Suwon Receives 70 Institutional Commendations in Past Year

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-seong] Suwon City received 70 institutional commendations (public project selections) over the past year.

This represents an increase of 8 commendations from 62 in 2020, and is interpreted as external recognition of the city's policy excellence, with awards distributed evenly across all municipal policy sectors including proactive administration, design, public relations, volunteer work, environment, welfare, and public transportation.

In fact, in December, Suwon received a Presidential Commendation at the '2021 Korea Volunteer Award' hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety for its efforts in responding to COVID-19 through private cooperation and volunteer activities.

The city also received consecutive awards related to 'proactive administration,' establishing itself as a 'leading local government in proactive administration.' It was selected as an 'excellent organization' for two consecutive years in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's '2021 First Half Proactive Administration Performance Assessment,' and its 'Resource Circulation and Sharing System! Multi-use Packaging Demonstration Project' received the Prime Minister's Award at the '2021 First Half Proactive Administration Competition' hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

At the '2021 Proactive Administration Excellence Competition' hosted by Gyeonggi Province for the first time, Suwon received an Encouragement Award for 'Korea's First! Overcoming COVID-19 Together: Suwon e-Taxi Success Model Significantly Enhances Citizens' Convenience and Taxi Industry Competitiveness.'

The city also achieved results in the design sector. Suwon Municipal Art Museum's MI (brand identity) developed by the city won the 'WINNER' award, the main prize at Germany's Red Dot Design Award, and the Sleugisaem Children's Library won the Grand Prize (Prime Minister's Award) at the '2021 Korea Public Design Award' hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Suwon City's representative character 'Suwon-i' received the Top Excellence Award in the Regional Division at the '4th Our Neighborhood Character Award' hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and managed by the Korea Creative Content Agency.

Many policies received recognition through consecutive awards. At the '2021 National Mayors' Manifesto Excellence Competition,' the city received the Top Excellence Award in the 'Corruption Prevention, Integrity, and Rights Improvement Sector,' marking 9 consecutive years of awards in this category.

Additionally, Suwon achieved the recommended reduction rate for 10 consecutive years in the Ministry of Environment's 'Public Sector Greenhouse Gas Target Management System' and was selected as an 'excellent organization.' It was also selected as a 'top-rated organization' for four consecutive years at the 'Public Transportation Policy Evaluation' hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and managed by the Korea Transportation Safety Authority.

In the 'Local Finance Rapid Execution Performance Assessment' managed by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the city was selected as a top-rated organization for three consecutive years.

Suwon also achieved results in securing project funds through major public competitions. The city was selected as the '3rd Statutory Cultural City' designated by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and will receive up to 10 billion won in national funds annually for five years starting this year.

Additionally, the 'Hwanggujicheon Stream Creation Project: Water Flow Passage' submitted to the 'Gyeonggi-style Clean Stream Competition' (urban and cultural category) hosted by Gyeonggi Province was selected to receive 20 billion won in provincial funds, and the '2022 World Heritage Festival Competition Project' hosted by the Cultural Heritage Administration was selected first, securing 3 billion won in national funds (1.5 billion won each in 2022 and 2023). Suwon City will host the '2022-2023 Suwon Hwaseong World Heritage Festival.'