Suwon Wins Grand Prize at Manifesto Competition

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City announced on the 11th that it won the grand prize in the 'Income Inequality Reduction Category' at the '2020 National Basic Local Government Leaders Manifesto Best Practices Competition.'

The competition, hosted by the Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters and Gyeonggi Research Institute under the slogan 'Innovative Dialogue for Future Society,' was held in an Untact (non-face-to-face) format.

In seven competition categories including ▲job creation and employment improvement ▲income inequality reduction ▲response to super-aging, a total of 353 cases from 144 basic local governments nationwide were submitted.

In the first round of written evaluation, 172 cases were selected. Following the second round of excellent case presentations and evaluation, 38 local governments received grand prizes and 52 received prizes.

Suwon City submitted 'Safe City for All Citizens, Happy Welfare City Suwon' and received high marks.

Suwon City is implementing various policies to create a 'barrier-free welfare city where all citizens can safely and equally enjoy opportunities for social participation.'

The city developed AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) tools and distributed them to approximately 90 public facilities, creating an environment where people with disabilities can communicate without inconvenience.

Additionally, the city opened the nation's largest-scale barrier-free integrated playground at Seoho Flower Hill Park this year. It is promoting the 'barrier-free tourism city development project' that embraces all tourism disadvantaged groups including infants, elderly, and people with disabilities, and received the grand prize in the '2020 Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Open Tourism Destination Public Competition.'

The 'Suwon Social Welfare Town,' which Suwon City is constructing with completion targeted for September 2021, is a barrier-free building with BF (Barrier-Free) certification. It will be developed as an open space where anyone can safely walk without inconvenience.

In addition, the city is supporting ▲disability awareness education ▲psychological counseling for families with developmental disabilities ▲early diagnosis, treatment and lifelong care for people with developmental disabilities, and is leading efforts to protect the rights of people with disabilities through 'establishment of a life-cycle-based care system for people with developmental disabilities' and 'independent living support policies for people with severe disabilities.'

Meanwhile, Suwon City received the highest rating 'SA' in May in the 'Civil-Elected 7th Term National Basic Local Government Leaders Promise (Manifesto) Implementation and Information Disclosure Evaluation.'