Seongdong-gu Wins Best Award for 5 Consecutive Years at Manifesto Competition

Manifesto Excellence Contest Best Award in Job Sector, Honored for 5 Consecutive Years... Operating ‘Mirae Iljari Jusikhoesa’ for Senior Job Creation, Fire Truck Smart Access Road System Highly Rated

Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, and staff took a commemorative photo celebrating winning the Grand Prize at the Manifesto Competition for five consecutive years.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jeong Won-oh) won the Grand Prize in the Job and Economy category and the Excellence Award in the Safety Autonomy category at the ‘2020 National Basic Local Government Heads Manifesto Best Practice Competition,’ earning the honor of winning the Grand Prize for five consecutive years.

Now in its 11th year, the ‘Manifesto Best Practice Competition’ was created to discover, share, and spread creative and effective pledge fulfillment best practices from basic local governments nationwide.

Every year, basic local governments from across the country gather to present their best practices, and excellent organizations are selected through on-site voting. However, this year, due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the event was held online on the 9th.

This year’s competition received a total of 353 cases from 144 basic local governments nationwide, and 172 excellent cases advanced to the finals after the first document screening.

The evaluation was conducted by combining the assessments of judges appointed as local autonomy experts from civil society, academia, and journalists, along with online evaluations by participating local governments in the competition.

The district submitted ‘Operation of Seongdong Future Job Corporation,’ which provides stable jobs for the elderly in the job and employment improvement sector, and ‘Fire Truck Ssingssing,’ a fire truck access road securing system, in the safety autonomy sector.

Launched in June 2017 as the nation’s first in preparation for an aging society, the ‘Seongdong Future Job Corporation’ expanded its business areas within two years of its launch and currently creates 145 jobs for the elderly across four profit business sites and nine district consignment projects. It received high praise for going beyond simple livelihood support to provide a sense of fulfillment and meaning in life, promoting public interest and profitability, and presenting an innovative job model through coexistence with local community enterprises.

Additionally, the ‘Fire Truck Smart Access Road Securing System’ contributed to protecting residents’ lives and property by securing the golden time for fire trucks during fires through the use of living labs and smart technology. It was also awarded the Excellence Award as a true standard model of resident participation that solves community problems through local resident involvement and public-private cooperation.

Jeong Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, said, “As we passed the turning point between the 6th and 7th terms of the elected government, the great achievement of winning the Grand Prize for five consecutive years at this Manifesto Competition is the result of our best efforts across the entire district administration to keep our promises to residents.” He added, “We will continue to change and innovate with better visions and policies so that all residents can take pride in living in Seongdong.”

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