Hwaseong City Selected as Excellent Institution in Ministry of Interior and Safety's 'Local Government Innovation Evaluation' for 4 Consecutive Years

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Lee Su-won] Hwaseong City has been selected as an excellent institution for four consecutive years in the '2023 Local Government Innovation Evaluation' administered by the Ministry of Interior and Safety.

The Local Government Innovation Evaluation is conducted to select local governments that have produced innovation results that residents can experience, targeting 243 local governments nationwide. The evaluation was carried out with 10 indicators across three categories: △Innovation Capacity △Innovation Results △Citizen Satisfaction.

The city achieved excellent ratings in most indicators including △Innovation Leadership of Agency Head △Autonomous Institutional Innovation △Citizen Communication Policymaking △Public-Private Cooperation Activation △Public Service Improvement △Work Method Innovation and Organizational Culture Improvement △Citizen Satisfaction Evaluation.

The city was recognized for its innovative policies, particularly by establishing Korea's first AI-integrated Hwaseong-type child pedestrian safety service that fundamentally prevents child traffic accidents, and promoting pet registration utilizing nose-print identification.

Additionally, the city received high evaluations for building Korea's first AI-based digital road management system utilizing public transportation, improving work methods by simplifying administrative procedures through the introduction of a multi-child mobile app card in Hwaseong City via inter-agency cooperation.

Hwaseong City Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun stated, "It is important to reduce unnecessary tasks and move away from conventional work methods," and added, "I will make efforts to become a Hwaseong City that anyone would want to live in through innovative administration that befits Hwaseong Special City."