Jeonnam Office of Education Rated 'Best' in Comprehensive Information Disclosure Evaluation by Ministry of the Interior and Safety

Ranked First in Disclosure Rate and Selected as an Excellent Case in Records Management

The Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education announced on the 9th that it has been selected as an 'Outstanding Institution' in both the '2024 Comprehensive Information Disclosure Evaluation' hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the '2024 Records Management Evaluation' hosted by the National Archives of Korea.

In the Comprehensive Information Disclosure Evaluation, the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education received a score of 96.85, which is 1.62 points higher than the national average for metropolitan and provincial offices of education (95.23 points), earning it the 'Outstanding' rating. The 'Comprehensive Information Disclosure Evaluation' is conducted annually for around 550 institutions, including central administrative agencies, local governments, offices of education, and public institutions, to ensure the reliability and transparency of the information disclosure system.

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education building.

The office has set a record by being selected as an outstanding institution four times, receiving the top rating in 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2024. The evaluation covered five areas and eleven indicators: ▲proactive information disclosure ▲disclosure of original document information ▲processing of information disclosure requests ▲customer management ▲operation of the information disclosure system. Among these, the office received full marks in five indicators and ranked first among the 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education nationwide in the rate of original document disclosure (88.74%).

In addition, the office was also selected as an outstanding institution in the records management evaluation hosted by the National Archives of Korea, receiving an 'A' grade, and two cases in policy and autonomy indicators were selected as best practices. The establishment of the (tentatively named) Jeollanamdo Office of Education Archives, the discovery of records from the Japanese occupation era at Yeosu Dolsan Elementary School, and the digitization of graduation albums at Mokpo Deokin High School are examples of record content discovery that will be shared through the National Archives of Korea website.

Lee Seonguk, Director of General Affairs, stated, "This achievement is the result of all Jeonnam educational staff doing their best to guarantee the public's right to know and manage records," adding, "We will continue to make every effort to fulfill the public's right to know through proactive and active information disclosure and records management."

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