Suwon City Selected as Top-Performing Local Government in 'Comprehensive Evaluation of Active Administration'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jeong Jun-sung] Suwon Special Metropolitan City has been selected as a top-performing organization, ranking 1st among basic local governments in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's '2023 Comprehensive Evaluation of Active Administration' for local governments. Suwon City has been selected as an outstanding organization for the fourth consecutive year.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety evaluates and selects outstanding local governments to promote and establish a culture of active administration across the public sector. The ministry assessed active administration implementation performance (January 1 – December 31, 2023) of 243 local governments (17 metropolitan and 226 basic) nationwide. Suwon City ranked 1st among basic local governments and was selected as a top-performing organization.

The 'Comprehensive Evaluation Committee for Active Administration' composed of private sector experts conducted a comprehensive evaluation of active administration implementation plans, institutional activation efforts, performance outcomes, and civic satisfaction. Suwon City received consistently high evaluations across all categories.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety plans to award commendations from the President, Prime Minister, and Minister of Interior and Safety to the selected top-performing local governments.

The city received favorable evaluation for its case of veteran civil servants with over 20 years of experience working at the Saebbit Civil Affairs Center who listen to citizens' concerns and resolve complex and chronic civil complaints on a one-stop basis by coordinating with relevant departments and visiting sites.

The city has established an 'Active Administration Implementation Plan' consisting of 28 projects across five sectors and is leading efforts to create a 'public sector culture where active administration becomes routine.'

Key components of the implementation plan include △creating a culture of active administration led by the Suwon Mayor △providing preferential treatment and generous incentives to civil servants promoting active administration △establishing preventive systems to eliminate passive administration △promoting active administration jointly with Suwon City's public institutions.

Last year, the city was recognized for its active administration achievements by being selected as △top-performing organization in the 2022 Comprehensive Evaluation of Active Administration (Ministry of Interior and Safety) △Presidential Award in the 2023 Active Administration Excellence Case Competition (Ministry of Interior and Safety) △Excellence Award in the Municipal Active Administration Excellence Case Competition (Gyeonggi Province) △outstanding organization in the Active Administration Civil Request System (Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission) △outstanding organization in 2023 Local Regulation Innovation Performance (Ministry of Interior and Safety) △top award in the Taxpayer Ombudsman Public Interest Promotion Excellence Case Competition.