Seoul Jung-gu Selected as 'Best' in Local Government Proactive Administration Comprehensive Evaluation

Nationwide Attention for Initiatives Such as the Common Entrance Free Pass in Apartment Complexes

Jung-gu, Seoul (Mayor Kim Gil-seong) announced on the 26th that it was selected as the 'Best' institution in the '2024 Local Government Proactive Administration Comprehensive Evaluation' conducted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, targeting 243 local governments nationwide.

Jung-gu, Seoul, launched the nation's first "Apartment Complex Common Entrance Free Pass Safety Platform Construction Project" in April last year. Provided by Jung-gu.

The evaluation was conducted by dividing into four groups (metropolitan, city, county, district), and Jung-gu received consistently high scores across five major categories and 17 detailed indicators, including proactive administration system improvement, efforts to activate proactive administration, implementation performance of proactive administration, perception of proactive administration, and expansion of proactive administration and collaboration mileage operation, ranking first among 69 autonomous districts nationwide.

Last year, the district established a 'Proactive Administration Implementation Plan' and selected five key promotion tasks closely related to residents' lives. The key tasks included a pre-reservation service for civil complaint consultations, installation of small-scale slope facilities closely related to daily life, one-stop employment support for discovering and linking private sector jobs, the public-private cooperation commercial district management specialized organization 'Traditional Market Commercial District Development Center,' and a household waste reduction project. To successfully carry out these tasks, the district firmly supported execution by providing pre-consultation systems, exemption support, and additional points for selecting outstanding public officials.

Additionally, the district held its own 'Proactive Administration Outstanding Public Official Selection Contest,' selecting five best cases and eight excellent cases. During the selection process, not only did the Proactive Administration Committee review the cases, but surveys were also conducted among residents and staff to enhance the perception of proactive administration.

In particular, the 'Joint Housing Common Entrance Free Pass Safety Platform Construction Project,' which Jung-gu introduced nationwide for the first time, is gaining nationwide attention and spreading.

In April last year, the district collaborated with the Jungbu Police Station to install receivers at the common entrances of 13 apartment complexes in Jung-gu, enabling responding police officers to quickly open the common entrance doors using wireless remote controls. This is evaluated to secure the 'golden time' in emergencies such as fires or accidents. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety plans to post this case on the 'Proactive Administration ON' (Proactive Administration website) and include it in the collection of excellent cases.

Mayor Kim Gil-seong said, "Proactive administration is the will and practical power of administration to improve and support residents' daily lives," adding, "We will continue to boldly break away from the framework of existing tasks and carry out proactive administration to resolve residents' inconveniences."

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