Suwon's Yulcheon-dong and Gwanggyo 1-dong Win Awards at 21st National Residents' Autonomy Expo

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon's Yulcheon-dong and Gwanggyo 1-dong received awards at the awards ceremony of the '21st National Residents' Autonomy Expo' held on the 12th at BEXCO Hall 1 in Busan.

At the awards ceremony, the Yulcheon-dong Residents' Autonomy Committee received an encouragement award in the residents' autonomy category for 'Yulcheon Village Sustainable Development Goals (Y-SDGs) 2nd Year Navigation', and the Gwanggyo 1-dong Residents' Autonomy Committee received an encouragement award in the regional revitalization category for 'Turning Crisis into Opportunity: Residents' Participation Project for Daily Life Recovery'.

The 21st National Residents' Autonomy Expo, hosted and organized by the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, Busan Metropolitan City, and the Citizens' Coalition for Better Society, was held from the 10th to 12th at BEXCO Hall 1 in Busan.

Through the first-round document screening and second-round interview review, 60 outstanding cases were selected, and award-winning neighborhoods were selected through third-round online and offline exhibition hall reviews and on-site presentations of outstanding cases.

'Yulcheon Village Sustainable Development Goals (Y-SDGs) 2nd Year Navigation' describes the Yulcheon-dong Residents' Autonomy Committee's continuous implementation of the 'Yulcheon Village 2030 Sustainable Development Goals' established last year. The committee carried out 12 resident participation budget projects in 2022 and served as the center in creating a bridge of communication between residents and administration.

'Turning Crisis into Opportunity: Residents' Participation Project for Daily Life Recovery' represents the activities of the Gwanggyo 1-dong Residents' Autonomy Committee in supporting residents' daily life recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic by advancing △online residents' participation △activation of online and offline residents' participation △sustainable donation culture projects and other initiatives.

A city official stated, "We achieved these results thanks to the active efforts of the residents' autonomy committees and residents' participation," and added, "We will actively support the continued discovery of outstanding residents' autonomy cases in Suwon."