Suwon Special Municipality Receives Grand Prize at Ministry of Interior and Safety's "15th Local Autonomy Productivity Awards"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jeong Joon-sung] Suwon Special Municipality has received the Grand Prize (Prime Minister's Commendation) at the "15th Local Autonomy Productivity Awards." The awards ceremony was held on the 18th in the main auditorium of Building 12 at the Government Complex Sejong.

The Productivity Awards, hosted by the Ministry of Interior and Safety and organized by the Korea Productivity Center (KPC), evaluate the efforts and capabilities of basic local governments to improve quality of life and public services based on objective statistics.

The evaluation analyzes 2 domains, 7 fields, and 18 indicators for 226 local governments across the country, and selects outstanding local governments by calculating a comprehensive productivity index. The evaluation fields include △population management capabilities △regional economy capabilities △administration and finance capabilities △care and welfare △safety and health △education and culture △environment.

The city received excellent evaluations in the regional economy and administration and finance fields. In particular, it received top-tier ratings in △youth employment growth rate △economic participation rate △comprehensive active administration assessment △fiscal self-sufficiency index and received overall favorable evaluations. It also received high scores in total fertility rate increase, municipal integrity, regional safety index, local resident health, lifetime education facility usage level, and regional environmental management level.

Suwon Special Municipality First Vice Mayor Kim Hyun-soo said, "Suwon had previously achieved second place in the 'Livability City Evaluation' hosted by the Korea Local Government Institute, and I am pleased that receiving the Grand Prize at this Productivity Awards once again proves Suwon is a livable city," and added, "We will continue to make efforts to ensure that various initiatives for Suwon's development translate into improved quality of life for our residents."