Hanam City Selected as 'Excellence in Innovation Evaluation' Organization for Four Consecutive Years

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Hanam City announced on the 26th that it has been selected as an excellence organization in the "2024 Local Government Innovation Evaluation" conducted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, earning the honor for four consecutive years through innovative leadership and performance-oriented administrative innovation.

The "Local Government Innovation Evaluation" is a system that comprehensively evaluates the leadership of institution heads, inter-departmental collaboration, and improvements in work methods across 243 local governments nationwide.

The city received high evaluations in the innovative leadership of the institution head, elimination of departmental silos and cooperation, innovation in work methods, and improvement of organizational culture. The city interpreted this as a result of driving change and innovation throughout city administration under the vision of "A City People Want to Live In, Leaping Forward Hanam" presented by Mayor Lee Hyun-jae.

In particular, the city realized "open administration" through △operating a Citizen Participation Innovation Committee and policy monitoring group that enable citizens to directly participate in city governance, and △introducing Hanam-style one-stop civil service. Through these efforts, citizens' voices are reflected in policies, and citizens can experience the benefits of city administration. The Citizen Participation Innovation Committee plays an important role in which private experts and civil servants cooperate to research policies and discover innovation tasks, providing creative and practical ideas for city development.

As a result of these achievements, the city was selected as the best organization in the "Comprehensive Civil Service Evaluation" jointly conducted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, demonstrating its accomplishments.

Additionally, in accordance with the institution head's commitment to innovation, the city spared no effort in providing systematic support to strengthen civil servant capabilities. With the goal of "strengthening administrative capacity," the city established a performance-oriented organizational culture through △special promotions and expanded performance bonuses for high-performing employees, △granting up to 3 points in personnel evaluation to civil servants who give birth to foster a childbirth-friendly civil service culture, △strengthening employee job training, and △promoting inter-departmental collaboration.

In particular, through benchmarking Hyundai Heavy Industries, the city instilled the pioneering spirit of the late Chung Ju-young, honorary chairman of the Hyundai Group, in civil servants and thoroughly prepared for innovative administration. Through this, civil servants gained new perspectives and ideas on improving administrative services and strengthened their capacity to implement better policies for citizens.

Last year, the city expanded its cooperation network by sharing innovative administrative know-how with other local governments such as Dobong-gu, Nowon-gu, and Dongjak-gu through government innovation consulting programs. This cooperation and innovation became an opportunity to further strengthen the city's competitiveness.

The city is also further increasing citizen satisfaction with city administration through regular contests and discovery of new policies by departments. Additionally, the city plans to actively conduct mutual exchanges with other local governments and establish a foundation for introducing innovative administrative systems.

Mayor Lee Hyun-jae stated, "This achievement is the fruit of innovation created together by citizens and civil servants," and added, "I will continue to strengthen communication with citizens and create an environment where employees voluntarily participate in innovation so that Hanam City can leap forward as the best city in Korea."