Suwon Selects 5 Outstanding Proactive Administration Cases in First Half of 2022

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jeong Jun-sung] 'Korea's First! Preventing Respiratory Diseases in Sanitation Workers by Converting Garbage Truck Exhaust Pipes Vertically Upward' was selected as Suwon City's 'Top Prize Outstanding Proactive Administration' for the first half of 2022.

The city selected 5 cases as '2022 First Half Outstanding Proactive Administration Cases' through preliminary screening with participation from citizens, experts, and civil servants, online preference voting, and final screening, and held the '2022 First Half Proactive Administration Competition Awards Ceremony' in Acting Mayor Jo Chung-sik's office on the 27th.

Departments selected as 'outstanding proactive administration cases' receive award money, while outstanding proactive administration civil servants receive incentives including the highest performance bonus grade, performance points, and paid vacation.

The selected outstanding proactive administration cases include 'Korea's First! Preventing Respiratory Diseases in Sanitation Workers by Converting Garbage Truck Exhaust Pipes Vertically Upward' (Top Prize), ▲Korea's First! Dramatically Reducing Illegal Banners and Boosting Small Business Alley Competitiveness through Digital Outdoor Advertising Regulation Improvement (Excellent) ▲Now Security Lights Are Smart Too! Establishing a One-Handed Security Light Management System (Encouragement) ▲Korea's First! Dramatically Reducing Greenhouse Gases by Collecting Sunlight at Public Bus Depots! (Commendable) ▲Expanding Social Welfare Benefits for Suwon Special City Residents to the Level of Metropolitan Cities! (Commendable).

Suwon's 'garbage truck exhaust pipe vertical conversion pilot project,' which the city launched in 2020 as Korea's first, involves installing the exhaust pipe vertically behind the front passenger seat instead of at the bottom rear of the vehicle, allowing exhaust gas to be discharged upward from the vehicle. It is similar in form to a tractor exhaust pipe.

Sanitation workers working behind the vehicle are exposed to exhaust gas when loading garbage. The city, seeking ways to improve sanitation workers' working environment, launched the pilot project to change the exhaust pipe direction. With almost no risk of inhaling exhaust gas, sanitation workers' satisfaction is very high.

The 'Excellent' selection 'Korea's First! Dramatically Reducing Illegal Banners and Boosting Small Business Alley Competitiveness through Digital Outdoor Advertising Regulation Improvement' involves installing digital outdoor advertising providing 'visitor-customized information' along a 2-kilometer section from Haenggung Plaza to Namun Rodeo Street to Suwon Hyanggyo.

Installing outdoor advertising in this area required improvement of 'outdoor advertising installation and display method regulations.' After multiple consultations with Gyeonggi Province, the city successfully amended the 'specific area designation notice for outdoor advertising,' enabling installation of digital outdoor advertising suited to old downtown area circumstances.

The digital outdoor advertising delivers targeted marketing advertisements by analyzing big data on business categories, time periods, age, gender, pedestrian flow and movement routes, commercial areas, credit card usage, and visitor types in the local commercial area.

The city expects the digital advertising to brighten the dark downtown streets and help revitalize the stagnant local economy.

Meanwhile, the city 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 received the Prime Minister's Award for 'Resource Circulation and Sharing System! Multi-Use Packaging Materials Pilot Project' at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's '2021 First Half Proactive Administration Competition.'

In June last year, 2 cases including 'Multi-Use Transport Packaging Materials Pilot Project for Packaging Waste Reduction' and 'Report City Bus Inconveniences with QR Code' were selected for the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's 'Local Government Proactive Administration Hot Spots,' and in September, 'Korea's First! Reverse Employment Support, Creative New Job Creation with Reverse Thinking' was selected.

In September last year, Suwon also received an Encouragement Award for 'Korea's First Among Local Governments! Suwon e-Taxi Success Model for Overcoming COVID-19 Together Dramatically Enhances Citizen Convenience and Taxi Industry Competitiveness' at the 'First-Ever 2021 Proactive Administration Outstanding Cases Competition' hosted by Gyeonggi Province.

Suwon's proactive administration has expanded to Suwon Urban Development Corporation. At the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's '2021 Second Half Proactive Administration Outstanding Cases Competition,' Suwon Urban Development Corporation received the Director of Personnel Innovation Award for 'Korea's Eco-Friendly (ESG) Management and Full Introduction of Objet (Eco-Friendly Condolence Flowers) as First Implementation in Seoul Metropolitan Area, Leading Funeral Culture and Creating Jobs!'

This year, the city is implementing the '2022 Proactive Administration Action Plan' consisting of 30 tasks across 5 areas and 11 priority tasks: ▲Creating a proactive administration culture led by Suwon Mayor ▲Strengthening preferential treatment for proactive administration civil servants ▲Expanding protection and support for proactive administration civil servants ▲Preventing and eliminating passive administration ▲Strengthening participation and communication in proactive administration.