Suncheon-si Receives National Balanced Development Award

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City announced on the 8th that it received the National Balanced Development Award at the ‘16th Anniversary Ceremony of the National Balanced Development Declaration’ held at the National Assembly Members' Office Building on the 7th.

The ‘16th Anniversary Ceremony of the National Balanced Development Declaration’ is an event commemorating the declaration of the era of decentralization and balanced development on January 29, 2004, hosted by the National Balanced Development Committee, Sejong Special Self-Governing City, and the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation. At the ceremony, the National Balanced Development Award was given to outstanding local governments, public institutions, and companies that have driven national balanced development.

Among the awarded local governments, Suncheon City was the only recipient from Jeonnam Province, while Chungcheongbuk-do, Busan Metropolitan City, Wonju City, Jeonju City, Hongseong County, and Uiseong County were also selected. Public institutions awarded included the Small and Medium Business Corporation and the National Pension Service, and companies such as Ace One Co., Ltd., Hanwumul Co., Ltd., and Yulgok Co., Ltd. received honors.

Suncheon City was highly evaluated for successfully hosting the Balanced Development Expo in September last year, the first time for a small local government, and for its ‘Yuyunakrark Hyangrimgol Creation Project,’ which was selected as an excellent case of balanced development projects.

A Suncheon City official stated, “We will focus our capabilities on the digital and ecological fields that can drive national balanced development and continue to implement Suncheon-type autonomous policies centered on the ecological economy.”

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