Wando-gun Ranks First in Military Administration Innovation Best Practices for 'Youth Policy'

Operation of Youth Academy and Establishment of Youth Center to Foster a Healthy Youth Culture

Held a talk concert with youth academy students. (Photo by Wando-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyungpil] Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Shin Woo-cheol) announced on the 6th that it held the final evaluation of the ‘2020 County Government Innovation Best Practices Competition’ on the 5th.

The County Government Innovation Best Practices Competition was conducted to discover excellent government innovation cases that citizens can feel, promote innovation activation through information sharing, and actively prepare for the ‘2020 Local Government Government Innovation Evaluation.’

To this end, Wando-gun established the ‘2020 County Government Innovation Implementation Plan’ in March, with 46 projects across 9 fields as tasks, and discovered best practices based on 5 areas and 19 indicators including social value realization, participation and cooperation, and trusted government among projects aimed at enhancing citizen convenience and public interest.

The selection of best practices was decided by combining online voting (30%) open to the entire nation and on-site presentations (70%) for a more objective and transparent evaluation.

First, from September 14 to October 6, Wando-gun’s County Government Coordination Committee conducted a written review and selected 10 best practices out of 23 cases.

The best practices that made it to the final evaluation included the operation of the first drone academy for the disabled in Jeollanam-do, establishment of seaweed bioactive material production facilities, the ‘Stop Moving’ campaign during the Chuseok holiday to prevent the spread of COVID-19, promotion of youth policies that connect with and are trusted by youth, revitalization of the local economy through market expansion of the seaweed industry, and climate change adaptation policies.

The final evaluation was conducted by a professional judging panel composed of the Wando Social Innovation Network, Wando County Regional Innovation Council, and Wando County Active Administration Support Committee, ensuring a more objective assessment.

As a result, the ‘Youth Policies that Connect with and are Trusted by Youth,’ which scored well in both online voting and presentations, was selected as the first place.

The youth policy is a policy aimed at discovering necessary and effective policies for youth in a situation where programs for youth have been lacking, responding to the recently emerging serious issue of population decline, and fostering a healthy youth culture.

Details include the establishment of a youth center as a communication and idea creation space for youth, housing support for young employed persons, selection of the Island Village Newlywed Energy Revitalization Project, and operation of a youth academy where youth serve as instructors and demonstrate their abilities.

A county official said, “Innovation, which completely changes customs, organizations, and methods, is another word for a struggle toward new development,” and added, “We hope that the innovation atmosphere will spread throughout the organization through this competition and that our county can advance to the next level.”

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