Sejong Relocation of the Broadcasting and Media Communications Commission Leaves Some Seoul Functions in Question
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The Broadcasting and Media Communications Commission has been included among the institutions designated for priority relocation to Sejong in the first half of 2027.
The commission plans to move by using privately leased space in the Sejong area without building a separate government complex.
After the Sejong relocation, the scope of any Seoul and capital-area functions that will remain and how they will operate are expected to be decided through consultations with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and others.
The Broadcasting and Media Communications Commission is housed in the Government Complex Gwacheon and has decided to relocate to Sejong in the first half of next year. With the move itself now settled, the scope of any functions handling Seoul and the greater capital area that will remain after the relocation has emerged as a follow-up issue.
A review of this paper's reporting on the 15th found that the commission is in the process of drawing up detailed operating plans related to the Sejong move. Inside the commission, plans to set up a Seoul office have been discussed, and the idea of establishing separate office space in Seoul has also been raised internally.
However, the specific timing of the move has not yet been decided. The office space to be occupied, the operating method for full commission meetings, and the format of media briefings are also undecided. Whether some functions will remain in Seoul and how they will operate in detail are expected to be determined after consultations with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and others.
On the 13th, the government designated the commission as a priority relocation target to Sejong in the first half of 2027. Institutions included in the priority relocation list are the Personal Information Protection Commission, the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission, the National Human Rights Commission, the National Education Commission, the Overseas Koreans Agency, and the Broadcasting and Media Communications Commission. The commission has 301 staff members.
The commission plans to relocate by using privately leased space in the Sejong area without building a separate government complex. However, the exact move date has not yet been finalized. The office space to be occupied has also not yet been decided.
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety plans to revise and announce each institution's relocation plan after gathering opinions through consultations with relevant agencies and public hearings. It will then pursue follow-up work such as securing office space and budget.
Inside the commission, officials believe time is needed to prepare before the actual move. A commission official also said that while the move is planned for the first half of the year, time will be required because of issues such as securing space. The detailed relocation plan is expected to take shape as early as next month, with the specifics also likely to become clearer around then.
Discussion of the Sejong move is affecting the overall operation of full commission meetings and the media response system. Questions have been raised about the possibility that the operating method for full commission meetings could change as a result of the move to Sejong.
In particular, concerns have emerged about the travel burden for nonstanding commissioners whose workplaces are in Seoul and the greater capital area when attending meetings in Sejong. A commission official said the issue of it being difficult for nonstanding commissioners to travel to Sejong from their Seoul and metropolitan-area workplaces has been raised, and that this is why the idea of establishing a Seoul office is also being discussed.
With respect to media response, the commission needs to decide how media briefings will be handled and how the press corps will be operated. At present, reporting and briefing functions are being carried out at the Government Complex Gwacheon, and the commission is reviewing whether to move these functions entirely to Sejong or retain some functions in the capital area. Depending on the scope of the move, the existing reporting system could also change.
In addition, the location for briefings on major decisions after full commission meetings has not yet been decided. A commission official said that deciding the location for post-meeting briefings is a key issue.
Source: IT DAILY · Kim Byung-joo
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