Korea Forest Service Receives Presidential Citation for Excellence in Government Innovation Evaluation

The Korea Forest Service was selected as the top ministry at the vice-ministerial level in the government innovation commendation and received the Presidential Citation.

Nam Seong-hyun, Administrator of the Korea Forest Service (second from the left), and others are attending the Government Innovation Evaluation Awards Ceremony and posing for a commemorative photo after receiving the Presidential Citation. Photo by Korea Forest Service

According to the Korea Forest Service on the 4th, this year's government innovation evaluation was conducted on 45 central administrative agencies.

The evaluation was based on eight criteria: ▲innovation leadership of the agency head ▲policy achievements in public communication and participation ▲data openness and utilization ▲digital-based service innovation ▲digital public-private cooperation ▲organizational culture and work style innovation ▲public perception ▲and public institution efficiency.

The Korea Forest Service received high scores particularly in the 'innovation leadership of the agency head,' which emphasized the importance of forest sites, and in the 'policy achievements in public communication and participation,' which were actively conducted during major policy processes.

Previously, as the agency overseeing forest disasters, the head of the Korea Forest Service demonstrated field-centered forest innovation leadership by personally directing large-scale wildfire sites.

Additionally, through communication efforts such as holding the Forest Renaissance forum with 100 ordinary citizens and key strategies of the Korea Forest Service, it was selected as an 'Excellent Institution for Public Participation in 2022.'

Nam Sung-hyun, head of the Korea Forest Service, said, “Continuous consensus-building with forest sites and the public advances forest policies and organizations,” adding, “This year as well, the Korea Forest Service will deepen forest innovation through innovation in work styles and organizational culture.”

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