Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Selected as Excellent Institution in Ministry of the Interior and Safety's 'Local Government Innovation Evaluation'

Recognized for Various Innovation Policy Achievements, 'Consecutive Success for 2 Years'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 9th that it was selected as an ‘Excellent Institution,’ the highest grade for two consecutive years, in the ‘2021 Local Government Innovation Evaluation’ hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

This evaluation assessed 243 local governments nationwide based on 14 indicators across five categories: ▲institutional autonomous innovation ▲inclusive administration ▲participation and cooperation ▲trusted government ▲innovation diffusion and public perception.

Gwangsan-gu received the ‘Excellent’ grade in recognition of the achievements of various innovative policies pursued with the goal of realizing ‘Gwangsan where my life is happy.’

Since the 7th local government term, based on the innovation leadership of the head of the institution, efforts have been made to implement a higher level of autonomous administration by innovating organizational culture through responses to the post-COVID-19 era and operating the Gwangsan Future Academy.

In particular, various policies that resonate with citizens, such as the Happy Walking Gwangsan to enhance citizen immunity and support for revitalizing neighborhood commercial districts, the lifeblood of the local economy, were developed and promoted.

High scores were also earned by producing results beyond the capabilities of the autonomous district through public-private cooperation in various fields such as safety, economy, and welfare.

Representative examples include receiving two presidential awards last year for the Always Happy Project and the hospital accompaniment service for vulnerable health groups, ‘Huublence.’

Efforts to eliminate blind spots in public services and activate proactive administration, such as the automatic communication fee reduction service and operation of the Gwangsan-gu foreign resident talent donation group, were also highly evaluated.

A Gwangsan-gu official said, “Based on objective data, the various innovative policies pursued by Gwangsan-gu to increase citizen happiness became the strength to endure the unprecedented crisis of COVID-19,” and added, “We will do our best to enhance the completeness of policies and implement Gwangsan governance that leads the new era of local autonomy and decentralization.”

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