Dongdaemun-gu Selected as an Excellent Institution for Two Consecutive Years in Local Government Innovation Evaluation

Ministry of the Interior and Safety-led '2019 Local Government Government Innovation Evaluation' Recognizes Excellent Institutions... Achieves Consecutive Selection for 2 Years... High Praise in Customized Suicide Prevention Proactive Service Sector, Collaboration Culture Exemplified by Hanbang Market and Performance Event Partnership

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol) has been selected as an excellent institution for two consecutive years in the '2019 Local Government Government Innovation Evaluation' hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

The government innovation evaluation is an assessment conducted on 243 metropolitan and local governments nationwide to secure and spread innovation momentum through checking the performance of government innovation, a national agenda.

To ensure fairness and objectivity, the evaluation was conducted by a government innovation evaluation team composed of academics and civic group figures, and a public evaluation team consisting of citizens from various sectors.

Dongdaemun-gu received high marks in the 'Elimination of Public Service Blind Spots and Proactive Services' category by actively promoting customized suicide prevention projects tailored to regional characteristics, such as hosting the first international symposium on suicide prevention through public-private-academic collaboration among autonomous districts.

In the 'Cultivation of Collaborative Culture and Best Practices' category, it also received praise by scoring more than twice the national average through innovative cases such as the ‘Smart Mental Health Unmanned Screening System’ that provides early detection of suicide risk groups and customized suicide prevention services, ‘Hanbang-e Noljang’ which links the Hanbang Market with performance events, and the welfare facility improvement project ‘Love House’ carried out jointly by urban environment maintenance contractors and social enterprises.

Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “We will continue to do our best to create practical innovation projects that help residents’ lives so that they can feel the results of innovation.”

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