Jinju City Selected as an 'Outstanding Local Regulatory Innovation Institution' Recognized for Discovering Regulatory Innovation Tasks

Regulatory Reporting Center and Revision of Unreasonable Local Ordinances

Selected as an Excellent Institution for Local Regulation Innovation, Awarded the Certificate of Excellence

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City in Gyeongnam was selected as an ‘Excellent Local Government for Regulatory Innovation in 2021’ by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety on the 29th, receiving an excellence certification plaque and a financial incentive of 100 million won in special grants.

The ‘Excellent Local Government for Regulatory Innovation Certification System’ is an evaluation system introduced in 2018 to enable local governments to self-assess and improve their overall level of regulatory innovation and strengthen their regulatory innovation capabilities.

Based on 20 evaluation indicators including establishing a foundation for regulatory innovation, creating and spreading regulatory innovation achievements, and collaboration on priority projects, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s certification review committee verifies the performance of regulatory reform work carried out by local governments over one year through document review and on-site inspection, then grants the final excellent institution certification.

Jinju City established a comprehensive regulatory innovation plan and received consistently high evaluations across all regulatory reform tasks such as ▲ operating a visiting regulatory reporting center ▲ revising unreasonable local ordinances ▲ discovering regulatory innovation tasks. The city received the Minister of the Interior and Safety’s institutional commendation and a financial incentive of 100 million won, and will maintain the excellent local government certification for regulatory innovation for the next three years.

.? Jo Gyu-il, Mayor of Jinju City, stated, “We will continue to actively listen to the voices of citizens and businesses on site, and focus all efforts on revitalizing our local economy through regulatory innovation by fostering new industries, reducing corporate burdens, and resolving inconveniences in people’s lives.” He added, “Along with a flexible yet proactive mindset shift among public officials, we will concentrate administrative power on promoting various field-oriented regulatory reforms that citizens and businesses can feel directly.”

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