Dongjak-gu Achieves Second Highest Integrity Rating Among Districts for Two Consecutive Years

Achieved Grade 2 with a Comprehensive Integrity Score of 8.56 in the '2020 Public Institution Integrity Evaluation'...Received High Scores in Both External Integrity Assessed by Residents and Internal Integrity Assessed by Employees

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dongjak-gu (Mayor Lee Chang-woo) received the highest grade among autonomous districts nationwide for two consecutive years, achieving Grade 2 in the ‘2020 Public Institution Integrity Evaluation’ conducted by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission.

The annual Public Institution Integrity Evaluation objectively measures external integrity, internal integrity, policy customer evaluation, and the occurrence of corruption incidents across 609 public institutions including central administrative agencies and local governments.

Dongjak-gu achieved a comprehensive integrity score of 8.56 points, the highest score since the evaluation began.

In particular, the district stood out in the integrity evaluation with zero corruption incidents for two consecutive years and a 0% corruption experience rate.

Especially in external integrity, evaluated by residents who experienced direct administrative services such as permits, subsidies, construction, and finance/taxation, the corruption experience rate for bribery, entertainment, and convenience was 0%, which is 0.14 points higher than the national autonomous district average.

Additionally, internal integrity, evaluated by affiliated employees, rose by 0.16 points compared to the previous year, scoring 8.06 points, which is 0.51 points higher than the national autonomous district average, maintaining the excellent Grade 2 as in the previous year.

Over the past year, the district identified vulnerable areas such as integrity and implemented 24 detailed tasks across six domains.

In particular, initiatives involving all employees such as the ▲Integrity Practice Resolution Meeting ▲One Word on Integrity from Senior Officials ▲Integrity Live ▲Integrity Self-Diagnosis helped foster a culture of integrity practiced voluntarily.

Also, recognizing that job satisfaction equates to integrity and aiming to communicate with residents, the district enhanced transparency and openness in work processes through ▲Integrity Letters ▲Integrity Text Messages at Each Work Stage ▲Expansion of Integrity Monitoring, receiving excellent evaluations from residents.

Furthermore, Dongjak-gu was selected for the highest grade ‘S Grade’ for two consecutive years in the ‘Autonomous Internal Control Operation Evaluation’ hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and has been striving to spread a culture of integrity and proactive administration by selecting proactive public officials in the first and second halves of 2020.

Yoo Jae-cheon, the Audit Officer, stated, “Achieving Grade 2 for two consecutive years in the integrity evaluation is a meaningful accomplishment made possible by the wishes of both employees and residents who desire a clean Dongjak. We will continue to become a more trusted and transparent Dongjak through honest administrative execution and integrity.”

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