Geumcheon-gu Selected as an Excellent Institution in Innovation Evaluation for Two Consecutive Years

Cases of Solving Parking Problems in Low-Rise Residential Areas through Opening and Sharing Large Mart Parking Lots...Received Positive Evaluations for Projects like 'Installation of Mobility Facilities in Schools' and 'Smart IoT Walkway Development' to Alleviate Resident Inconvenience

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yuseong Hoon) has been selected as an excellent local government for two consecutive years in the 'Local Government Innovation Evaluation' conducted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

The 'Local Government Innovation Evaluation' is an assessment by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety of local governments' efforts and achievements in regional innovation, selecting outstanding local governments based on 12 indicators across five categories: ▲institutional autonomous innovation ▲inclusive administration ▲participation and cooperation ▲trusted government ▲innovation diffusion and public experience.

To ensure fairness and objectivity in the evaluation, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety formed an 'Expert Evaluation Group' and a 'Public Evaluation Group,' selecting 62 outstanding institutions among 243 local governments nationwide.

The district submitted the 'Solving Parking Problems in Low-rise Residential Areas' through opening and sharing large mart parking lots as its representative institutional innovation case, receiving favorable evaluations from the public evaluation group.

Additionally, the district highlighted the 'Installation Project of Mobility Convenience Facilities in Schools' and the 'Smart IoT Walkway Creation Project' as autonomous innovation cases aimed at resolving residents' inconveniences.

Furthermore, through social value implementation and trusted district administration based on resident participation, including ▲Senior Job Convenience Store (Good Store) establishment ▲COVID-19 care enhancement services ▲online residents' general meetings ▲Geumcheon 1st Street Living Lab, the district achieved the distinction of being selected as an excellent institution for two consecutive years.

Mayor Yuseong Hoon stated, “I am pleased that the efforts made over the past days, operating the district administration with the philosophy that residents are subjects, not objects, of administration, have borne fruit in the form of being selected as an excellent institution for two consecutive years,” and added, “We will strive further to realize ‘Happy Neighborhood City Geumcheon’ through continuous innovative administration.”

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