[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Uiwang City won the grand prize in the basic autonomous local government category at the '12th Korea Social Media Award' held on the 13th at the International Conference Hall of the Press Center of the Korean Press Foundation in Seoul.
The Korea Social Media Award identifies and selects trusted public institutions and companies that communicate well with customers through social media such as blogs, Facebook, and Twitter.
After conducting a comprehensive preliminary survey targeting approximately 860 public institutions and evaluating through Internet Communication Satisfaction Index (ICSI) and Social Communication Satisfaction Index (SCSI) based on customer panel evaluation and operational diagnostics by expert groups, the city recorded the top communication competitiveness ranking among basic autonomous local governments.
The city received high praise for utilizing various media channels including blogs, Facebook, Instagram, Naver Post, and Kakao Story to promptly deliver to citizens and share the city's future vision, various living information, and major news.
Vice Mayor Jung Ui-dol said, "I believe the social media award is the result of citizens' active interest and enthusiasm for the city. We will continue to do our best to realize genuine communication and understanding through citizen-sharing city administration using social media," expressing his acceptance remarks.




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