Korea Tourism Organization, Korea National Park Service, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency

Tourism, environment and safety agencies also push for 'zero severe accidents'

Move raises new town's profile ahead of second wave of institution relocations

Audit officials from public institutions in Wonju Innovation City sign an MOU. From left: Cho Chang-bae, standing auditor of the Korea National Park Service; Jeong Hye-sun, standing auditor of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency; and Kim Byung-chan, standing auditor of the Korea Tourism Organization.
Audit officials from public institutions in Wonju Innovation City sign an MOU. From left: Cho Chang-bae, standing auditor of the Korea National Park Service; Jeong Hye-sun, standing auditor of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency; and Kim Byung-chan, standing auditor of the Korea Tourism Organization.

The Korea Tourism Organization, the Korea National Park Service and the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday to build an advanced audit system. The three institutions — pioneering agencies in Wonju Innovation City representing the tourism, environment and safety sectors, respectively — also aim to enhance audit capabilities across their fields. Standing auditors Kim Byung-chan, Cho Chang-bae and Jeong Hye-sun signed on behalf of the Korea Tourism Organization, Korea National Park Service and Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, respectively.

The transparency, integrity, safety and audit agreement among these long-established institutions in Wonju Innovation City is expected to serve as a model for public institutions relocating in a second wave. The move is also expected to elevate the new town's overall standing.

Under the agreement, the internal audit bodies of the three institutions will establish a cooperative framework covering audit operations broadly and share audit techniques and internal control systems.

They also plan to cooperate in various areas, including strengthening audit expertise and fulfilling their social responsibilities.

The agreement is expected to serve as a springboard for establishing a more ethical and fair audit culture. This will be achieved through cross-audits, mutual support of specialized personnel, exchanges of safety audit techniques and joint training of audit staff, boosting the professionalism and transparency of audit work.

The three institutions will combine their specialized audit expertise to achieve zero severe accidents and build an advanced audit model. This includes the Korea Tourism Organization's know-how in domestic and international tourism support and the Korea National Park Service's expertise in environmental conservation and visitor safety. It also draws on the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency's expertise in industrial safety and health.

Kim Byung-chan, standing auditor of the Korea Tourism Organization, said, "Through this agreement, we expect to combine our nationwide organizational network and expertise to provide safe, high-quality services that make a real difference for the public and foreign tourists." He added, "We will work closely with expert institutions to build a safe and trustworthy tourism environment for everyone."


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