Management of Busan Cultural Center For a ‘New Frame’
The Busan Cultural Center seems a distance away from the residents. On top of a sense of geographical distance, a sense of psychological distance is significant. One of the causes is that planning software is unreasonably lacking. Moreover, direction of the operation, which can be defined as the most important value in an organization, is not settled yet. It is difficult to come up with alternatives and vision because they have lost a sense of direction at the crossroads of popularity, public interest and specialty. To make the most of popularity, the spirit of the ‘city’ will be shaken. On the other hand, to make the most of public interest and specialty, residents will be
The current operating systems of public cultural establishments that are directly managed by the city are not capable of satisfying all three of these features. A plain example is the compilation of a budget for the Busan Cultural Center. It is evident in the fact that 200 million won, out of 1.61 billion and 80 million won that is the total budget for this year, was spent for performance planning. In general, the budget is the basic expenses that are similar to the personnel expenses of a municipal art academy. It is doubted that the Busan Cultural Center can be upgraded into a place with love of the people.
If the public officials in charge regard the public cultural facilities of Busan City as a place to pass through for some time, the preparation of a long-term vision is out of its league. What is often mentioned as an alternative plan for the system of direct management is a foundation form that is managed by a private corporation. However, a foundation form of corporation is not a proper and suitable way. Planning with public interest and locality can become more distant as the efficiency of management carries more importance.
As an alternative proposal, it is necessary to actively introduce an 'open position system’ to reinforce the specialty by filling in positions of planners for exhibitions and performances, including the superintendent of the cultural center, with external specialists.
It is apparent that the city is planning to provide services for the Busan Development Institute and trying to reform the operation of public cultural facilities that are directly managed by the city. The direction should be based on public interest and specialty and revive the popularity. It is hoped that the basis of a desirable direction of public cultural establishments of Busan City is prepared on this occasion with public opinion thoroughly collected at a slow pace.
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