Gyeonggi Province Takes Top Awards in Three Self-Governing Administration Categories in 2016

Gyeonggi Province has received positive evaluation for its proactive administration centered on communication and achieved top awards in three self-governing administration categories this year.

The province announced on the 28th that it won ▲Presidential Commendation for 2016 Exemplary Administration in Civil Service Labor-Management Culture Certification ▲Grand Prize in 2016 Local Personnel Innovation Competition ▲Presidential Award in 2016 Proactive Administration Excellence Competition.

The Presidential Commendation for Exemplary Civil Service Labor-Management Culture, awarded on the 22nd, marks a return to the honor three years after receiving the Presidential Commendation in 2013. Since the Civil Service Labor-Management Culture Certification system was introduced in 2010, Gyeonggi Province is the first among central government agencies, educational offices, and local governments to win the Presidential Award more than twice.

The award reflects the evaluation that the province has fostered an active communication culture between labor and management during the 6th term of the provincial government by allowing labor union chairpersons to attend weekly policy meetings that discuss major provincial issues and actively incorporating labor union opinions in major policy decisions such as personnel innovation, organizational restructuring, and the relocation of new offices.

At the Local Personnel Innovation Competition held by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety on the 30th of last month, the province took first place among 234 regional and local governments nationwide with the 'Young Ideas Submission Project.'

The Young Ideas Submission Project is an initiative that reflects ideas proposed directly by civil servants in provincial policy implementation. It was first held last year, and the scope of participation was expanded to include cities and counties this year, with public institutions set to participate starting next year.

Additionally, at the Proactive Administration Excellence Competition held by the Ministry of Personnel Management on the 16th of last month, the province won the Presidential Award with the 'Happy Car Share Project.'

The Happy Car Share is a project that provides free rental of official vehicles to underprivileged populations. It was adopted through the Young Ideas submission in 2015 and implemented from May of this year. As of the end of last month, the total number of supported vehicles reached 935, with 4,177 users.

Seo Gang-ho, Director of the Self-Governing Administration Division at Gyeonggi Province, stated, "By maximizing the reflection of employees' opinions in policies and prioritizing substantive support for residents throughout 2016, we were able to achieve the remarkable accomplishment of becoming a three-time winner in the self-governing administration field. Going forward, we will continue to actively support employee engagement in provincial tasks and consistently discover what can be done."