Baekmi Information Village in Hwaseong City Receives Ministry of Interior and Safety Excellence Award for Third Consecutive Year

Baekmi Information Village in Hwaseong City received the Excellence Award in operations evaluation at the "9th National Information Village Leaders Conference" hosted by the Ministry of Interior and Safety on the 23rd.

The evaluation was conducted by the Ministry of Interior and Safety on 357 information villages nationwide across 3 categories and 11 items, including strengthening regional competitiveness, bridging the digital divide, and revitalizing community engagement. Baekmi Information Village in Hwaseong City has been selected as an exemplary village for three consecutive years following 2009 and 2010.

Baekmi Information Village in Hwaseong City received high scores in all evaluation items, and particularly achieved the highest score in the evaluation category for local economic revitalization, including specialty product sales and increased resident income.

Meanwhile, Baekmi Information Village, designated as an information village by the Ministry of Interior and Safety in 2007, has been actively implementing e-commerce product sales based on thorough customer management to bridge the digital divide, as well as developing diverse experiential products. According to officials, the village's achievements demonstrate that the information village project can be directly linked to resident income.