Seoyangho, Jung-gu Mayor, Receives '2020 Local Autonomy Development Award'

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seo Yang-ho, Mayor of Jung-gu, received the '2020 Korea Local Autonomy Development Award' in the basic local government category on the 13th at the Convention Hall of the Baekbeom Memorial Hall in Hyochang Park, Yongsan-gu, hosted by the Korea Local Autonomy Development Institute.

The Korea Local Autonomy Development Award is given to members of the National Assembly, heads of local governments, local council members, superintendents of education, and public officials who have contributed to the development of local autonomy and decentralization, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the implementation of local autonomy in Korea.

Mayor Seo Yang-ho of Jung-gu was selected as the awardee for highly valuing the Dong Government project, which realizes true resident autonomy by transferring authority to the Dong, the administrative unit closest to residents' daily lives.

This achievement is the result of actively promoting Dong-level public service innovation, decentralization, and strengthening resident participation by establishing the Dong Government Division for the first time nationwide in January last year and ensuring that all public services can be accessed within a 10-minute walk. Jung-gu transferred 79 tasks closely related to residents' lives from the district to the Dong and granted budget allocation authority to the Dong Resident Centers. Jung-gu's 'Resident Participation-type Dong Government Budget' was also selected as the best local government among 243 local governments nationwide in the '2019 Comprehensive Evaluation of Resident Participation Budget System Operation' hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

Mayor Seo Yang-ho of Jung-gu stated, "We have promoted the Dong Government project to improve the quality of administrative services that residents can personally feel, and residents have shown positive responses, saying 'The neighborhood has changed since the Dong Government started.' I consider this achievement as encouragement from the residents and will do my best to make Jung-gu a district that prioritizes its citizens."

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