Jangheung-gun Achieves Highest Ever Score in Government Joint Evaluation

Achieved 2nd Place Among 22 Cities and Counties in Jeonnam Province

Jangheung-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 3rd that it achieved 2nd place among 22 cities and counties in the province in the 2023 Government Joint Evaluation, marking its highest-ever performance.

In the 2023 evaluation, which assessed the 2022 results, Jangheung-gun received excellent scores, ranking 2nd in both quantitative and qualitative evaluations, thereby demonstrating a high level of administrative capability both domestically and internationally.

Jangheung-gun Office Building Exterior [Photo by Jangheung-gun]

The Government Joint Evaluation is a system organized by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety that annually assesses local governments’ administrative capabilities through quantitative and qualitative evaluations, focusing on national delegated tasks and important national policies.

In this evaluation, Jangheung-gun achieved its targets in 64 out of 71 (94%) quantitative indicators, and 14 out of 20 (70%) qualitative indicators were cited as best practices in Jeollanam-do.

Notably, in the qualitative category, initiatives such as △volunteer activation △Culture Day policies △revitalization of the wood industry were selected as best practices by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

The excellent results were attributed to the diligent efforts of all staff who faithfully committed to their duties, including focused monthly management of progress by indicator, training for those in charge, expert consulting, devising improvement plans for underperforming indicators, and discovering best practices for qualitative indicators.

This achievement reflects the continuous efforts of the 8th elected administration of Jangheung-gun to ensure administrative stability and organic cooperation among departments, and secured a total of 150 million KRW in financial incentives as a result of being selected as an outstanding county.

Governor Kim Seong said, “Achieving the highest-ever performance in the government comprehensive evaluation for local governments is a very meaningful result recognizing our excellent administrative capabilities. Above all, I am grateful for the hard work of the public officials who worked diligently, and we will continue to carry out administration that empathizes with and satisfies the residents, the administrative demanders.”

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