Wando-gun Achieves Consecutive Wins for 2 Years at Korea Local Autonomy Management Competition 'Great Success'

Following the Presidential Award, Recipient of the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award

Wando County won the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award in the regional economy category at the 16th Korea Local Autonomy Management Competition. (Photo by Wando County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Shin Woo-cheol) announced on the 25th that it received the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award in the regional economy category at the 16th Korea Local Autonomy Management Competition.

The Korea Local Autonomy Management Competition is held annually to improve the quality of life of local residents and promote national development by encouraging the development of creative policies and sharing and spreading excellent policies. This year marks its 16th edition.

Co-hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the Korea Daily, and supported by six central government ministries including the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the competition selects outstanding cases in 10 fields such as regional economy, safety, management, local job creation, and cultural tourism from local governments nationwide.

This year, 235 cases from 93 local governments competed.

Wando-gun received high evaluations by striving to revitalize the local economy through establishing sustainable fisheries based on a clean marine environment, promoting clean sea preservation campaigns, operating a marine environment management team, running a mobile waste Styrofoam reduction device, obtaining the ASC international certification for eco-friendly seafood, fostering the marine healing industry, and pioneering overseas markets, thereby enhancing the image of clean sea Wando.

Governor Shin Woo-cheol of Wando said, “Receiving a major award again this year following last year’s Presidential Award is an achievement made together with our 50,000 residents. We will do our best to successfully promote marine healing and marine bio industries, which are key projects and emerging future growth engines for the county, to realize ‘a hopeful future Wando where everyone prospers.’”

Last year, Wando-gun won first place in the regional economy category and received the Presidential Award at the 15th Korea Local Autonomy Management Competition for forming and operating the nation’s first ‘Marine Environment Management Team’ to efficiently handle marine waste.

Meanwhile, the awards ceremony was canceled due to the implementation of social distancing level 2 in the metropolitan area following the resurgence of COVID-19.

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