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| Minister of Personnel Management Hwang Seo-chong speaks during an online seminar, June 17, in which he shared Korea's COVID-19 response experience with other countries and international organizations. / Courtesy of Ministry of Personnel Management |
By Jun Ji-hye
Korea's public human resources management led by the Ministry of Personnel Management has been garnering worldwide attention, as the nation's response to the COVID-19 outbreak has been praised by a number of international health experts and media for its significant testing and diagnostic capability along with its real-time information system.
The ministry said Monday that it has received inquiries from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia and other developing countries on the government's personnel administration measures to overcome the public health crisis.
The ministry in charge of the public human resources management for the central government has held 12 web conferences with those countries this year amid the pandemic, sharing its knowhow on the recruitment and evaluation of public officials as well as digital transformation of the personnel management system.
The ministry and the OECD held four video conferences between April and June to discuss the role of government in coping with the public health crisis.
On June 17, the ministry hosted an online seminar in cooperation with the Astana Civil Service Hub, in which it shared its COVID-19 response experience with about 10 countries including Ukraine and Kazakhstan, as well as international organizations including the United Nations Development Programme.
The ministry has also been active in signing memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with governments of other countries to boost cooperation.
It signed an MOU with Saudi Arabia in June, and is in its final stages of signing agreements with Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
"We expect MOUs with foreign governments to foster a deeper level of cooperation in making personnel-related policies and improving competence of public officials," a ministry official said.
