[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon received 62 institutional commendations over the past year, demonstrating its qualifications as a special metropolitan city.
In December, the city received a presidential commendation at the 2020 Local Finance Excellence Case Presentation Contest hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety for "Korea's First! Integrated Budget and Accounting System for Collaborative Agencies." Additionally, it will receive 3 billion won in local allocation tax. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety recently confirmed the allocation and notified the city.
Presidential awards included six categories: the 2020 Local Finance Excellence Case award, the 22nd Sustainable Development Awards (Suwon's Sharing Refrigerator), the 22nd Beautiful Restroom Awards (Restroom next to Art Museum), the 2020 Second Half Active Administration Excellence Competition (Emergency Vehicle Priority Signal System), the 22nd Korea Design Awards (Local Government Division), and the 2020 Safety Culture Awards (Basic Local Government Division).
The city also secured project funding through active participation in major project competitions. It submitted the "Gyeonggi Hanok Village Project Centered on Hwaseong Fortress" to Gyeonggi Province's "New Gyeonggi Policy Competition 2020, Gyeonggi FIRST" and received an encouragement award, securing 3 billion won in project funding from the province.
Additionally, Suwon submitted the "Suwon Station East Transit Center" to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's "Metropolitan Express Railway (GTX) Station Transit Center Pilot Project" competition and was selected as "Most Excellent." The city will receive 200 million won for basic planning and comprehensive consulting from experts in relevant fields.
Policies consistently recognized through successive awards stand out. The city received a presidential award for "Restroom next to Art Museum" at the 22nd Beautiful Restroom Awards hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and organized by the Citizens Alliance for Restroom Culture.
Beginning with receiving the grand prize for "Gwanggyo Mountain Firefly Restroom" in the first competition in 1999, Suwon has won 26 times, firmly establishing its status as a "quality restroom city."
In the 2020 Sustainable Transportation City Assessment jointly organized by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Transport Institute, Suwon was selected for the grand prize in the "Single City with Population Over 300,000" category, achieving seven consecutive years of awards. The city received the most excellent award in 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2019, and the grand prize in 2015 and 2017.
In the 2020 Welfare Administration Awards hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Suwon was selected as the most excellent agency in the "2019 Community Welfare Security Plan Implementation Results" category. This marks the seventh selection of an excellent agency since 2013.
This year, many awards recognized "innovation" achievements. In the 2020 Active Administration Excellence Competition jointly hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the Ministry of Personnel Management, Suwon submitted "Creating Standards for Local Government Response to Infectious Disease in Suwon!" in the first half and received an excellence award (Ministry of the Interior and Safety Minister's Award). In the second half, it received the grand prize (Presidential Award) for the "Emergency Vehicle Priority Signal System."
Additionally, Suwon submitted "Wise Rest and Welfare" to the 2020 Local Personnel Innovation Competition hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and was selected as an excellent agency (Ministry of the Interior and Safety Minister's Award). In the 2020 Local Government Innovation Assessment, Suwon was selected as an "excellent agency." Among 75 cities in the basic local government division, 19 cities were selected as excellent agencies, with Suwon placing first.
In November last year, the city received re-certification as a "Local Regulatory Innovation Excellent Agency" from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (originally certified in December 2018).
In the 2020 First Half Local Finance Rapid Execution Implementation Evaluation hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Suwon ranked first in the national "City-Type I" category. The ministry provides special allocation tax to excellent organizations. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety divides cities, counties, and autonomous districts into groups based on population and financial status. The "City-Type I" category includes 16 cities including Suwon (based on first half evaluation criteria).
A city official stated, "By actively participating in competitions, we widely publicized Suwon's excellent policies and received recognition for our achievements. We will continue to develop policies that benefit citizens and become a leading city in Korea's local governments."
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