Gyeonggi Province Ranks First Among Metropolitan Provinces in Quantitative Government Evaluation; Excels in Welfare and Regulatory Reform

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jang Gyung-hee] Gyeonggi Province ranked first among metropolitan provinces in the quantitative section of the government joint evaluation.

According to the ‘2019 Joint Evaluation of Local Governments’ results announced by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety on the 30th, Gyeonggi Province recorded a quantitative evaluation achievement rate of 77.24%, achieving the highest performance among nine metropolitan provinces.

The government joint evaluation is a system in which 24 government ministries jointly evaluate state-delegated affairs, national treasury subsidy projects, and major national policy initiatives carried out by local governments. This year's evaluation covered 2018 performance from 17 cities and provinces and was divided into quantitative and qualitative assessments.

The quantitative evaluation compared local government achievement rates against 123 indicators set by the government, including public interest, community development, and realization of social values. The province achieved 95 indicators, ranking first among metropolitan provinces. Among metropolitan cities, Ulsan ranked first.

The province explained that it achieved high accomplishment rates in regulatory reform sectors including ▲implementation of negative regulation ▲identification and improvement of regulatory difficulties at the local level by the SME Office (Ombudsman) ▲identification and improvement of decentralization-focused regulatory innovation projects, and in welfare sectors including ▲processing rate of welfare blind spots identified by local governments and confirmation investigations within the designated period.

Meanwhile, the qualitative evaluation selects exemplary cases from the province and cities and counties for 32 projects proposed by the government, with nine exemplary cases selected from Gyeonggi Province.

A provincial official stated, “We achieved meaningful results in the first evaluation under the revised regulations,” and added, “Through monthly performance checks, we will conduct customized education and consulting for cities and counties with low interest or poor performance in the joint evaluation to ensure better evaluations next year.”