Yongsan-gu Selected for Highest Grade in Data-Based Administration Performance Evaluation for 3 Consecutive Years

Ministry of the Interior and Safety Oversees Evaluation of 464 Administrative Agencies, Local Governments, and Public Institutions
Assessment of Data-Driven Administration in 4 Areas and 12 Detailed Indicators *4 Areas: Management System, Shared Utilization, Analytical Utilization, Capability Culture
High Ratings for Excellent Cases Using Big Data Analysis Including ▲LED Building Number Plate Installation ▲Women’s Safe Return Path Creation ▲Floating Population Analysis to Revitalize Local Markets

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Yongsan-gu, Seoul (Mayor Park Hee-young) has been selected as an 'Excellent Institution,' the highest grade, for three consecutive years in the '2023 Data-Driven Administration Activation Status Inspection' evaluation conducted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. The evaluation covered a total of 464 organizations, including central administrative agencies, local governments, and public institutions.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety has been conducting the annual 'Data-Driven Administration Status Inspection' since 2021 to check the overall status of data-driven administration operations by institution and to promote proper data policies, in accordance with Article 22 of the 'Act on the Activation of Data-Driven Administration,' which was enacted in December 2020.

The status inspection evaluated 12 detailed indicators across four areas of data-driven administration: ▲management system ▲shared utilization ▲analytical utilization ▲capacity and culture, assigning three grades: excellent, average, and insufficient.

In this evaluation, the district's recognition of the value of data-driven administration and efforts to enhance employees' data analysis and utilization capabilities through competency diagnosis were key factors.

Actual cases that received high evaluations included excellent examples of utilizing public data related to local issues, such as creating women’s safe return paths by installing LED building number plates through big data analysis, managing crowds for various events, and analyzing floating populations to revitalize neighborhood commercial districts.

Through the establishment of this data-driven administrative culture, the district was certified as a 'Leading Institution for Data Analysis Talent Development' by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety in December last year, and achieved the significant accomplishment of being selected as an excellent institution for three consecutive years in the status inspection evaluations of 2021, 2022, and this year.

Meanwhile, the district reorganized its administrative structure by establishing the Smart Information Division in 2021, appointing the Director of the Administrative Support Bureau as the data-driven administration officer, and designating dedicated personnel for data utilization in each department. Additionally, in April 2022, it established a big data platform to create a promotion system for data-driven administration.

Park Hee-young, Mayor of Yongsan-gu, said, “This excellent institution selection is the result of promoting scientific administration based on data analysis results rather than relying on previous experience or intuitive judgment when establishing policies. We will continue to actively strive to increase residents’ trust in our district’s projects through data-driven administration.”

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