Gyeonggi-do, Chungcheongbuk-do, and Jeollanam-do Selected as Exemplary Local Governments for Proactive Administration

6 Cities Including Suwon and Yongin in Gyeonggi... Ministry of the Interior and Safety Selects Total of 9 Locations

Jeollanam-do Amazon Brand Pavilion

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 7th that it will review the ‘2021 First Half Local Government Proactive Administration Achievements’ and select nine outstanding local governments to receive the Minister of the Interior and Safety Commendation. The ministry, together with a ‘Private Expert Review Panel’ composed of experts and civic groups, inspected the utilization performance of proactive administration systems and the progress of key tasks across 243 local governments.

As a result of the performance review, three metropolitan local governments and six basic local governments were selected as outstanding local governments. Among metropolitan governments, Gyeonggi-do, Chungcheongbuk-do, and Jeollanam-do were selected. For basic local governments, in the city (si) category, Suwon-si and Yongin-si in Gyeonggi-do were chosen; in the county (gun) category, Jincheon-gun in Chungbuk and Goseong-gun in Gyeongnam were selected; and in the district (gu) category, Gwangsan-gu in Gwangju and Buk-gu in Busan were named.

The ‘Pre-consultation for Civil Complaints’ of Gyeonggi-do, the ‘Pre-consultation Audit System’ of Chungbuk-do, and Jeonnam-do’s ‘Securing Global Distribution Channels for Local Agricultural and Marine Products’ received strong responses from local residents. Gyeonggi-do was recognized for expanding the operation frequency of its ‘Visiting On-site Consultation Desk’ from once to twice a year and for being the first nationwide to promote ‘Pre-consultation for Civil Complaints.’ Chungbuk-do operated the ‘Pre-consultation Audit System,’ achieving about 600 million KRW in budget savings through integrated contracting that considered budget reduction, efficient project implementation, and expanded opportunities for local companies related to public sewage treatment facility services. Jeonnam-do opened a ‘Jeollanam-do Exclusive Brand Pavilion’ on the global platform Amazon to expand sales channels for local agricultural and marine product export companies.

Yongin-si, selected as an outstanding basic local government, operated a non-face-to-face export consultation room to secure export channels for small and medium-sized enterprises in the area, achieving 231 consultations and contracts worth 560 million KRW with about 50 participating companies. Gwangsan-gu in Gwangju Metropolitan City was highly evaluated by the private expert review panel for conducting the nation’s first pilot project for automatic discounts on communication fees for vulnerable groups such as the elderly and disabled without requiring applications.

Other selected projects include Suwon-si’s ‘Reusable Transport Packaging Material Use Project,’ Jincheon-gun’s ‘Drone Utilization Direct Seeding Rice Cultivation Pilot Project,’ Goseong-gun’s ‘Solar Power Facility Rental Fee Support,’ and Buk-gu’s ‘Efficient Management of Administrative Property and Improvement of Pedestrian Paths.’

The nine institutions selected as outstanding local governments will receive the Minister of the Interior and Safety Commendation. The ministry plans to share best practices and know-how among local governments through a proactive administration best practice relay presentation in September and a best practice competition in November, continuing to expand proactive administration achievements. Additionally, at the end of this year, the ministry will review the operation performance of proactive administration systems and key task achievements for the second half of the year and select and announce nine more outstanding local governments.

Minister Jeon Hae-cheol stated, “Local governments are finding efficient methods through proactive administration to solve various problems occurring in local areas, overcoming regulations and improving residents’ convenience and quality of life,” adding, “We will continue to support the creation of tangible achievements that local residents can feel during the implementation of key tasks in quarantine, livelihood, and economic sectors.”

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