Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education Receives Ministerial Commendation as an Excellent Information Disclosure Institution

Jeollanam-do Office of Education building (Photo by Jeonnam Office of Education)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education announced on the 27th that it received the Minister of the Interior and Safety Commendation as an excellent institution for information disclosure in 2019.

This commendation was awarded to 15 major public institutions including central administrative agencies and local governments out of 577 major public institutions, and Jeollanam-do Office of Education was the only one among the 17 city and provincial offices of education to receive the institutional commendation.

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education was also selected as an ‘Outstanding Institution,’ awarded to the top 20% among major public institutions, in the comprehensive evaluation of information disclosure first conducted in September last year.

So far, the Provincial Office of Education has proactively disclosed information based on the educational indicator of ‘supportive and empathetic clean administration,’ and has strived to improve employees’ capabilities in handling information disclosure by conducting customized on-site training to enhance the operation of the information disclosure system.

Kim Pyeong-hoon, Director of the Administration Bureau, said, “This award is the result of all faculty and staff working hard to disclose information before the public even requests it,” and added, “We will continue to do our best to provide high-quality information that the public wants to satisfy the public’s right to know and become a transparent and trusted institution.”

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