Reasons for Proposal and Major Provisions

The current Act prescribes matters on public service evaluations to assess policies, projects, services, etc. carried out by central administrative agencies, local governments, public institutions, etc. to ensure the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of national administration, but it does not separately prescribe provisions on the evaluation items. However, some have suggested that it is necessary to determine an outline of the evaluation items in order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of evaluators and the evaluated institutions and from the perspective of increasing accountability for national administration, the evaluation items should include the degree of contribution to the protection and enhancement of the people’s human rights by the institution subject to public service evaluation. Accordingly, the Amendment enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of national administration by specifying matters concerning public service evaluation items, and reinforces accountability for national administration in central administrative agencies, local governments, etc. by including the degree of contribution to the protection and enhancement of the people's human rights in the evaluation items (Article 9 (2) 6-2 and Article 13-2 newly inserted, etc.).