Gwangyang-si Conducts Integrity Training for Public Officials

Providing Opportunities to Cultivate Integrity Awareness as a Public Official

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] Gwangyang City, Jeollanam-do announced on the 18th that it conducted a special integrity education for public officials under the theme "Integrity Culture Created Together, Happy Gwangyang Together."

On the 13th, the city held a communication session on practicing integrity, including autonomous anti-corruption, prohibition of improper solicitation, and prevention of bribery, with department integrity officers and licensing officials participating in the city hall conference room.

This education diagnosed the causes of the significant decline in integrity in areas such as licensing in 2020 and suggested improvement directions. It also shared the 2021 city integrity policies to enhance integrity, including ▲ one integrity policy per vulnerable department ▲ operation of visiting external integrity consulting ▲ strengthening integrity education and promotion.

In addition, cases of violations of the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act were explained in an easy-to-understand quiz format to encourage employee participation. With the start of the 2021 public institution integrity evaluation, the evaluation criteria were explained, and employees were urged to actively participate.

Furthermore, to restore a clean Gwangyang City, active participation in employee-participatory integrity policies was encouraged, spreading internal and external integrity (corruption perception) consensus, fostering a public official kindness mindset that "integrity coexists with kindness," and emphasizing communication and empathy among employees to prevent receiving money, entertainment, or conveniences.

The education was conducted in compliance with the COVID-19 social distancing level 3 regulations, and the city plans to actively discover and promote various integrity policies that communicate and empathize with citizens in the future.

Lee Sam-sik, Director of the Audit Office, said, "'淸廉 (Cheongnyeom)' means 'having noble and clear character and conduct, without greed,' and I ask that this be ingrained in employees so that all public officials of Gwangyang City become integrity leaders."

He added, "I hope everyone will work together to eliminate corruption factors in advance and restore the reputation of Gwangyang City as a trustworthy and empathetic clean city for its citizens."

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