[Seminar] Why Is Administrative Integration Needed, and What Are the Problems?

This seminar examined the need for administrative integration and its major issues, and discussed the significance of local administrative integration and future directions for its implementation, focusing on the case of the Gwangju–Jeonnam Integrated Special City. In particular, it looked at the problems of duplication and inefficiency caused by the mismatch between administrative districts and living and economic zones, and considered whether administrative integration could become a new turning point for regional development and decentralization beyond mere organizational consolidation. It also concluded successfully as a venue for sharing strategies and challenges for realizing substantive fiscal and economic decentralization amid changing relations between the central and local governments.

Thank you to everyone who attended.

◇ Date and Time: Monday, May 11, 2026, 4:00 p.m.

◇ Venue: Grand Conference Room, The Foundation for the Advancement of Freedom on Korean Peninsula

◇ Hosted by: Center for Free Enterprise (CFE), The Foundation for the Advancement of Freedom on Korean Peninsula, Weekly Chosun

▶ Presentations

- Sigyeong Seong, President of the Korean Association for Public Administration, Professor in the Department of Public Policy, Dankook University

- Gwang yong Go, Policy Director of the Center for Free Enterprise (CFE), Director of the Korean Regional Economics Association

Original title: [세미나] 행정통합, 왜 필요하고 무엇이 문제인가?

Author: Center for Free Enterprise (CFE)

Date: 2026-05-12

Source: https://www.cfe.org/bbs/bbsDetail.php?cid=seminar&pn=1&idx=28894