Hwaseong-si Awarded for Excellence in Regulatory Innovation by Local Governments

Minister of the Interior and Safety Commendation... 200 Million Won Financial Incentive Also Awarded

Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 22nd that it received a commendation from the Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety along with a financial incentive of 200 million KRW at the Local Regulatory Innovation Seminar and Excellent Local Governments Awards Ceremony held at the Seoul Sangjanghoe Social Hall on the 21st.

Officials from Hwaseong City are taking a commemorative photo after receiving an award at the Local Regulation Innovation Excellent Municipality Awards Ceremony on the 21st.
[Photo by Hwaseong City]

This evaluation is conducted annually by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to strengthen the regulatory innovation capabilities of local governments. The assessment is based on four main indicators: ▲contribution to local regulatory innovation meetings ▲performance in operating task forces (TF) ▲efforts to improve central regulations ▲achievements in improving shadow and behavioral regulations.

In this year’s evaluation, 33 metropolitan and basic local governments, including Hwaseong City, were selected as excellent local governments, and a total of 13 billion KRW in financial incentives will be distributed.

Hwaseong City explained that it received high marks for holding quarterly 'Regulatory Innovation Promotion Team Meetings' to improve central regulations, benchmarking best practices to improve shadow and behavioral regulations, and simplifying administrative procedures.

Previously, Hwaseong City was also selected as an excellent local government in last year’s Local Regulatory Innovation Performance Evaluation and received a financial incentive of 300 million KRW.

Jung Myung-geun, Mayor of Hwaseong City, stated, "Regulatory innovation is a key factor in improving citizens’ quality of life and revitalizing the local economy. We will continue to strive to minimize inconveniences for citizens, businesses, and small merchants."

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