Mayor Choi Dae-ho expressed hope on September 18 that Anyang's exemplary innovation cases will serve as a catalyst for local government innovation across the country. He made this statement while sharing the city's accumulated experiences with local governments nationwide.
During the event held at city hall, Mayor Choi hosted six officials from local governments including Gwanak-gu in Seoul, Cheongyang-gun in South Chungcheong Province, and Namdong-gu in Incheon as part of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's 'Government Innovation Mentoring' program.
This mentoring initiative allows excellent institutions recognized in government innovation evaluations to share their successful cases and administrative know-how with other local governments.
Mayor Choi, who has participated as a mentor based on Anyang's selection as an excellent institution for nine consecutive years from 2017 to 2025 in the government innovation evaluation, emphasized the importance of spreading Anyang's innovative administration beyond mere administrative achievements.
Anyang introduced its 'Anyang Innovation Junior Board,' an organization focused on innovation activities led by young public officials, and shared the process that led to its recognition as an excellent institution for nine consecutive years in the government innovation evaluation.
In particular, the city shared policy examples ranging from internal innovations in organizational culture and work methods to smart city administration utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) and big data.
The visiting officials also explored the Smart City Integrated Center to examine city operations based on AI and big data. They experienced Anyang's future transportation service, the driverless Level 4 (Lv4) autonomous shuttle 'Juyaro.'
Mayor Choi's push for innovative administration in Anyang is expanding across the city, focusing on organizational culture improvement and public sector innovation, as well as AI, big data administration, and smart city initiatives.
He emphasized, 'We will continue to realize sustainable innovation in collaboration with citizens as a city that leads change and challenges.'
Meanwhile, Mayor Choi plans to continuously share the innovative administrative experiences accumulated over the years with other local governments, ensuring that citizens can feel the impact of administrative innovation.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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