The Ministry of SMEs and Startups said on the 1st that it held a policy council with 11 heads of public institutions and four heads of related organizations to discuss major pending issues.
This policy council was chaired directly by Minister Han Seong-sook of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS). It reviewed the first-half results of major policies pursued by public and related institutions since the launch of the administration and checked whether there were outcomes that the public and corporations could feel on the ground.
Each institution announced first-half results by policy area and key tasks to be pursued in the second half. After reviewing the directions pursued by each institution, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) examined what needed to be supplemented for each task so that the core tasks for the second half could proceed without a hitch.
Minister Han said, "Public and related institutions are the key implementing bodies that make policies for small and medium-sized enterprises, startup ventures, and small merchants work in the field," and asked, "Please personally oversee each institution's core tasks so that policy outcomes lead to changes on the ground."
The council also discussed the results of actions taken on issues pointed out during last year's National Assembly audit and future plans. The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) asked each institution to regularly check implementation so that the points raised in the audit would not end with follow-up measures but be linked to system improvements and policy supplements. It also urged the implementation of follow-up measures so that the same points would not be repeated in this year's National Assembly audit.
In addition, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) expanded the "national normalization project" it has been promoting to 11 affiliated public institutions and pre-identified normalization tasks by institution. The aim is to improve problems raised on the ground—such as repetitive civil complaints, unreasonable procedures, and policy blind spots—through systems and institutions. Each institution shared normalization tasks identified based on points of contact in the field and discussed future improvement directions and implementation schedules.
Minister Han said, "Reexamine even routine work from the perspective of the public and corporations and identify even small inconveniences," adding, "I hope the national normalization project will not be a one-off measure but a chance to fundamentally resolve inconveniences on the ground."
Based on what was discussed at this council, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) plans to check the implementation status of each institution's second-half priority tasks and normalization tasks.