September 13th.
The Presidential Commission on Local Autonomy, established based on the "Special Act on Local Autonomy and Regional Balanced Development," is a presidential advisory committee responsible for overseeing, coordinating, and formulating basic directions and related policies regarding regional balanced development and local autonomy. It consists of a maximum of 39 members, including ex officio members from 14 key government ministries and appointed members with expertise and experience in regional balanced development and local autonomy.
The Commission was established in July to achieve the core government policy goal of creating a "Good Local Autonomy Era" throughout South Korea, integrating the previous National Balanced Development Commission and Local Autonomy Commission. It will lead in shaping policies related to ▲ basic directions for local autonomy and regional balanced development ▲ formulation of a comprehensive plan for the local autonomy era ▲ promotion, analysis, evaluation, and coordination of regional balanced development policies and projects ▲ pursuit of local autonomy tasks ▲ designation and support for opportunity development special zones ▲ activation of local government relocations and innovation cities, among others.
Professor Hyungjun Park has been actively engaged in academic activities in the fields of public policy, regulatory policy, and regional development policy. He has consistently conducted research activities for regional development, including winning the Mosher Award for the Best Academic Paper in the Public Administration Review (PAR) of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) in 2009, focusing on collaborative governance and regional development topics. Furthermore, Professor Park has served as a policy advisory committee member for various government ministries, including the Ministry of Planning and Budget, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Ministry of Environment, the National Assembly, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Office for Government Policy Coordination, actively contributing to government regulation and regional development activities.
Currently, Professor Park serves as the head of the Humanities and Social Sciences Convergence Talents Development Project at Sungkyunkwan University, where he develops and operates curriculum programs based on the model of cultivating talents through interdisciplinary studies and engages in regional collaboration programs to address demographic changes and promote local community activation.
As a member of the 1st term of the Local Autonomy Commission, Professor Hyungjun Park will be actively engaged in coordination, deliberation, and decision-making activities related to regional balanced development and decentralization policies. Over the next two years, he will focus on addressing regional imbalances between metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas and exploring independent development strategies that take into account regional characteristics.