Kim Cheol-woo, Bosung County Governor, Stands Out in Government Innovation Evaluation for 'Institutional Leadership in Innovation'

Boseong-gun, Highest Grade in 2020 Government Innovation Evaluation

[Boseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Cheon-seok] Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 31st that it was recognized for creating innovation outcomes that residents can feel in the ‘2020 Local Government Government Innovation Evaluation’ hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and was selected as an excellent institution with the highest grade.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety evaluated regional innovation efforts and achievements through 12 indicators in 5 categories: △institutional autonomous innovation, △inclusive administration, △participation and cooperation, △trusted government, and △innovation diffusion and public perception, targeting 243 local governments nationwide.

Since the beginning of his term, Governor Kim Cheol-woo expressed his ambition to “create a completely new Boseong” and showed his will for innovation. He led changes in various fields such as the integrated hosting of five festivals, attracting urban gas to Boseong-eup, and being selected for the highest number of public contest projects ever, laying the foundation for innovation.

Through this, Boseong-gun received high scores far above average in the 2020 government innovation evaluation in △the innovation leadership of the head of the institution and △participation in innovation-related projects to establish a regional innovation foundation.

Also, as the first approval was a pledge to practice integrity, the focus on ‘making a clean Boseong’ resulted in the comprehensive integrity level rising by one step every year, and this year it received a comprehensive integrity grade of 2, earning good evaluations in △integrity to enhance resident trust.

To help local farms struggling due to COVID-19 and to communicate with residents, Boseong-gun diversified communication channels and won an award in the publicity category at the Jeollanam-do Active Administration Best Practice Competition, receiving a perfect score in △establishing and activating the active administration foundation. The ‘Ontact Boseong World Tea Expo’ and the resident-led public mask production volunteer group called the Mask Uibyeongdan were also cited as examples of active administration practice.

The ‘Boseong 600 We Cultivate Our Neighborhood’ project, promoted as a key policy, was evaluated as an excellent case of △efforts to solve local problems through expanded resident participation.

Governor Kim Cheol-woo said, “I have been running for change and innovation to keep the promise with residents to create a completely new Boseong. I am truly proud to receive a good evaluation in this government innovation evaluation, and I will accelerate further to bring positive changes to residents’ lives without settling for the present.”

Meanwhile, the 2020 government innovation evaluation is classified into three grades?excellent, average, and insufficient?by metropolitan, city, county, and district, and local governments that receive the excellent grade are given financial incentives and awards.

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