Suwon Receives Excellence Award at 'Korea Blog Awards'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City has received the Excellence Award in the basic local government category at the '2019 Korea Blog Awards' hosted by the Korea Influencer Industry Association.

The awards ceremony was held on the 28th at the Korea Advertising Culture Hall in Songpa-gu, Seoul.

The 'Korea Blog Awards,' now in its 9th year, is an award that evaluates the blog utilization performance of public institutions and companies and selects outstanding organizations.

An expert judging panel evaluated 18 items across four categories including blog design, UI (user interface), marketing, content, and communication, selecting public institutions and companies that effectively utilize blogs.

Suwon City's official blog 'Doran Doran Suwon e-Story,' launched in 2011, has accumulated 19.4 million visitors. More than 5,000 netizens visit consistently on a daily average. It is receiving positive response by providing information on major city events and tourism in Suwon and actively communicating with users through comments.

The city has been recognized for its SNS utilization performance and established itself as an 'SNS utilization excellent local government.' Last month, it received the grand prize in the basic municipal government category at the '9th Korea SNS Awards,' gaining attention for a '4-time award record' following the grand prize in 2013 and 2015, and the excellence award in 2018.

Additionally, the city has received the grand prize in the public sector at the 2014 'Korea Internet Communication Awards,' the comprehensive grand prize in the public sector at the 2016 'Korea Blog Awards,' the Minister of Science and ICT Award in the social promotion category at the 2017 'Korea Internet Awards,' the excellence award at the 2019 Korea PR Awards, and most recently, the grand prize in the Kakao Talk category at the '5th 2019 SNS Awards of the Year.'

A city official stated, "We received SNS-related awards for the third time this year. We thank all citizens who have always shown interest and affection for Suwon City's SNS." The official continued, "We will develop 'Doran Doran Suwon e-Story' into a blog that shares Suwon's warmth."