This paper examines the importance of administrative innovation at local level in particular and analyzes empirically policy tasks to be innovated, using AHP methodology. Administrative innovation at central and local level as well has been pursued in...
This paper examines the importance of administrative innovation at local level in particular and analyzes empirically policy tasks to be innovated, using AHP methodology. Administrative innovation at central and local level as well has been pursued inconsistently in every country and also should be done persistently. Within this context this paper attempts to quantify the relative importance of the policy tasks to be achieved in relation to administrative innovation in 'c' first-tier local government in Korea. One key conclusion can be drawn from the look at issues that are fundamental in innovating' C' local government. While it can be demonstrated that there are a great deal of policy tasks to be innovated in local government in general, it is important to note that change of perceptions of local government employees towards their role and customer should be made before any other policy measure, i.e. capacity building for local government employees and institutional change at local level.