Uiwang City Wins Double Award at '13th Korea Communication Awards'

[Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Uiwang City announced on the 9th that it has won two awards at the '13th Korea Communication Awards': the Social Media Award in the local government category and the Resonance Content Award in the event content category.

The Korea Communication Awards is an awards ceremony hosted by the Korea Internet Communication Association and sponsored by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

The award-winning organizations were selected through systematic evaluation by customer panels and experts based on the Internet Communication Satisfaction Index (ICSI), Social Communication Satisfaction Index (SCSI), and Content Competitiveness Index (CQI). The awards ceremony is scheduled to be held on the 11th at the Press Center of the Korea Press Foundation.

The city has been delivering information and news to citizens through various media channels including blog, Facebook, Instagram, Naver Post, and Kakao Story.

In particular, the city was evaluated as an excellent communication institution by empathizing with and encouraging citizens fatigued by COVID-19 (customer satisfaction comprehensive index: AAA).

Mayor Kim Sang-don of Uiwang City said, "Going forward, we will activate communication channels such as Kakao Channel and YouTube, which have diverse user bases and high accessibility, to communicate more closely with citizens," and added, "We will prepare various events tailored to seasonal characteristics to ensure citizens can show interest and participate in our communication efforts."