Suwon Designated as Excellence Institution in Public Data Provision Evaluation for 4th Consecutive Year

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Chung Jun-sung] Suwon Special City announced on the 7th that it was selected as an 'excellence institution' in the 'Public Data Provision Operation Assessment' and 'Data-Based Administration Assessment and Evaluation' led by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, securing a total of 80 million won in financial incentives.

With this, the city has earned the honor of being selected as an excellence institution in the 'Public Data Provision Operation Assessment' for four consecutive years since 2019.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety has annually evaluated approximately 570 institutions nationwide, including central government agencies, local governments, and public institutions, on public data management systems, development, utilization, and quality since 2018, selecting excellence institutions and awarding financial incentives of 40 million won to the top 24 institutions.

In the 'Data-Based Administration Assessment and Evaluation' that began in 2021, the city achieved the result of being selected as an excellence institution for two consecutive years.

This year, approximately 467 institutions nationwide, including central government agencies, local governments, and public institutions, were evaluated on data-based administration promotion systems, joint utilization, and analysis utilization, with financial incentives of 40 million won awarded to the top 24 institutions.

Suwon operates a 'Big Data Portal' (https://data.suwon.go.kr), providing citizens with analyzed and visualized information on the city's various public data, thereby activating data-based administration.

A city official stated, "We will enhance public trust in administration through science-based policy implementation grounded in data," and added, "We will continuously identify and provide public data with high private-sector demand to vitalize public data utilization."