In April 2013, Gwacheon National Science Museum, formerly an agency, was selected as an
organization to be incorporated based on the Ministry of Security and Public Administration’s
‘Government Organizational Management Guidelines.’ The Science Museum’s incorporation
process was meaningful as it reduced the financial burden of the central government, enhanced
the Science Museum's financial independence, and improved its services’ universality and
accessibility.
The purpose of this study is to derive implications on how the Gwacheon National Science
Museum, during its incorporation process, should regulate and conduct the budget/accounting
system in order to fortify the Science Museum’s independence, autonomy, and operation
efficiency. Hence, a 1)survey, 2)financial outcome analysis, and 3)literature review of domestic
and international resources were conducted based on a case, in which a Japanese National
Science Museum became an independent administrative institution. The fundamental research
focused on the evaluation analysis of the Japanese National Science Museum’s incorporation
outcome. This research derived implications on what factors are necessary to be considered from
financial perspectives during the incorporation of the Gwacheon National Science Museum. The
outcomes of this study can be taken into account as grounds for legislation in the future.