[2020 National Audit] Ministry of Land, LH, Korea Expressway Corporation and Other Affiliates Below Average in Integrity Ratings

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and its major affiliated organizations have received below-average ratings in the public institution integrity evaluations conducted by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission over the past six years.

According to the "Public Institution Integrity Measurement Results" submitted by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission on the 8th to Kang Jun-hyun, a member of the National Assembly Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee from the Democratic Party of Korea, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport received a negative integrity rating averaging 3.83 over the past six years.

The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission conducts surveys targeting citizens who have directly experienced administrative services, public officials working at the institutions, experts related to the institutions, and policy stakeholders, and calculates the comprehensive integrity score by combining these survey results with deductions based on the occurrence of corruption incidents.

In the case of Korea Expressway Corporation, the comprehensive integrity rating dropped by two grades compared to last year, receiving a grade 4. Over the past six years, it has received an average integrity rating of 3.33.

For Korea Land and Housing Corporation and Incheon International Airport Corporation, their internal integrity ratings each fell by one grade compared to last year. Over the past six years, they received average comprehensive integrity ratings of 4 and 3.16 respectively, revealing below-average integrity levels.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has made various attempts to improve integrity, such as publishing integrity newsletters, holding integrity practice resolution meetings, and producing integrity UCCs, but these efforts appear to have had limited effect.

Assemblyman Kang said, "It is a serious problem that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and its major affiliated organizations, which are in the closest position to the public by overseeing housing issues and managing transportation and mobility rights, have integrity levels below average," and added, "The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport must restore integrity and regain the lost trust of the public through effective improvement efforts together with its major affiliated organizations."

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