Suwon Selects 'Excellence in Proactive Administration' Officials for Second Half of 2020

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City has selected 6 public officials who planned 3 projects that were chosen as 'Excellence in Proactive Administration Cases for Second Half 2020' in the categories of excellence, merit, and commendation as 'Excellence in Proactive Administration Officials for Second Half.'

The 6 officials are Kim Seon-myeong, team leader and Kim Ji-sung, assistant at the Parking Facilities Team of the Urban Traffic Division (integrated parking information system construction); Shin So-young, team leader and Ha Seon-ho, assistant at the Tourism Marketing Team of the Tourism Division (peace of mind accommodation for families of overseas arrivals); and Shin Kyung-ho, team leader and Yu Mi-sun, deputy team leader at the Design Advertisement Team of the Urban Design Division (GIS-based outdoor advertising installation guidance service).

'Integrated Parking Information System Construction,' which was selected as 'excellence' in the 'Second Half 2020 Excellence in Proactive Administration Cases' selection, was a system the city built and operates through a partnership with SK Telecom. Citizens can conveniently check information related to public parking lots, including location, parking fees, and real-time available parking spaces.

Kim Seon-myeong, team leader of the Parking Facilities Team at the Urban Traffic Division, said, "We constructed the integrated parking information system to resolve the illegal parking problem that threatens citizen safety and to allow citizens to conveniently access parking information," and "We hope citizens will use the integrated parking information system and move freely anywhere without worrying about parking."

'Peace of Mind Accommodation for Families of Overseas Arrivals,' which was selected as 'merit,' is a service that allows families of overseas arrivals to use hotels at discounted rates while the overseas arrivals self-isolate at home.

On March 27, the city entered into a business agreement with hotels in the city, including Value High-end Hotel Suwon, and launched the 'peace of mind accommodation' service. Domestic families of overseas arrivals can use hotels at prices up to 70% discounted from existing rates. As of November 19, 1,057 people (644 households) have reserved the peace of mind accommodation service.

The peace of mind accommodation service spread to 37 local governments across the nation and played a significant role in COVID-19 quarantine efforts. It also benefited the accommodation industry, which suffered sharp revenue declines following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Shin So-young, team leader of the Tourism Marketing Team at the Tourism Division, expressed gratitude, saying, "Thanks to the cooperation of tourism industry workers and citizens who participated in operating the 'peace of mind accommodation' for families of overseas arrivals without any compensation for citizen safety, we were able to successfully operate the peace of mind accommodation, which was the nation's first to introduce such a service."

'GIS-based Outdoor Advertising Installation Guidance Service,' which was selected as 'commendation,' is a customized service that provides guidance on outdoor advertising installation standards based on GIS (Geographic Information System). Through the provision of the GIS-based outdoor advertising installation guidance service, citizens can now install outdoor advertisements more conveniently in compliance with legal requirements.

To prevent the proliferation of illegal outdoor advertisements, the city developed a GIS-based guidance service that allows users to simply input a business location and easily check the outdoor advertising installation standards for the building.

Shin Kyung-ho, team leader of the Design Advertisement Team at the Urban Design Division, said, "Citizens have experienced considerable inconvenience due to the proliferation of outdoor advertisements and illegal installations," and "We hope that the GIS-based outdoor advertising installation guidance service will help prevent illegal signage installation and manage outdoor advertisements more efficiently."

A city official stated, "We will encourage public officials to actively pursue any initiative and create an environment where creative policy implementation is possible," adding, "We will establish and promote an active administration culture so that citizens and businesses can clearly feel the benefits."

The city awards excellence in proactive administration officials with performance credits, commendations, and award money as personnel incentives. Meanwhile, 'Korea's First Emergency Vehicle Priority Signal System Construction and Operation,' which was selected as the excellence case in the first half, received the Presidential Award at the Ministry of Public Administration and Security's Second Half Excellence in Proactive Administration Cases Competition.