KOICA Webzine 2020 Republic of Korea Communication Awards

KOICA Webzine 'Together KOICA' Wins Editorial Award in Electronic Newsletter Category

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] KOICA, which publishes the domestic and international webzine ‘Together KOICA,’ won the Grand Prize in the electronic newsletter webzine category at the ‘2020 Korea Communication Awards.’

The Korea Communication Awards is a representative domestic communication awards ceremony organized by the Korea Corporate Communications Association and supported by domestic and international government agencies and organizations such as the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the National Assembly’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, and the New York Festivals.

Since March 2019, KOICA has revamped its webzine as ‘Together KOICA’ and provides news on international development cooperation projects, interviews with key figures, and cultural information of partner countries through various online channels such as KOICA’s Korean and English official websites, email and KakaoTalk newsletters, and Naver Post every month.

Due to the nature of KOICA’s projects promoting international development cooperation in developing countries, the webzine newsletter is published not only in Korean but also in English. The Korean newsletter is subscribed to by about 55,000 people, including general subscribers, KOICA website members, and KOICA project stakeholders.

The English newsletter is subscribed to by about 38,000 people, including citizens of partner countries, participants in KOICA’s global training programs, and overseas project stakeholders. The global training program participants include policymakers, public officials, and experts from developing countries who were invited to Korea to share development experiences and technologies.

This year, various formats such as card news, infographics, interviews, and events were produced by topic to effectively deliver information, and through highly readable editing and design, both domestic and foreign audiences can understand Korea’s international development cooperation projects more easily and familiarly.

Son Hyuk-sang, KOICA Director, said, “We have regularly conducted reader satisfaction surveys on the KOICA webzine to provide useful and interesting content reflecting the perspectives of not only domestic customers but also citizens of overseas partner countries, and have strived to enhance content accessibility through various channels. We will continue to listen to the voices of the people, communicate, and create a beloved webzine.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.