Osan City Selected as 'Excellent Organization' with Highest Rating in 2023 Local Government Innovation Assessment by Ministry of Interior and Safety

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Lee Su-won] Osan City announced on the 4th that it has been selected as an excellent organization with the highest rating in the Ministry of Interior and Safety's '2023 Local Government Innovation Assessment.'

The Local Government Innovation Assessment is conducted by the Ministry of Interior and Safety, evaluating all 243 local governments nationwide across 10 indicators in 3 categories: △innovation capacity △innovation performance, and △citizen satisfaction, and makes final decisions by classifying them as excellent, average, or insufficient.

Osan City received high scores in this assessment for △autonomous innovation drive of institutions △digital-based service innovation △user-centered public service improvements, and △data-driven work efficiency enhancement.

In particular, the operation of 'Performance Days' outdoor permanent performances that expanded cultural access opportunities for culturally disadvantaged groups and the '1st Osan City Christmas Market Operation' promoted as a representative festival that anyone can enjoy with local commercial vitality received high evaluations.

The 'Suddokkyi Service' that prevents excessive water bills, the 'Together On, Hope On' project that received recognition from the Ministry of Health and Welfare for preventing middle-aged isolation and deaths from solitude while contributing to establishing user-centered community integrated care systems also received high praise.

In addition, 'Citizen Happiness Civil Affairs Office' improvements focused on users, which was selected as the only new certified organization in the province in 2023, child abuse victim psychological and emotional support projects, and mobile healthcare services that visit businesses were also highly scored for pursuing citizen-centered policies and innovative administration across various sectors.

The city reflected citizens' voices into city administration through events such as the 'Hundred-Year Communication Grand Meeting' and, through various communication with internal staff including employee dialogue sessions and the operation of 'Mutual Respect Days,' shared the core innovation vision of the 8th term of elected administration and gained momentum for implementation direction, which can be seen as the backdrop for selection as an excellent organization in forming a consensus for the construction of a self-sufficient connect city Osan with a population of 500,000.

Mayor Lee Kwon-jae of Osan said, "I believe that this selection as an excellent organization is a meaningful achievement in that the efforts to conduct open innovative administration through communication and empathy with citizens along with the 8th term of elected administration have been recognized," and added, "Going forward, we will conduct innovative administration that citizens can practically experience for a comfortable and happy city of Osan."