Suwon Named Top City in Ministry of Interior and Safety's '2021 Local Government Innovation Evaluation'...Four-Year Consecutive Selection

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon City has been selected as an outstanding organization in the Ministry of Interior and Safety's '2021 Local Government Innovation Evaluation,' earning the city's highest score in its category and achieving the distinction of being selected as an outstanding organization for four consecutive years, the city announced on the 8th.

The Ministry of Interior and Safety evaluated innovation performance across all 243 local governments nationwide using an 'Innovation Evaluation Committee' composed of private sector experts and a 'Citizens Evaluation Committee' of general citizens, who assessed 14 detailed indicators across five categories: ▲autonomous institutional innovation ▲inclusive administration ▲participation and cooperation ▲trustworthy government, and ▲innovation dissemination and citizen satisfaction.

As a result, 4 metropolitan governments and 56 basic local governments (19 cities, 21 counties, and 16 districts) were selected as outstanding organizations, with Suwon City receiving the highest score of 88.7 points among the 75 cities evaluated.

In the evaluation, Suwon City received favorable recognition for improving the poor working conditions of essential workers and consistently implementing support policies through ▲the apartment cleaning worker break facility improvement project ▲operation of mobile worker rest shelters, and ▲improvement of workers' rights for vulnerable groups.

Since 2015, Suwon City has been implementing the 'Cleaning Worker Break Facility Improvement Project,' which provides project funding to repair inadequate rest spaces for apartment cleaning workers and small and medium-sized enterprise workers.

Additionally, based on the 'Suwon City Ordinance on Protection and Support of Essential Workers' enacted in 2021, the city is establishing a practical 'labor safety net' that provides substantial assistance to essential workers.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Interior and Safety grants presidential, prime ministerial, and ministerial commendations as well as financial incentives to local governments with outstanding innovation implementation performance.