Why Yongsan-gu Became a Leading Autonomous District in Life-Oriented Scientific Administration?

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Yongsan-gu Selected as Top Grade for Data-Driven Administration Evaluation for Two Consecutive Years

Ministry of the Interior and Safety... Evaluation of 467 Institutions Across 12 Indicators in 4 Areas

Laid the Foundation for Data-Based Scientific Administration Including Big Data Platform Construction

Promoted Analysis for Prioritizing Installation Sites of Crime Prevention CCTV, and Built DB of Street Trees and Park Tree Growth Information

Yongsan-gu was selected as an excellent institution with the highest grade for two consecutive years in the '2022 Data-Driven Administration Evaluation' hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

The district received high evaluations in strengthening data utilization capabilities and cultural creation by promoting public data enterprise matching projects such as 'Building a DB of Street Trees and Park Tree Growth Information' and 'Opening Yongsan-gu Tourist Attractions and Historical Culture Data.'

To promote joint data utilization between administration and public institutions, the district conducted a full data survey and achieved significant results in data-driven administrative innovation through big data analysis projects such as 'Analysis for Prioritizing Installation Sites of Crime Prevention CCTV.'

Since establishing the Smart Information Division through organizational restructuring in 2021, the district appointed the Director of the Administrative Support Bureau as the Data-Driven Administration Officer and formed data officers and working groups in each department to complete the organizational system. In April 2022, the district laid the foundation for data-based scientific administration by building a big data platform.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety conducts an annual data-driven administration status check since 2021 to guide proper data policies by inspecting the status of data-driven administration in a total of 467 institutions, including central administrative agencies, local governments, and public institutions.

While the evaluation in 2021 targeted 288 central administrative agencies and local governments, in 2022 the scope was expanded to include public institutions, evaluating 467 institutions in total.

The Ministry evaluates 12 indicators across 4 areas: ▲Establishment of data-driven administration promotion system ▲Promotion of joint data utilization between administrative and public institutions ▲Data-based administrative innovation ▲Strengthening data utilization capabilities and cultural creation, assigning three grades: excellent, average, and insufficient.

Kim Seon-su, Acting Mayor of Yongsan-gu, said, “The importance of data utilization has recently been emphasized across all aspects of residents' lives. We will do our best to become a local government leading data-based, resident-centered scientific administrative services, using this selection as an excellent data-driven administration institution as an opportunity.”

Oh Eun-seok, Mayor of Dobong-gu, inspecting school facilities while reaching out (January 18, 2023, Seondeok High School)

Dobong-gu Invests 8.1 Billion KRW in Education Expenses to Create a High-Quality Educational and Cultural City

Support for Healthy and Safe Eco-Friendly Food

Support for Various Programs to Nurture Students' Dreams and Talents

Creating a Pleasant and Safe School Environment

Dobong-gu (Mayor Oh Eon-seok) has allocated a total of 8.1 billion KRW in this year's education expense budget, including 5 billion KRW for school meals, 1.7 billion KRW for education program support, and 1.4 billion KRW for facility and environment improvement, accelerating the creation of a high-quality educational and cultural city.

The district supports a total of 5 billion KRW in the school meal sector, including 164 million KRW in eco-friendly rice price difference subsidies to provide healthy and safe eco-friendly food for growing students. This supports 28 kindergartens with 2,088 children and 47 schools with 25,648 students in the region, with a total of 23.6 billion KRW funded by 20% district funds, 30% city funds, and 50% education office funds.

Additionally, 1.7 billion KRW is allocated to various education programs to lay the foundation for nurturing future talent in Dobong-gu.

Among them, the 'Arts, Physical Education, and Creative Experience Cooperative Teacher Project' is supported through public-private-academic governance education cooperation. This project dispatches local education experts during cultural, arts, physical education, and creative experiential activity hours within the regular school curriculum, allowing students to engage in diverse experiential activities under expert guidance, fostering artistic sensibility and creativity. It is expected to enable schools to plan and operate more diverse and creative classes beyond conventional standardized lessons.

Support is also provided for 'Creative Education Programs' that reflect school characteristics and 'Self-Directed Learning Programs' for elementary and middle school students. In particular, the district actively supports 'Academic Achievement Improvement Programs' and 'Autonomous Study Room Operations' reflecting educational field demands to increase high school students' university admission rates. Furthermore, support is given for counseling staff salaries, after-school care classrooms, and choir operations in elementary schools to help students' emotional stability, fill care gaps, and enhance sensitivity, promoting healthy and happy growth.

The district also implements an entrance preparation fund system for first-year students entering elementary, middle, and high schools this year, providing 200,000 KRW for elementary students and 300,000 KRW for middle and high school students. The fund can be used to purchase uniforms, books, electronic devices, and other necessary items for school admission.

Moreover, 1.4 billion KRW is allocated for facility and environment improvement to create a pleasant and safe educational environment in kindergartens and schools. Support is provided for 28 kindergartens in the district, and for 47 elementary, middle, high, and special schools, on-site inspections will be conducted upon application, followed by review and allocation.

Oh Eon-seok, Mayor of Dobong-gu, said, “Through education support projects, we will strengthen the public nature of education and secure the competitiveness of school education to create a high-quality educational and cultural city.”

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