Gyeonggi-do Selected as 'Excellent' Province for 10 Consecutive Years in Government Joint Evaluation

Gyeonggi Province ranked 2nd in the qualitative evaluation and 1st in the public evaluation in the ‘2024 Joint Evaluation of Local Governments’ conducted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

Accordingly, Gyeonggi Province has achieved the record of ‘Excellent,’ which means ranking within the top 3 for 10 consecutive years since 2015.

The Joint Evaluation of Local Governments is the only comprehensive government-level evaluation targeting local governments, jointly conducted by 29 central ministries including the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, assessing national delegated tasks, national subsidy projects, and major national policies. This evaluation was conducted based on 106 evaluation indicators for the 2023 performance of 17 metropolitan cities and provinces.

The qualitative evaluation selects two excellent cases for each of the 19 indicators presented by the government. Gyeonggi Province had eight excellent cases selected, ranking 2nd.

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

The main excellent cases include ▲ “Smart Bus that comes when called with AI algorithm! Ride smartly with Toktaro!” ▲ “Care enjoyed as a basic right, a happy Gyeonggi Province where the whole village cares for every child! Our Child 365 Days Always Spring!” ▲ “Gyeonggi Province’s Path (路) to a Circular Economy” ▲ “Citizen-led Gyeonggi Province Volunteerism created directly by residents’ ideas and hands” ▲ “Turning Crisis into Opportunity! Gyeonggi Province Hand-in-Hand Win-Win Project,” among others.

In the public evaluation, a panel of 408 general citizens, composed considering region, age, and gender, selected 10 excellent cases that resonate with the public from 34 cases submitted by metropolitan cities and provinces. Gyeonggi Province’s two submitted cases, “Smart Bus that comes when called with AI algorithm! Ride smartly with Toktaro!” and “Gyeonggi Province’s Path (路) to a Circular Economy,” were both selected as excellent cases. In particular, the ‘Toktobus,’ a demand-responsive transport (DRT) combining the advantages of taxis and buses, was introduced in 11 cities and counties, and an integrated transportation platform was established to connect with existing transportation means, resolving inconveniences in transportation-vulnerable areas, earning recognition as an excellent case.

In the quantitative evaluation, the achievement rates of 87 indicators set by the government, such as the elderly employment target achievement rate, public childcare utilization rate, and priority purchase in the social economy sector, were compared by local governments. Gyeonggi Province achieved 95.4%, an improvement of 3.9 percentage points compared to the previous year.

Choi Jeong-seok, Director of Opportunity Strategy at Gyeonggi Province, stated, “The excellent results in this evaluation were due to periodic performance management and strengthened customized consulting,” adding, “We will continue to make efforts and systematically manage indicators to improve administrative services for the public.”

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