Yeosu City Honored as 'Best Institution' in Ministry of the Interior and Safety's Comprehensive Information Disclosure Evaluation

The Only City-Level Area in Jeonnam Province to Receive the Highest Excellence Grade

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Yeosu City (Mayor Kwon Oh-bong) announced on the 28th that it was selected as an 'Outstanding' institution in the comprehensive information disclosure evaluation conducted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, targeting 587 public institutions including central and local governments and education offices.

Yeosu City is the only city-level municipality in Jeollanam-do to receive the 'Outstanding' grade.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety conducted the 2nd comprehensive information disclosure evaluation from August to November last year as part of government innovation to enhance the public's right to know and transparency in national administration.

An external evaluation team composed of civic groups and experts evaluated 10 indicators across 4 categories.

The results of the comprehensive information disclosure evaluations for 2019 and last year were disclosed separately, divided into four grades: Outstanding, Excellent, Average, and Poor.

In particular, since 2019, Yeosu City has expanded the disclosure of office promotion expenses from department heads to all departments, and received high scores in the pre-information category by discovering new pre-information lists through information disclosure demand analysis.

A city official stated, "As we have been selected as an outstanding institution for information disclosure, we will continue to do our best to realize citizens' right to know and provide the best civil service through prompt and accurate information disclosure."

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