Changwon City Selected as an Excellent Institution in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's Local Government Innovation Evaluation for 3 Consecutive Years

Changwon City Hall. [Image source=Changwon City]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Changwon City in Gyeongnam announced on the 9th that it has been selected as an excellent institution for three consecutive years in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's '2021 Local Government Innovation Evaluation.'

The Local Government Innovation Evaluation assesses the innovation efforts and achievements of 243 local governments nationwide based on five categories and 14 detailed indicators: autonomous institutional innovation, participation and cooperation, inclusive administration, trusted government, innovation diffusion, and public perception.

Changwon City established an innovation implementation plan with the goal of 'innovation that citizens can feel through communication and empathy,' discovering and carrying out 17 tasks across three areas, including two representative projects.

As a result, initiatives such as the '4 No's (minimizing anxiety, inconvenience, discomfort, and dissatisfaction) Innovation,' the promotion of the 'Our Neighborhood One Step The Project,' the 'Best Village Creation Project,' the introduction of 'Vehicle Administration Mobile Electronic Notification,' and the establishment of the 'Changwon-type Data Dam Public Datarium' were evaluated as excellent innovation cases.

In particular, the achievements in public data openness were outstanding, and efforts in establishing management systems for shared resources and services as well as promotion were highly praised in the field of providing public services that citizens can feel.

Kim Jong-pil, Policy Planning Officer, said, “Based on this evaluation result, we will further strengthen the substance of administrative innovation so that citizens can experience the changed urban status and administrative services as a special city by enhancing our strengths and supplementing shortcomings.”

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