Goyang City Receives Prime Minister’s Commendation in “Comprehensive Evaluation of Proactive Administration by Local Governments”

Selected as Outstanding Institution for Proactive Administration for Three Consecutive Years,
Now Ranks Second Nationwide

Achieved Top Rating in All Criteria, Proving Itself as a Leading City in Proactive Administration Nationwide

Goyang Special City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Min Kyungseon) ranked second nationwide in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s “Comprehensive Evaluation of Proactive Administration by Local Governments,” earning a Prime Minister’s Commendation. This achievement follows the city being named an outstanding institution for proactive administration for three consecutive years.

Goyang City has been awarded the Prime Minister's Commendation, given to the nationwide second-place institution among outstanding local governments in the 2025 Comprehensive Evaluation of Proactive Administration. Photo by Goyang City

On August 5, Goyang City announced that it received the Prime Minister’s Commendation awarded to the second-best local government institution nationwide in the 2025 Comprehensive Evaluation of Proactive Administration by Local Governments.

This year’s assessment evaluated the performance of 243 local governments nationwide in advancing proactive administration throughout 2025. Efforts to promote proactive administration, the use and implementation of relevant systems, exemplary case studies, and achievement of key national policy tasks were comprehensively examined across five areas and eighteen detailed indicators.

Goyang City received the top rating of “Excellent” in every evaluation criterion. In particular, the city’s use of its Proactive Administration Committee to resolve pending issues, its protection system for public officials driving proactive administration, and the identification of citizen-focused best practices received the highest scores.

Previously, in March, the city was selected as an “Outstanding Institution for Proactive Administration” for the third consecutive year in the same evaluation. According to the city, the recent government commendation recognizes Goyang City’s leading capabilities among local governments nationwide in the area of proactive administration.

Goyang City Mayor Min Kyungseon stated, “This Prime Minister’s Commendation represents more than a title—it marks Goyang’s achievement in ranking among the very top local governments nationwide. We aim to move beyond established practices and lead the nation as a model city whose proactive administration brings real, everyday change that citizens can feel.”

Taking this award as an opportunity, Goyang City plans to strengthen its proactive administration framework further and continue identifying policy cases that citizens can tangibly experience.

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