Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Wins Grand Prize at the 2020 Korea SNS Awards

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kim Samho) announced on the 4th that it won the Grand Prize at the ‘10th 2020 Korea SNS Awards’ hosted by the Korea Social Content Promotion Association and sponsored by the Ministry of Science and ICT.

The SNS Awards evaluate the utilization status of social network services (SNS) by public institutions and companies.

Gwangsan-gu, which won the Grand Prize for two consecutive years, was the only autonomous district in Gwangju to be named on the winners list.

This year, Gwangsan-gu responded to COVID-19 based on SNS, operated social guardians and one-person creators, and engaged in various communications with citizens and policies.

In particular, the ‘COVID-19 Citizen Newsletter,’ which provided information such as the status of confirmed COVID-19 cases once or twice daily, and ‘Promotion Agency Gwangsan,’ which used public SNS channels as promotional platforms for local businesses and small merchants, attracted attention.

In addition, Gwangsan-gu communicates with citizens through SNS promotions that cross district administration and national government policies, such as revitalizing alleyway commercial districts and promoting consumption of emergency disaster relief funds.

Kim Samho, Mayor of Gwangsan-gu, said, “Our efforts to provide quick and accurate information during the COVID-19 crisis to prevent the spread of fake news and minimize citizen anxiety seem to have resulted in this award. We will continue to communicate by widely and deeply sharing various public information through citizen-friendly content such as card news and videos.”

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