Osan City Ranks First Nationally in Local Autonomous Government Competitiveness

Osan City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Kwak Sang-uk) is building a reputation as an outstanding local government with exceptional improvements in its competitiveness index compared to the previous year.

On the 14th, Osan City announced that in the '2013 Korea Local Autonomy Competitiveness Index (KLCI)' survey, which evaluated 229 local governments nationwide, it ranked first among 76 city-level local governments for the highest year-over-year improvement in competitiveness across two sectors: management resources and management activities.

The Korea Local Autonomy Competitiveness Index (KLCI) is conducted annually by the Korea Institute of Public Administration and Governance on all 229 local governments nationwide, surveying local government competitiveness trends across three domains: management resources, management activities, and management performance. This year marks the 18th survey.

In this survey, Osan City showed an increase of 10.77 points in the management resources sector and 19.27 points in the management activities sector compared to the previous year, making it the city-level local government with the most significant year-over-year improvement in its competitiveness index nationally.

Osan City's improved competitiveness index reflects excellent results driven by well-developed urban infrastructure and relative high gains across various indicators in economic resources such as human resources, land, and infrastructure that enhance quality of life, as well as in management activities sectors including administrative and financial operations and industrial management efficiency.

Meanwhile, Osan City was selected as an outstanding institution in improving 'Korea Local Autonomy Competitiveness' following its achievement of the 'Korea Productivity Center President's Award' in the 'Republic of Korea Local Autonomous Government Productivity Award' jointly hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the Korea Productivity Center last year, further enhancing the image of Osan as a productive, competitive, and dynamic city.