Jongno-gu Establishes '2021 Integrity Improvement Plan' to Fully Implement Anti-Corruption Policies

Achieved 'Comprehensive Integrity Level 2' in last year's Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission evaluation through spreading integrity culture and building consensus... Selected as 'Excellent Agency for Proactive Administration' by Ministry of the Interior and Safety for promoting proactive administration culture to enhance resident convenience and administrative trust

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Jongno-gu (Mayor Kim Young-jong) has established the 2021 Integrity Improvement Promotion Plan with the goal of "Zero Corruption, A More Honest Jongno Completed with Trust," and is actively promoting anti-corruption policies.

Last year, by placing integrity and kindness as the top values of public officials and doing their best to spread a culture of integrity and build consensus, Jongno-gu achieved a comprehensive grade 2 in the 2020 Comprehensive Integrity Evaluation by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, improving by two grades compared to the previous year.

Furthermore, based on integrity, the district encouraged and practiced a culture of proactive administration to improve resident convenience and administrative trust, earning the honor of being selected as an excellent institution in the "2020 Proactive Administration Comprehensive Evaluation" hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

This year, based on the previous evaluation results, the district plans to improve insufficient areas and further strengthen improved parts to achieve a comprehensive integrity grade 1.

The key strategies for the 2021 integrity policies include ▲strengthening employee integrity capabilities through customized education ▲enhancing resident trust by improving administrative transparency and fairness ▲improving organizational culture through empathy and communication ▲preemptively blocking causes of corruption and activating the reporting system.

Looking closely at the detailed action tasks, notable improvements include the establishment of non-face-to-face education courses and the expansion of customized integrity education by rank and job series, enabling integrity education to continue even amid the COVID-19 situation.

To enhance administrative transparency and fairness, which were somewhat weak in the external integrity evaluation, the integrity letters previously sent only to construction-related parties will be expanded to include subsidy recipients.

Additionally, a new "Smart Integrity Notice" containing a QR code expressing the district’s commitment to integrity and providing administrative information will be produced and attached. An integrity communication meeting will be held, and an "Integrity Bulletin Board" where employees can freely express their opinions will also be operated.

Measures implemented last year, such as ▲Integrity ARS for managing corruption-prone tasks ▲integrity education for executives and team leaders to improve fairness in work instructions and diagnosis of executive integrity ▲and a continuous integrity learning system for daily integrity practice, will also be maintained.

Moreover, as an excellent institution in integrity in 2020, Jongno-gu will participate as a mentor in the 2021 integrity consulting hosted by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission.

This is to share and consult on various policies and experiences that have been operated to improve integrity with mentee institutions.

Through this process, Jongno-gu will re-examine its integrity and contribute to creating an honest and clean public service society together with other institutions.

Mayor Kim Young-jong stated, "Achieving a grade 2 in integrity last year and being evaluated as an excellent institution in proactive administration was thanks to the active interest and efforts of residents and employees," adding, "We will not be satisfied with the present but will strive to instill trust in residents and pride in public officials through more proactive and honest administration."

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