Gwangju Buk-gu Selected as a 'Proactive Administration Leading Local Government'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Moon In) announced on the 5th that it was selected as a ‘Leading Local Government for Proactive Administration’ for the first time by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, targeting 243 local governments nationwide at the end of last year.

The ‘Selection of Leading Local Governments for Proactive Administration’ was conducted to encourage proactive work processing for public interest, such as improving unreasonable regulations based on creativity and expertise of affiliated public officials. Among the 13 selected basic local governments nationwide, Buk-gu was the only one selected in Gwangju.

The selected leading local governments for proactive administration will serve as mentors to disseminate experiences and achievements of proactive administration to other local governments, and receive support such as expert consulting by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety in various fields (general proactive administration, legislative improvement, exemption, etc.) and priority consideration for proactive administration-related public projects.

Last year, Buk-gu made efforts to revitalize proactive administration by enacting the ‘Proactive Administration Operation Ordinance.’

Also, since the 7th term of the elected mayor, ‘Living Inconvenience Report Centers’ were installed in all 27 neighborhoods, discovering 23,295 resident inconvenience cases and addressing 22,879 cases (98.2%).

Along with this, a total of 52 ‘Mayor’s Field Visit Days for Livelihood’ were operated to listen to difficulties of residents and business people and reflect them in district administration. Proactive administration was also promoted through projects such as the ‘Shared Parking Lot Project,’ which shares parking spaces of public and private facilities with residents.

Mayor Moon In of Buk-gu said, “This selection as a leading local government is the result of practicing resident-centered and field-centered proactive administration to communicate with residents,” and added, “We will do our best to realize open administration so that a proactive administration atmosphere can be established in the public service community.”

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