Gangdong-gu Achieves 'Grade 1' in Anti-Corruption Policy Evaluation

Selected as an Excellent Institution Among 263 Public Organizations Nationwide... Implementing Various Policies Including Online Integrity Training to Promote a Culture of Integrity Amid COVID-19

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangdong-gu (District Mayor Lee Jeong-hoon) achieved the highest grade, Grade 1, in the '2020 Public Institution Anti-Corruption Policy Evaluation' conducted by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission.

The Anti-Corruption Policy Evaluation is a system that assesses public institutions' voluntary anti-corruption efforts to enhance integrity levels in the public sector.

The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission evaluated the performance over the past year of 263 public institutions nationwide on seven tasks: ▲establishment of anti-corruption promotion plans ▲expansion of participation in integrity policies ▲establishment of anti-corruption systems ▲efforts to eliminate corruption risks ▲operation of anti-corruption systems ▲anti-corruption policy outcomes ▲efforts to spread anti-corruption policies.

In this evaluation, Gangdong-gu was recognized for its efforts to implement an integrity environment within the organization, such as preparing and distributing work manuals to improve integrity in the vulnerable area of permits and approvals, conducting integrity pledge campaigns involving all employees, producing integrity content, and delivering integrity letters.

Especially despite the COVID-19 situation, Gangdong-gu conducted anti-corruption integrity education for all employees using a video conferencing system and innovatively expanded the scope of integrity evaluations for executives from managers at grade 5 or higher to mid-level managers at grade 6, promoting practical integrity administration.

As a result of all efforts to prevent corruption, the district achieved Grade 3 in 2018, Grade 2 in 2019, and finally reached the remarkable achievement of being selected as Grade 1.

Lee Jeong-hoon, Mayor of Gangdong-gu, said, "I believe this is the result of all employees working together for trustworthy and transparent administration despite the difficult environment caused by COVID-19," adding, "We will not be satisfied with this evaluation result and will continue efforts to prevent corruption to create a 'Clean Gangdong, Trusted Gangdong.'"

Additionally, Gangdong-gu achieved Grade 2 in the 2020 Public Institution Integrity Evaluation and received the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award for autonomous internal control operation evaluation, marking notable achievements in the field of integrity.

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