Suwon City Selected as 'Excellent Public Participation Organization' by Ministry of Interior and Safety in 2022...Only Basic Local Government Among Honorees

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon City announced on the 6th that it has been selected as an Excellent Public Participation Organization in the 'Public Participation Level Diagnosis 2022' supervised by the Ministry of Interior and Safety.

The Ministry of Interior and Safety conducted a 'Public Participation Level Diagnosis' targeting central government agencies and local governments, and selected 10 institutions with excellent institutional improvement efforts for promoting public participation and outstanding achievements in reflecting citizens' opinions in policies as 'Excellent Public Participation Organizations 2022.' Suwon City was uniquely selected as an excellent organization among basic local governments.

The Ministry of Interior and Safety diagnosed four areas: △participation foundation (infrastructure) △participation procedures (processes) △policy implementation results △and key policy task implementation performance.

Suwon City received positive evaluation for systematically promoting public participation policies by operating the 'Suwon City Governance Ordinance' and 'Suwon City Civic Autonomy Charter Ordinance,' and by establishing the '2022 Suwon City Governance Policy Activation Implementation Plan.'

The 'Suwon City Governance Ordinance' stipulates that 'any citizen may participate in the city's policy processes and present opinions,' and the 'Suwon City Civic Autonomy Charter Ordinance' contains provisions stating that 'citizens may participate in decision-making according to established procedures in urban planning determined by the city, conflict management of collective civil complaints, and budget formulation.'

An official from Suwon City stated, "The core of Suwon City administration is governance and participation," and added, "We will continue to expand the foundation for citizen participation by establishing an online direct democracy platform."