KOICA Selected as an Excellent Institution in 'Public Data Provision Evaluation and Integrated Disclosure Inspection'

[Asia Economy Reporter Inho Yoo] The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) announced on the 22nd that it was selected as an excellent institution in the ‘2020 Public Data Provision Operation Status Evaluation’ hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the ‘2020 Integrated Disclosure Inspection’ hosted by the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

In the evaluation of public data provision status targeting 535 institutions including central administrative agencies, local governments, and public institutions, KOICA received high ratings in all evaluation areas such as management system, openness, utilization, and quality. With a perfect score of 1 million points, it scored 95.8 points, greatly surpassing the public institution average of 63.2 points.

KOICA discloses 46 types of data on the Public Data Portal, including Official Development Assistance (ODA) statistics, bid announcements, and ODA cooperation trends in developing countries.

Recently, it also provides international trends related to COVID-19 categorized by issue. In this evaluation, KOICA received high marks for systematic data management, expansion of data openness, and support for startups utilizing public data.

In the integrated disclosure inspection, which evaluates the reliability of public institution information disclosed in the government’s management information disclosure system, KOICA was designated as one of the 15 excellent disclosure institutions, the highest grade among 331 institutions.

Director Son Hyuksang said, “We will continue to strive to become an institution leading global development cooperation by expanding transparent institution management and public data openness.”

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