Suwon Wins "Beautiful Enterprise" Award in Community Service Category

Suwon City has won the grand prize in the Community Service category of the "2007 Beautiful Enterprise Awards in Korea," sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of Construction and Transportation, and the Ministry of Environment, and selected by Newsis.

Suwon Mayor Kim Yong-seo received the award at a ceremony held on the 23rd at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Jung-gu, Seoul, where approximately 400 company representatives and award recipients attended.

The city received the grand prize for its outstanding evaluation of major policy initiatives including the construction of an educational happy city, the establishment of an economic city foundation, the realization of a welfare city, and the creation of an eco-friendly and culturally-centered city.

In particular, Mayor Kim Yong-seo received high scores in the leadership evaluation, and his policies to boost the morale of public officials—including the operation of workplace child care facilities for female civil servants, awards and incentives for excellent public officials, cultural exploration and backpacking support for model civil servants, and precision health checkups for public officials—also received positive reviews.

Furthermore, his administrative effectiveness as a CEO was highly evaluated for his active negotiations with the central government, Gyeonggi Province, and other local governments, as well as his contributions to the development of local governments.

Mayor Kim Yong-seo stated, "The grand prize in the Community Service category of the inaugural Beautiful Enterprise Awards was achieved through the active cooperation and participation of 1.1 million citizens. I am pleased that our application of a business management system to administration was recognized, and based on this, I will do my utmost to move forward."

The 2007 Beautiful Enterprise Awards in Korea were established to strengthen competitiveness of enterprises and public institutions and increase value through management innovation, as well as to improve management strategies and programs.