Data-Driven Administration Evaluation 'Simplification' Promoted... Increasing Participation of 'Insufficient' Agencies

Ministry of the Interior and Safety Simplifies Public Data Evaluation
Reforms to Conduct Data-Based Administration Inspection and Public Data Provision Operation Evaluation Simultaneously

For objective administrative services, the government's data-driven administration inspection process will be significantly reduced starting this year. This is a measure to reduce the burden on evaluated institutions such as basic local governments that have received relatively low scores and to further expand the data-driven administration system.

According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety on the 15th, from this year, the timing of the public data-related evaluations, 'Data-Driven Administration Inspection' and 'Public Data Provision Operation Evaluation,' will be synchronized, and the process will be simplified so that evaluations are conducted simultaneously.

Data-driven administration was introduced to utilize data when establishing policies or making decisions to enhance the accountability and reliability of public institutions and improve the quality of life for citizens. To check operational status and establish services, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety conducts annual inspections based on the 'Data-Driven Administration Act' for the data-driven administration inspection and the 'Public Data Act' for the public data provision operation evaluation.

However, until now, the two evaluations have had some overlapping content, and even in cases where the institution's work personnel were the same, they were operated under separate laws and investigated separately.

Accordingly, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety decided on this policy after collecting opinions from experts and various sectors last year to alleviate the burden on evaluated institutions and encourage active participation in the evaluations. A ministry official explained, "From the perspective of the evaluated institutions, it will be easier to actively participate and access the process," adding, "This will have the effect of reducing the evaluation burden." Previously, the ministry had encouraged participation in data-driven administration by minimizing document submissions for institutions rated 'insufficient' in the data-driven administration inspection, and the simplification of evaluations is a further step in this direction.

It is expected whether the simplification of evaluations will enhance the management and utilization of data-driven administration and public data by basic local governments and local public enterprises, which have received relatively low scores compared to central administrative agencies. According to last year's data-driven administration inspection results, central government ministries scored 90.7 points, rated 'excellent,' metropolitan local governments scored 79.9 points, rated 'average,' but basic local governments scored 50.7 points, and local public enterprises scored 27.4 points, both rated 'insufficient.' Both basic local governments and local public enterprises received the lowest scores in 'data analysis,' which assesses the extent to which data is used in policy and administrative work. Smaller local governments are considered to have an environment where it is difficult to actively promote data-driven administration because face-to-face contact work is more central than electronic administration.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety plans to reduce the gap in levels among institutions by discovering and sharing excellent utilization cases that show results by applying data analysis results to policies. For institutions that received an 'insufficient' rating below 60 points in the evaluation, consulting and data-based capacity training are being provided to those who wish to participate, and these efforts will be strengthened going forward.

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