Yongin City Strengthens 'Performance Evaluation' of Subsidies for Cultural and Arts Organizations

Yongin City Hall Panorama

[Asia Economy (Yongin) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province will strengthen performance evaluations for subsidy projects provided to cultural and artistic organizations starting next year. This measure aims to ensure that subsidies are not wasted.

Yongin City stated that the subsidies provided to cultural and artistic organizations average 1 billion KRW per year and are used for various events supporting citizens' cultural enjoyment and local artists' artistic activities. However, there have been issues with efficiency as there were no performance evaluations or evaluation criteria conducted after the projects ended, resulting in similar themed events being held by different organizations.

Accordingly, starting next year, the city will conduct ▲document evaluations such as reviewing project plans, performance reports, and project settlements ▲on-site evaluations including the organization's project execution capability ▲resident participation and response.

The city will reflect the evaluation results in the decision on whether to provide subsidies for the following year after review by the Yongin City Local Subsidy Deliberation Committee.

Additionally, the city plans to strengthen substance by encouraging the integration and linkage of subsidy projects, which were previously conducted sporadically by each organization, in various ways.

A city official said, "The purpose is to enhance the transparency of subsidy management and, in the long term, to provide citizens with quality opportunities to enjoy culture and arts," adding, "We will do our best to ensure a fair and objective evaluation by considering the opinions of various cultural organizations."

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