Gangnam-gu, Seoul, boasts a high fiscal self-sufficiency rate of over 70% and is recognized as a district within Seoul for its strong policy execution and administrative efficiency.
Following the comprehensive revision of the Local Autonomy Act (2022) , expanding resident participation, enhancing administrative transparency, and advancing digital administration have emerged as key priorities. Within this framework, Gangnam-gu is building a participatory autonomous administrative system
where the local council, administrative branch, and residents collaborate to design and evaluate policies .
 

Gangnam District Office is pursuing digital civil service innovation, expanding participatory budgeting, and enhancing the climate-responsive administrative system under the motto of "smart administration and inclusive welfare."
In October 2025, the district office released the results of a campaign pledge implementation evaluation, announcing key achievements as follows:

Gangnam-gu's recent major administrative issues can be summarized into three:
① The need to strengthen personal information protection following the introduction of smart administration
; ② Discussion on expanding the actual reflection rate of resident participation budgeting;
and ③ Budget adjustments to create a sustainable urban environment
. In particular, the digital governance system was discussed at the September 2025 council session, focusing on the "Data-Based Administrative Ordinance."

Gangnam-gu Council is composed of 25 members (15 from the People Power Party and 10 from the Democratic Party), and
at the regular session in October 2025 , it deliberated on the Basic Ordinance on Responding to the Climate Crisis and the Amendment to the Ordinance on Supporting the Activation of Local Autonomy .

The National Assembly monitors the executive branch's policies through administrative audits and policy inquiries, and key policy inquiries are made public in real time.
The October 2025 audit reported that "delays in processing electronic civil petitions" and "the need to improve data openness" were key issues.

The National Assembly members representing Gangnam District (Gap and Eul) are continuing their legislative activities related to resident welfare and economic revitalization.
In September 2025, the "Gangnam Startup Valley Creation Special Act" and the "Youth Entrepreneurship Incubator Support Project" were submitted to the National Assembly plenary session for reporting.

Both Gangnam District Office and the council disclose budget execution, audit results, and ordinance status through the Information Disclosure Portal
. The "public data openness rate" stands at 79%
, higher than the Seoul city average (72%), maintaining a high ranking in administrative reliability and transparency.

By 2025, Gangnam-gu will operate a "Smart Administrative Information System" and a "Data Lab," and
have piloted AI-based civil complaint analysis and policy recommendation functions.
Furthermore, a project to establish an "AI Administrative Secretary Service" (tentative name) in collaboration with the Seoul Metropolitan Government is underway.

As of the second half of 2025, 420 participatory budgeting project proposals had been submitted , of which 112 had been implemented.
Additionally, programs are being implemented to expand participation among diverse groups, including youth, seniors, and foreigners.

All 22 neighborhoods in Gangnam-gu have established resident self-government associations, and
Yeoksam 1-dong and Gaepo 4-dong were selected as 'Seoul-style resident self-government best practices.'

AI-based administrative and legislative data analysis is expected to become a key driver of future local government innovation.
By linking with Seoul City's "AI Administrative Support System," Gangnam-gu can take the lead in legislative analysis, civil complaint prediction, and resident participation data visualization .