Goyang City Named Outstanding in Local Regulatory Innovation for Second Consecutive Year, Wins Minister of the Interior and Safety Award

Evaluation of 243 Local Governments Nationwide

Comprehensive Assessment of Plans, Regulatory Discovery, and Improvement Activities

Proven Results in Field-Oriented, Execution-Based Regulatory Innovation

Goyang Special City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Donghwan) once again demonstrated its competitiveness in regulatory innovation by receiving the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award at the "2025 Local Regulatory Innovation Performance Evaluation" hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety on April 22, 2026. In addition, as a financial incentive based on this evaluation, the city secured a special grant of 100 million won at the end of last year.

Goyang City Wins Excellence Award for Two Consecutive Years in Local Regulatory Innovation... Receives Minister of the Interior and Safety Award. Photo by Goyang City

This award marks the second consecutive year of recognition, following last year's selection as an outstanding local government. It is especially significant as it acknowledges the city's ongoing efforts and effectiveness in regulatory improvement. In particular, Goyang City was highly evaluated for establishing a field-oriented regulatory innovation system that goes beyond simple institutional revisions.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety annually assesses local governments nationwide by comprehensively evaluating their implementation plans, regulatory discovery, regulatory improvement activities, and results to select outstanding institutions. This year, the evaluation was conducted based on four main criteria and twelve sub-indicators.

Goyang City was selected as an outstanding institution in the "city" group out of 243 local governments nationwide, which were divided into four groups for the evaluation, and received the Minister's Award. In particular, the city was recognized for its excellent achievements in establishing communication platforms to address regulatory challenges and operating collaborative networks.

Building on these achievements, Goyang City plans to accelerate regulatory reform efforts in 2026. The city will solicit regulatory improvement proposals from all employees to identify unreasonable laws experienced in the field and develop them into practical improvement tasks, thereby enhancing administrative effectiveness and work efficiency.

Furthermore, the city will establish and share the "2026 Regulatory Reform Implementation Plan" to further refine its implementation system and strengthen execution throughout the entire process, from task discovery to improvement. In particular, the city will focus on identifying regulatory innovation tasks that can bring tangible changes to citizens’ lives and business activities and will further expand cooperation with central government ministries and related agencies.

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