Uiwang City Receives '2023 Republic of Korea Trusted Innovation Award'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Uiwang City announced on the 10th that it has received the Grand Prize in the Public Innovation and Proactive Administration category of the '2023 Republic of Korea Trusted Innovation Award.'

The 'Republic of Korea Trusted Innovation Award' is hosted by JoongAng Ilbo and Forbes Korea and sponsored by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. It is presented to public institutions and companies that have strengthened expertise in their respective fields and contributed to improving the national economy through challenge and creative innovation.

Uiwang City has been evaluated as leading innovation in the public sector and enhancing urban competitiveness through active task handling and dynamic project promotion.

In particular, the city has been highly recognized for making significant efforts to fulfill its commitments to citizens since the launch of the eighth civil-elected administration, and for actively discovering and implementing policy projects closely connected to citizens' lives such as education and welfare, thereby improving satisfaction with city administration.

This year, Uiwang City promoted life-oriented projects including △providing up to 1 million won in postpartum care expenses and maternal health manager support △supporting free bus rides for seniors aged 65 and over △the 'Senior Health Living Plus Project' providing 100,000 won monthly health management fees to seniors aged 80 and over △operating the Uiwang Career and Academic Counseling Center △youth smart health management projects △creating the Poil Forest Park hwangtto trail, greatly contributing to enhancing citizens' quality of life.

Additionally, the city is promoting projects with speed including the Gocheon District, Chopyeong District, Woram District, and Cheonggyae 2nd District being developed jointly with LH, third New City projects, new urban development projects such as the Omaegi District and Wanggok Complex Town, and the Poil Industrial Complex development project. The city is also expediting tasks related to educational issues such as the independent establishment of the Uiwang Office of Education and the establishment of the Baekun Lake elementary and middle school.

Additionally, the 'Mayor's Office that Visits Citizens,' in which the mayor personally visits residents to listen to their suggestions and grievances and offers solutions, is functioning as a communication channel through which citizens can resolve their complaints most quickly.

Mayor Kim Sung-je of Uiwang City stated, "Fast and accurate task handling is the most fundamental value of administration and a right that citizens should enjoy," and added, "Going forward, through active and swift administrative processing from the citizens' perspective, I will meet citizens' expectations and make Uiwang City stand as the most desirable city to live in throughout the nation."