Suwon Urban Development Foundation Takes Grand Prize in '2023 Suwon Public Institution Innovation Performance Report'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] The Suwon Urban Development Foundation won the grand prize at the '2023 Suwon Public Institution Innovation Performance Report Conference.'

Suwon Special City held a performance report conference for 13 public institutions on the 12th at the Suwon Convention Center, where presentations of innovation excellence cases from 5 institutions selected as outstanding in the first round of evaluation were made. The grand prize winner was selected by combining scores from the evaluation committee and on-site assessment panel scores.

Excellence Award winners are the Suwon Convention Center and Suwon Youth and Young Adults Foundation, while Outstanding Performance Award winners are the Suwon Volunteer Center and Suwon Institute of Research. The grand prize was awarded 10 million won, the excellence award 6 million won, and the outstanding performance award 4 million won.

Following the launch of the 8th elected administration, the city established an 'Innovation Promotion Cooperation Council with Partner Institutions,' and last December formulated a 'Civil-elected 8th Term Suwon Public Institution Innovation Plan.' According to this plan, 13 public institutions each established detailed implementation measures in February of this year.

In March of this year, the '2023 Public Institution Innovation Plan Report Conference' was held, and in November, the implementation performance of the 13 public institutions was subject to first-round evaluation, resulting in the selection of 5 outstanding institutions. Evaluation indicators included △originality and appropriateness △implementation effort (proactivity) △effectiveness and efficiency △development potential △scalability.

Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun, First Vice Mayor Kim Hyun-soo, and heads of 13 public institutions attended the performance report conference.

Mayor Lee said, "When public institution employees change their mindset, innovation takes place," and "Continuous reflection on how to work for Suwon is innovation." He added, "I urge all employees to actively engage in innovation."