People's Party Legislator Wu Xinying (right) and legislators Qiu Chenyuan (left), Zhang Qilu, and Chen Wanhui held a public hearing today, inviting all walks of life to discuss organizational reform 2.0, hoping to implement the vision of sustainable governance.

(Photo by reporter Tian Yuhua)

[Reporter Wang Qianhao/Taipei Report] People's Party legislator Wu Xinying held a public hearing today (17th) together with legislators Qiu Chenyuan, Zhang Qilu, and Chen Wanhui, pointing out that the Executive Yuan proposed a new version of organizational reform in May last year, which is far from the original plan. The "Ministry of Environmental Resources" has been reduced to the "Ministry of the Environment", and no longer integrates resources such as gas, water, soil, and forests.

To this end, all walks of life are invited to discuss the organizational reform 2.0, hoping to implement the vision of sustainable governance.

Wu Xinying pointed out that the World Bank's 2005 "Natural Disaster Hotspots: Global Risk Analysis" pointed out that more than 90% of Taiwan's areas are at risk of earthquakes, floods, and droughts at the same time, and it ranks among the countries most vulnerable to natural disasters in the world. If the government does not respond properly, it will Increase business investment costs.

For example, the water situation in the south is currently tight, and people's livelihood and industries have to limit water instead of solving it at the source. Similar situations happen every year. We look forward to public hearings to gather opinions from all walks of life. A draft version will also be proposed by the Sanitation Committee of the Legislative Yuan.

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Qiu Chenyuan said that in fact, the issue of organizational reform has been discussed in Taiwan for more than 20 years, and now it is only the last mile of the "five ministries and one council", which can be said to be a major bill in this session.

However, this time the version of the Executive Yuan is very different from the past. Experts, scholars and non-governmental organizations have criticized that the integration should not be integrated.

At present, the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture have completed their inquiries and answers. The Ministry of Environment is expected to start reviewing each item next week, and the organizational laws of each ministry will also be reviewed one after another.

Zhang Qilu pointed out that issues such as climate change, sustainable development, and land planning are becoming more and more severe, and "dedicated and integrated" organizational management is required in the integration of mountain, forest, water and land resource management, conservation, and development.

In the past, when discussing issues such as regional governance, water resources management, disaster prevention and flood prevention, etc., we encountered the integration of different ministries and high-level conflicts. These issues depend on the professional opinions of experts, scholars, and non-governmental organizations to jointly find suitable solutions for the management of Taiwan's mountain, forest, water and land resources. The direction of sustainable governance.

Chen Wanhui said that the various ministries should not divide their work professionally and push the blame on each other.

There are three key points in organizational transformation. The first is to establish a special project team to reduce communication costs; the second is to establish and improve laws and regulations, and determine the "rules" to determine the competent authority; It is a complete national governance strategy.

In the past, the Environmental Protection Agency was only a problem solver, but now the Ministry of Environment and Resources is the leader. Only by making stakeholders become partners can we jointly maintain the environment and develop together.

Former Interior Minister Li Hongyuan said bluntly that instead of integrating the ministries, it is better to start with changing the operating culture.

Taiwan can refer to the operation of the Dutch inter-departmental operation to integrate the coordination mechanism. In addition, when doing organizational transformation, it is necessary to pay attention to "combination of powers and responsibilities." How much manpower and how much budget is required requires intensive communication.

The Environmental Protection Agency, the Water Conservancy Administration, the National Development Council, and the Council of Agriculture also sent representatives to explain that the representative of the Environmental Protection Agency emphasized that the "Climate Change Response Law" will have regulations, funds, and manpower in the future, but a coordination and integration platform is also needed to achieve the goal , The group reform is not for upgrading.

The National Development Council responded that net zero carbon emission is a cross-ministerial collaboration, and the National Development Council and the Sustainable Development Council cannot replace each other in terms of functions.

People's Party legislator Wu Xinying and legislators Qiu Chenyuan, Zhang Qilu, and Chen Wanhui held a public hearing today, inviting all walks of life to discuss organizational reform 2.0, hoping to implement the vision of sustainable governance.

(Photo by reporter Tian Yuhua)