'Hwaseong-si Data-Driven Administration' Attracts Attention with Consecutive Internal and External Achievements

Ministry of the Interior and Safety Certifies 'Leading Institution for Training Data Analysis Experts'
Shin Hwan-cheol, Big Data Team Leader, Named 'Data Analysis Specialist'

Data-driven administrative policies promoted by Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province are achieving success in major government evaluations one after another.

Hwaseong City announced on the 13th that it was recently certified as a 'Leading Institution for Training Data Analysis Experts' by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. The city explained that Hwaseong is the only local government and the only institution besides the Ministry of Justice to receive continuous certification in this evaluation.

At the Data Analysis Specialist Certification Award Ceremony, Shin Hwan-cheol (far left), Head of the Big Data Team in the Smart City Division of Hwaseong City, is holding up the certificate. Photo by Hwaseong City

In particular, Shin Hwan-cheol, head of the Big Data Team in Hwaseong City's Smart City Division, received a data analysis expert certification from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. A total of 92 people applied for the data analysis expert training course, 40 were selected, and 37, including Team Leader Shin, received final certification.

The certified experts will lead data analysis within each institution, promote problem-solving and collaboration through data, and establish themselves as key agents of regional data-driven administration.

Hwaseong City conducted a 'Environmental Factor Analysis for New Towns' project during this certification process. This project utilized XAI (explainable artificial intelligence)-based technology to analyze factors contributing to urban growth and decline. The model, aimed at sustainable urban development and management, was recognized for its innovation in approaching residential urban environmental factors through a data-centric perspective.

Besides this certification, Hwaseong City's Big Data Team and Hwaseong Research Institute joint team also won the grand prize (Minister of Health and Welfare Award) in this year's 'Pseudonymized Information Utilization and Integration Idea Contest.' The winning work was evaluated for proposing the possibility of data-driven policies for socially vulnerable groups using welfare data.

Jo Nam-chul, head of Hwaseong City's Smart City Division, said, "This certification is a cornerstone for the 1 million residents of Hwaseong City to establish better policies based on data," adding, "We will further strengthen the collaboration system among central government ministries, local governments, and public institution data departments."

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