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Busan Metropolitan City Wins Grand Prize and Excellence Prize at the Government-wide Active Administration Best Practices Competition

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it achieved notable results at the “2025 Government-wide Active Administration Best Practices Competition” held yesterday (27th) in the afternoon at the Government Complex Sejong, winning the Prime Minister’s Award (Grand Prize) in the local government category and the Minister of the Interior and Safety’s Award (Excellence Prize) in the local public institution category.

The Active Administration Best Practices Competition is a government-wide initiative to evaluate and recognize outstanding achievements and exemplary cases of failure across central government agencies, local governments, public institutions, and local public institutions, with the aim of creating a happier nation for its citizens.

The competition is jointly organized by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Ministry of Personnel Management, and the Office for Government Policy Coordination, and this year’s final round took place yesterday (27th) at the main auditorium of the Government Complex Sejong.

In the local government category, Busan Metropolitan City’s Senior Welfare Division received the Prime Minister’s Award (Grand Prize) for its case titled “Successful Expansion of the Columbarium at Busan Memorial Park! Resolving Legal Restrictions and Community Conflicts to Prevent a Burial Service Crisis.” In the local public institution category, Busan Metropolitan Corporation received the Minister of the Interior and Safety’s Award (Excellence Prize) for its case titled “Unforeseen Retaining Wall Collapse—Now the Citizen Safety Manual Takes Responsibility.”

The City reviewed and submitted a total of 20 outstanding cases collected from city departments, district and county offices, and local public institutions. After forming an internal review committee that included external experts, the City entered 9 cases from local government agencies and 5 cases from local public institutions into the competition last August.

Following the first and second preliminary evaluations, a nationwide public review of top-ranking cases in the four categories—local governments and local public institutions included—was conducted in November.

During the final round of the competition held yesterday (27th), the City’s submitted cases were evaluated through on-site expert assessments and a live online public vote. As a result, Busan Metropolitan City ultimately received the Grand Prize (Prime Minister’s Award) and the Excellence Prize (Minister of the Interior and Safety’s Award).

A city official noted that this recognition is particularly meaningful, as it acknowledges Busan Metropolitan City's proactive administrative efforts to overcome anticipated challenges by advancing legal and institutional improvements and facilitating dialogue with local residents to address long-standing conflicts.

Meanwhile, Busan Metropolitan City plans to provide and recommend personnel-related incentives, such as commendations for active administration, to civil servants and local public institution employees who received awards in the competition. The City also intends to promote the selected best practices widely to encourage active administration and foster a positive administrative culture.

Lee Gyeong-deok, Director of Planning, stated, “To build a city where citizens are truly happy and to strengthen our competitiveness, it is essential to cultivate flexible problem-solving capabilities and foster an active public service culture that goes beyond conventional practices and regulatory constraints.” He added, “We will continue to encourage challenge and action, build a culture of active administration, and do our utmost to deliver achievements that citizens can genuinely experience.”