Suwon Wins Grand Prize in National Manifesto Competition for Basic Local Governments

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon City received the Grand Prize in the 'Inequality Mitigation Category' at the '2023 National Manifesto Excellence Case Competition for Basic Local Government Heads' on the 27th. With this achievement, Suwon City has earned a total of 10 awards at the 'National Manifesto Excellence Case Competition for Basic Local Government Heads' from 2011 to this year.

Suwon City submitted 'A City for All, One Suwon,' which promotes civic participation policies for resident migrants in the inequality mitigation category.

Suwon City received high marks for △actively reflecting the central government policy task of 'realizing a society where no family is left behind and everyone participates together' and establishing a multicultural inclusion policy direction △constructing and expanding physical infrastructure and improving mature social multicultural awareness △improving multicultural awareness, spreading co-existence culture, and resolving discrimination to enhance social integration.

Currently, Suwon City is implementing policies for resident migrant civic participation, including △operating 3 customized foreign resident and multicultural centers △resident migrant civic participation in Suwon City policies (migrant participation forums and committee operations) △operating communication channels for resident migrants △promoting projects to increase multicultural acceptance △promoting regional community integration events.

As of November 1, 2021, the number of foreign residents in Suwon City is 65,885, accounting for 5.5% of the total population, making it the second highest among all cities and counties nationwide after Ansan City.

The competition held at Sungkyunkwan University from the 26th to 27th was hosted by the Korea Manifesto Implementation Headquarters and the Gwangju·Jeollanam-do Research Institute.

A total of 155 basic local governments nationwide submitted 364 cases across 7 application categories, including △job creation and employment improvement △inequality mitigation △responding to demographic changes, undergoing first-stage written review and second-stage on-site presentations to select the best and excellent local governments by category.

A Suwon City official stated, "Rather than focusing solely on migrants' social adaptation and settlement, we will recognize and communicate with migrants living in diverse societies as members of our community," and added, "We will pursue more proactive and aggressive multicultural policies to create one Suwon."