Yongin City Reselected as Ministry of Interior and Safety's 'Outstanding Local Regulatory Innovation Institution'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hoon] Yongin City announced on the 10th that it has been reselected as an 'Outstanding Local Regulatory Innovation Institution in 2021' under the Ministry of Interior and Safety.

Following its receipt of the excellence institution certification in 2018 when the certification system was first introduced, the city has been selected again this time and will maintain its status as an outstanding institution for three years through 2024.

This system is one in which the Ministry of Interior and Safety evaluates local governments nationwide using 20 indicators including regulatory innovation foundation, regulatory innovation results creation and dissemination, and key projects, selects outstanding institutions, and grants three-year certification.

The city received high evaluation for conducting a comprehensive inspection of 385 registered regulations including ordinances and rules to identify unnecessary regulations, and for operating the 'Visiting Regulatory Reporting Center' where citizens and businesses can report inconveniences caused by regulations.

Additionally, the city's proactive adoption of excellent regulatory innovation cases and reflection in city administration, as well as its operation of the 'Regulatory Burden of Proof System' requiring each relevant department to directly prove the justification of various regulations, were also highly evaluated.

Through this regulatory innovation excellence institution certification, the city receives 20 million won in financial incentives and an authentication certificate bearing the name of the Minister of Interior and Safety.

A city official stated, "We will continue to discover and improve unnecessary regulations so that we can provide substantial benefits to citizens' lives and business operations."