Goseong-gun Achieves Highest Grade 'Excellent' in Local Government Innovation Evaluation

"Creating Innovative Outcomes That Residents Can Experience"

Goseong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 28th that it was selected as an excellent institution (5th place among counties) according to the results of the ‘2023 Local Government Innovation Evaluation’ conducted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

Goseong County Office.

The ‘Local Government Innovation Evaluation’ was conducted on 243 local governments nationwide (17 metropolitan cities, 75 cities, 82 counties, 69 districts) based on 10 indicators in three categories: ▲innovation capability ▲innovation performance ▲public perception, and 61 local governments were selected as excellent institutions.

The county received high scores in indicators closely related to residents’ lives, such as ▲institutional autonomous innovation ▲public service improvement ▲public perception, by implementing initiatives like the ‘Operation of the Day for Adoption of Abandoned Animals,’ which innovates the paradigm of abandoned animal adoption, and the ‘Youth 4-Jari (Seol·Il·Sal·Nol) Project,’ which promotes customized policies through collecting opinions from young people.

Furthermore, it achieved excellent grades in most indicators, ranking 5th among 82 counties nationwide.

This is a significant rise compared to the 28th place last year, with the grade also improving from ‘average’ to ‘excellent.’ The county showed outstanding results in various policies discovered through communication and collaboration with residents, and these achievements culminated in the results of the ‘2023 Local Government Innovation Evaluation.’

Local governments selected as excellent institutions in the evaluation will be awarded various benefits, including commendations from the President, the Prime Minister, and the Minister of the Interior and Safety, as well as special grants.

County Governor Lee Sang-geun said, “We were able to receive an upgraded evaluation from ‘average’ to ‘excellent’ compared to 2022, recognizing our efforts and achievements in innovation,” and added, “We will continue to strive to create innovative outcomes that residents can feel, linked to the direction of government innovation, for the benefit of our residents.”

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