Pohang City Achieves First Ever 'Triple Crown in Integrity Administration'... Top Ratings in Anti-Corruption and Audit Evaluations

Kwonik Commission Evaluation Integrity and Mobile Complaint Service 'Nationwide Best'
Supreme Audit Office Evaluation 'Self-Audit' Also Highest Grade A

Lecture scene of Lee Gang-deok, Mayor of Pohang.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Pohang City announced on the 27th that it achieved the triple crown of integrity administration with the highest scores in the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission's '2020 Integrity Measurement and Mobile Petition Operation' and the Board of Audit and Inspection's 'Self-Audit Activities' evaluation, earning the honor of being the best institution nationwide.

Pohang City had continuously received the lowest grade in the public institution integrity measurement conducted by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission since 2011, but this time, among basic local governments, it received the highest grade of comprehensive integrity excellence with a score of 8.24 out of 10.

Additionally, in the evaluation of the mobile petition operation conducted nationwide for local governments by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, Pohang was selected as the top institution nationwide with a perfect score of 100 out of 100.

Furthermore, in the self-audit activity assessment conducted by the Board of Audit and Inspection, Pohang received the highest 'A grade' in the basic local government category among 637 administrative and public institutions nationwide. This marks a record of achieving the highest grade consecutively for six years (2015-2020) since Mayor Lee Kang-deok took office.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok of Pohang stated, "Achieving the triple crown of integrity administration for the first time in Pohang City is thanks to the communication and empathy with citizens and the diligent fulfillment of roles by public officials," adding, "We will continue to do our best to create a clean and livable Pohang by leading the spread of a culture of integrity among public officials so that citizens do not experience any inconvenience in their daily lives."

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