Kim Kyung-ho, Gwangjin District Mayor, Smiles Brightly... Integrity Rating Upgraded from Grade 2 to Grade 1

Gwangjin-gu Achieves Top Grade 1 in Anti-Corruption Integrity by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission
First Time Since Establishment to Receive Grade 1 in Public Institution Integrity Evaluation
Fruits of Multifaceted Efforts to Improve Integrity in the 8th Elected Term
High Scores for Leadership's Commitment, Efforts to Improve Power Abuse
Zero Incidence of Bribery and Entertainment Related to Work, Recognized by Residents as Clean Gwangjin

Gwangjin-gu (District Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) achieved a Grade 1 rating in the '2023 Public Institution Comprehensive Integrity Evaluation' conducted by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission.

As a result, all employees, including District Mayor Kim Kyung-ho and Deputy Mayor Baek Il-heon, were beaming with smiles as if they had received a great year-end gift.

On the 28th, the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission announced the comprehensive integrity evaluation results conducted on 498 public institutions, including central administrative agencies, local governments, and education offices. The comprehensive integrity evaluation assesses the 'Integrity Perception' measuring residents' and employees' awareness and experience of corruption, the 'Integrity Effort' measuring anti-corruption initiatives and achievements, and the overall status of corruption.

The district had been stagnant with the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission's comprehensive integrity rating remaining in the mid to lower ranks. Since the 8th elected term, the district has pledged to improve integrity across all district administration and made multifaceted efforts to improve corruption-vulnerable areas. As a result, after achieving Grade 2 for the first time in 12 years last year, this year it achieved Grade 1 for the first time since its establishment.

First, the district identified corruption-vulnerable factors through analysis of the Anti-Corruption Commission's comprehensive integrity evaluation results over the past five years, including ▲stakeholder surveys ▲regional corruption characteristics ▲employee disciplinary records.

In particular, District Mayor Kim Kyung-ho led the formation of an anti-corruption task force to implement effective policy projects addressing corruption factors, laying the foundation for a corruption prevention response system.

For corruption-vulnerable areas, improvement measures were prepared and implemented, including ▲budget allocation for department communication ▲operation of the Anti-Corruption Integrity Keeper Group ▲education on the Public Finance Recovery System ▲self-purification resolution meetings for internal reflection on power abuse and sexual misconduct ▲anonymous proxy reporting with a trusted lawyer system ▲holding Integrity Live Concerts.

Additionally, through various communication efforts such as ▲pledge declarations by directors, managers, and team leaders ▲integrity empathy broadcasts for senior officials ▲integrity praise relay broadcasts, the district took the lead in creating a fair and healthy workplace culture.

Notably, in the external integrity category, achieving 'zero experience rate of receiving money or entertainment related to work' for two consecutive years was a remarkable achievement recognized by the residents for the district's integrity.

District Mayor Kim Kyung-ho said, “I thank the residents who trusted the district administration and the employees who worked hard to improve integrity until achieving the Grade 1 rating in the integrity evaluation,” and added, “We will continue to build a trustworthy district administration for residents based on kindness and communication to spread a culture of integrity.”