Suwon Selected as Top-Ranked Basic Local Government in '2025 Proactive Administration Comprehensive Evaluation'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon Special City announced on the 25th that it has been selected as the top-ranked basic local government and designated as the best organization in the '2025 Local Government Proactive Administration Comprehensive Evaluation' held by the Ministry of Interior and Safety.

With this, the city has earned the honor of being selected as the No. 1 best organization among basic local governments for three consecutive years.

The Ministry of Interior and Safety checks the performance of proactive administration activation by local governments and selects excellent local governments to promote and establish a culture of proactive administration within the civil service. The proactive administration promotion performance (January 1 - December 31, 2024) was evaluated for 243 local governments (17 metropolitan, 226 basic). Suwon City ranked first among basic local governments.

The 'Proactive Administration Comprehensive Evaluation Committee,' composed of private sector experts, conducted comprehensive evaluations including establishment of proactive administration promotion plans, efforts to activate systems, performance results, and public satisfaction. The city received favorable evaluations across all sectors.

The Ministry of Interior and Safety plans to present presidential, Prime Minister, and Minister of Interior and Safety commendations to local governments selected as excellent organizations.

The city was favorably evaluated by presenting the 'Saebbit Care' policy as an exemplary proactive administration case. It is a 'Suwon-style integrated care project' where community associations serve as the center to discover neighbors in need of care and provide them with essential care services to resolve care gaps.

The city has established a 'Proactive Administration Promotion Plan' consisting of 18 projects in 5 sectors and is actively working to create 'Suwon Special City that realizes proactive administration in daily life.'

The implementation plan includes △preferential treatment for civil servants promoting proactive administration and provision of generous incentives △establishment of a preventive system to eliminate passive administration △promoting proactive administration together with Suwon City public institutions.

Through these efforts, the city has been selected as the No. 1 best organization among basic local governments for three consecutive years since 2023. Last year, it was selected as a 'Regional Regulatory Innovation Achievement Excellence Organization (Ministry of Interior and Safety)' and 'Proactive Administration Public Request System Excellence Organization (Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission),' receiving recognition for its proactive administration achievements.

A city official stated, "For citizens to experience tangible change, civil servants must move flexibly with a proactive and forward-looking attitude," adding "We will spread proactive administration throughout the civil service to induce substantive change in the civil service and establish a culture of practicing proactive administration in daily life."