CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe matters necessary for the operation of a citizen suggestion system designed to foster public participation and promote innovation in administrative affairs by incorporating creative opinions or ideas from citizens into government policy measures or administrative systems pursuant to Article 52-2 of the Administrative Procedures Act. <Amended on Jul. 11, 2022>
Article 2(Definitions) #
The terms used in this Decree are defined as follows: <Amended on Jul. 26, 2017; Apr. 14, 2020; Oct. 19, 2021; Jul. 11, 2022>
1. The term "citizen suggestion" means a creative opinion or idea submitted by citizens (including foreigners residing in the Republic of Korea; hereinafter the same shall apply) to an administrative authority under Article 52-2 of the Administrative Procedures Act (hereinafter referred to as "administrative authority") for the purpose of improving Government policy measures, administrative systems, and the operation thereof, which does not fall under any of the following:
a. Ideas already protected by patent rights, utility model rights, design rights, or copyrights acquired by other persons, or for which remuneration is finalized under the Regulations on Disposal and Management of Public Officials' In-Service Inventions and Remuneration;
b. Ideas identical to those already adopted by an institution intending to receive them;
c. Ideas already in existence at an institution intending to receive them or similar in their fundamental concepts;
d. Ideas deemed impractical by conventional standards;
e. Mere attraction-seeking, petitioning, criticizing, proposing, or expressing dissatisfaction;
f. Ideas about profit-making business of specific persons, organizations, enterprises, etc. and the promotion thereof;
g. Things not relating to the business affairs of the State or local governments;
2. Deleted; <Aug. 1, 2023>
3. The term "adopted suggestion" means a citizen suggestion received and adopted by an administrative authority following its examination of the details thereof;