Suwon Holds '2024 Civil Servant Saebbit Gem Policy Proposal Contest'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jeong Jun-sung] "Also! Paved? Easy Information About Road Construction in Front of My House" won the grand prize at the '2024 Civil Servant Saebbit Gem Policy Proposal Contest' held by Suwon Special City.

The highest excellence award went to △"Saebbit Secure Jeonse Housing," and the excellence awards were given to △"Artificial Intelligence AI Welfare Counseling Service" and △"I Will Protect Suwon! Pet Dog Patrol Squad!"

The city held the 'Civil Servant Saebbit Gem Policy Proposal Contest' in the conference room of City Hall on the 13th. 'Gem Policy' means starting from small ideas and developing them into effective policies.

The competition held proposal presentations and judging from 8 teams that advanced to the finals after the first round of screening. It selected 1 team each for grand prize and highest excellence, 2 teams for excellence, and 4 teams for encouragement awards. Evaluation criteria included creativity, economic efficiency, continuity, application scope, and effort.

The grand prize winner "Also! Paved? Easy Information About Road Construction in Front of My House" involves establishing a system that allows citizens to easily check information about road construction in front of their homes via smartphones, converting road occupancy work 100% to online processing.

The highest excellence award winner "Saebbit Secure Jeonse Housing" involves Suwon City purchasing public rental housing and supplying jeonse housing where young people, newlyweds, and residents facing demolition can live with confidence.

Meanwhile, the city held the competition targeting civil servants to discover effective policies that benefit citizens' lives and received 66 ideas. After first-round screening and citizen preference surveys, 8 finalists were selected.

A city official said, "We held the competition with the purpose of finding flagship policies to lead the second half of the eighth civilian-led administration," and added, "We will make efforts to develop civil servants' proposals into actual policies."