Icheon Mayor Kim Kyung-hee Wins '12th Korea Knowledge Management Award'

[Suwon Ilbo=Eom In-yong] Icheon Mayor Kim Kyung-hee received the grand prize in the advanced industrial city category at the '12th Korea Knowledge Management Forum & Awards Ceremony' held at the National Assembly Members' Hall on the 26th, organized by the Korea Knowledge Management Organization Committee.

The Korea Knowledge Management Award is a prestigious award given to leaders who have done their best in various fields including society, economy, politics, and social service, administered by the Korea Knowledge Management Organization Committee (Chairman Lee Joo-hyung).

Mayor Kim was highly evaluated for her efforts to secure future growth engines, including carrying out organizational restructuring to revitalize people's livelihoods and the regional economy and foster advanced industries since the 8th civilian administration.

Additionally, she established a mutually beneficial cooperation system with companies in the region while focusing on balanced regional development and smart safe cities, promoting sustainable innovative growth and improving citizen satisfaction through proactive administration that promptly addresses citizen inconveniences.

Mayor Kim Kyung-hee said, "We received good news recently with preliminary designation in the recruitment for newly designated Gyeonggi-type science high schools, and I feel honored to receive this award today," and added, "In these challenging times both domestically and internationally, we will prepare the future as a high-value-added advanced industrial city while preserving history and tradition."