South Chungcheong Province Ranks in the Top Tier Nationwide in Local Government Innovation Assessment

Recognition for policy achievements in land register digitalization, youth housing, and future agriculture

Exterior view of Chungnam Docheong

South Chungcheong Province has been selected as an excellent institution in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's "2025 Local Government Innovation Assessment," entering the top tier among metropolitan governments nationwide. Its digitalization of administration directly linked to residents' daily lives and its policy innovation received high marks.

On the 27th, the provincial government announced that it had been selected as an excellent institution in the innovation assessment conducted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety on 243 local governments across the country.

According to the province, this assessment consisted of 10 indicators under three categories: innovation capacity, innovation performance, and autonomous indicators.

Compared with the previous year, the province’s rating and ranking rose significantly, placing it in the top group of metropolitan governments alongside Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi Province.

In particular, the "Korean-language conversion and digitalization of old land registers" project, promoted for the first time in the country by the Land Management Division, was cited as a representative achievement.

The province received high scores in the public perception assessment for significantly improving civil service convenience by digitizing old land registers, which had been written in Chinese characters and were therefore difficult to use.

In addition, policy outcomes based on public-private cooperation were positively evaluated, including improvements to the youth housing interest support program, support for export companies responding to changes in the trade environment, and the establishment of a Chungnam-style future agriculture value chain.

Kang Seonggi, Director General for Policy and Coordination of the province, said, "This is the result of focusing on solving issues directly connected to residents' lives, ranging from the digitalization of land administration to youth housing and future agriculture," adding, "We will continue to expand innovation that residents can truly feel by integrating AI and digital technologies across all areas of administration."

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