Suwon City Receives Grand Prize at Dasan Civic Administration Awards

Suwon City received the grand prize (Presidential Commendation) at the 6th Dasan Civic Administration Awards on the 20th, jointly organized by the Dasan Research Institute, JoongAng Ilbo, and Tomorrow News, with sponsorship from the Ministry of Public Administration and Security.

Mayor Yeom Tae-young of Suwon City received the Dasan Civic Administration Awards Presidential Commendation and prize money of 20 million won from Vice Minister Yi Kyeong-ok of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security at the awards ceremony held at Sejong Cultural Center's Sejong Hall.

The Dasan Civic Administration Awards is an award that selects and honors local government bodies that best embody the civic administration philosophy of Dasan Jeong Yak-yong.

Nowon-gu of Seoul and Busanjin-gu of Busan each received the Prime Award, equivalent to the Minister of Public Administration and Security Award.

Suwon City was selected as the award-winning organization after receiving high evaluations across all three assessment criteria of the Dasan Civic Administration Awards: ▲ Yulgi (self-discipline), ▲ Bonggong (serving the public interest), and ▲ Aemin (love for the people).

In the Yulgi category, the city practiced anti-corruption and improved transparency, receiving an excellent rating in an investigation by the National Integrity Commission last year, secured fiscal soundness through strong debt management policies, and increased the pledge fulfillment rate of heads of basic local governments.

In the Bonggong category, the city actively practiced democracy through citizen jury system for conflict resolution, participatory budgeting and urban planning citizen planning groups, and 500-person roundtable conferences.

In the Aemin category, the city promoted projects including the nation's first housekeeping home service, safety patrol service for single women, peace of mind taxis for women and students, and the I Love Mom Cafe for infants and young children.

With Suwon City's receipt of the Dasan Civic Administration Awards, the number of times it has received a Presidential Commendation in various urban administration evaluations since the beginning of the fifth term of autonomous government has reached seven instances.

Mayor Yeom stated, "It is all the more meaningful that our city, where the spirit of reform of King Jeongjo and Dasan lives and breathes, has been selected for the Civic Administration Awards," and "As a precious fruit created by all public officials and citizens, we will continue to dedicate our efforts to regional development with the spirit of civic administration."