This study is designed for practical use by the standing committee as part of the legislation process of lawmakers by providing future agendas for each National Assembly standing committee and analyzing them from a long-term perspective, thereby making future policy suggestions.
First, data analysis was conducted to determine the major issues the standing committee has recently discussed. Data analysis was performed on 4,901 pending bills, proposed between January 1, 2022 and February 28, 2023, from 15 standing committees as of February 28, 2023. As a result of the analysis, three main keywords are determined for the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, four for the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, four for the National Defense Committee, and five for the rest of the committees.
Timely topics can be searched through the keywords. However, there is a limit to the significance of these topics as future agendas. The survey was conducted with members of the 21st National Assembly to discover future agenda items from issues recently discussed by the standing committee. Survey results from 179 cases (56.8%) were obtained out of the total 315 surveys administered. Through data analysis and the survey of lawmakers, the scope of future agendas for each standing committee is narrowed down at a keyword-based level. Next, based on each keyword, 14 analysis topics are proposed as future agenda items after reviewing related issues with experts in the field.
The future agenda analysis comprehensively reviews and analyzes domestic and foreign literature and statistical data, as well as the progress of discussions on each topic at the National Assembly. Based on this review, and after using an appropriate analysis method in consideration of the characteristics of each topic and approach to legislative policy, implications from a mid-to long-term perspective are derived. In addition, suggestions are made focusing on policies and legislation that need discussion.
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