Gyeongbuk Province-Kwonikwi, 'Integrity Enhancement' Business Agreement ... "Strengthening Management in Conflict of Interest Areas"

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] Gyeongbuk Province will sign a "Business Agreement for Realizing a Clean Society and Enhancing National Integrity" with the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (Chairperson Jeon Hyun-hee) at 3:30 PM on the 20th in the provincial government conference room.

According to this agreement, Gyeongbuk Province and the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission plan to mutually cooperate in compliance with the Code of Conduct for Public Officials, strengthening management of conflict of interest vulnerable areas, and promoting anti-corruption awareness through integrity education.

Additionally, they will strengthen cooperation and support for realizing a clean society and enhancing citizens' rights by ▲activating corruption and public interest reporting and protecting whistleblowers ▲resolving grievances and providing relief through administrative appeals ▲improving laws and systems reflecting residents' opinions.

Lee Cheol-woo, Governor of Gyeongbuk Province, emphasized, "Recently, Gyeongbuk is facing an existential crisis of local extinction, and to overcome this, we are focusing on expanding 'integrity' as soft power," adding, "We will cooperate with the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission in various ways to design a sustainable future for Gyeongbuk based on integrity and fairness."

Meanwhile, Gyeongbuk Province rose from grade 4 to grade 2 in the comprehensive integrity evaluation of public institutions conducted by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission last year. However, basic local governments such as Gumi City, Gimcheon City, Yeongju City, and Gunwi County recorded the lowest grade 5 in comprehensive integrity, indicating that the regional culture of integrity has not been properly established.

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