Osan City Showcases Fresh Ideas from New Public Officials

Osan City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Kwak Sang-wook) held a presentation event on the 24th at City Hall's Situation Room showcasing the research results of the second 'Saenggak Botari' policy research group, which is composed of novice public officials with two years or less of service dedicated to developing municipal policies.

The presentation was conducted in a lively atmosphere using a presentation format in which five teams from the second 'Saenggak Botari' presented their research results, which they had diligently prepared over eight months starting from May of the previous year, before senior public officials and others.

Team Participating presented the 'Study God Project' themed around the educational city brand image, while Team Osaekbit-Sol presented the contents regarding sign improvement within the city under the theme of 'Osan City's Public Design.'

Additionally, Team Lululala presented 'Kimchi 3.0,' a business project using kimchi as a medium; Team Kkum-Mandu presented 'Park Culture Activation' featuring one park-one theme to revitalize park culture; and Team Gaon-Nuri presented on 'Osan Pang,' a youth welfare experience education center.

Based on the evaluation results of the presentation, Team Kkum-Mandu was selected as the top team, Team Osaekbit-Sol received the excellence award, and Team Gaon-Nuri received the encouragement award.

A city official stated, "Outstanding projects adopted from the second 'Saenggak Botari' presentation topics will be promoted as municipal policies, with implementation plans to be established and executed," adding, "Going forward, we will further activate the municipal policy research groups to expand the discovery of excellent policies and ideas and work to foster a research-oriented atmosphere in public service."

Meanwhile, the 'Saenggak Botari' research group, which began in 2012 with the first group of three teams consisting of 16 members, is increasingly being activated as a municipal policy research group. In 2013, the second group was organized with five teams comprising 25 members primarily consisting of new employees, conducting discussions and research activities in an informal and free atmosphere.