Gwangju Seo-gu Selected as ‘Best Institution’ in Regulatory Reform Autonomous District Evaluation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Seodaeseok) was selected as the best institution (1st place) in the regulatory reform autonomous district performance evaluation.

Gwangju City evaluates the regulatory reform performance of five districts annually and selects and awards outstanding local governments.

In this evaluation, six indicators including government joint evaluation indicators and certification system diagnosis were assessed, and as a result, Seo-gu was selected as the best institution, securing incentives such as a prize of 40 million KRW and an institutional commendation.

Seo-gu has actively promoted regulatory discovery by conducting the 'Regulatory Reform Idea Contest'.

In line with the government's regulatory reform direction, they have continuously collaborated with work managers to identify unreasonable regulations and proposed them to central government ministries.

Despite the COVID-19 situation, they were evaluated to have actively responded to administrative changes by striving to discover tasks through both face-to-face and telephone communication with small business owners, various associations, and organizations to listen to difficulties in the field.

A Seo-gu official said, “We will continue to actively discover unreasonable regulations that cause inconvenience to residents based on field-centered communication and cooperation, and carry out proactive administration that residents can empathize with and feel.”

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