Hwaseong Special City Achieves 'Excellent Grade' in Comprehensive Anti-Corruption Assessment of Public Institutions

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Chan-hyeok] Hwaseong Special City announced on the 23rd that it achieved an Excellent Grade (Grade 2), up one grade from the previous year, in the '2025 Comprehensive Anti-Corruption Assessment of Public Institutions' conducted by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission.

The Comprehensive Anti-Corruption Assessment of Public Institutions is conducted by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, which measures anti-corruption perception, anti-corruption efforts, and corruption status among 453 public institutions including central administrative agencies, metropolitan local governments, basic local governments, offices of education, and public-related organizations to calculate overall anti-corruption ratings.

The city achieved excellent results despite disadvantageous conditions with high numbers of licensing and development-related tasks due to rapid population growth and urban expansion.

In particular, in the 'Anti-Corruption Effort' category, which evaluates anti-corruption work promotion and the effectiveness of anti-corruption policies, the city received perfect scores in all evaluation index items including △establishment and implementation of anti-corruption promotion plans △enhancing the effectiveness of anti-corruption and integrity education △addressing corruption-causing factors △institutional efforts to prevent public finance leakage, receiving scores significantly above the average for basic local governments (cities).

The city has promoted a total of 25 anti-corruption measures, including new initiatives such as △operation of a 'More Integrity' council chaired by the chief executive △certification of Anti-Corruption Management System (ISO37001) △enactment of basic ordinances for improving anti-corruption ratings and preventing corruption △customized integrity education by public officials' life cycle △holding integrity exhibitions, while working to establish an organizational culture of integrity.

Mayor Jung Myeong-geun stated, "This evaluation result is an achievement made through the efforts of all staff members," and added, "Going forward, I will create a trusted, corruption-free Hwaseong through transparent and equitable administration that meets the expectations of citizens."