Gwangju Seo-gu, Awarded Most for 5 Consecutive Years in National Resident Autonomy Expo Excellence Cases

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Seo Daeseok) has achieved the remarkable feat of winning the most awards nationwide for excellent cases at the National Residents' Autonomy Expo for five consecutive years.

Seo-gu announced on the 15th that it was selected for a total of six excellent cases at the 19th National Residents' Autonomy Expo, including two grand prizes.

This continues the best-ever record as the local government with the most excellent cases nationwide for five consecutive years.

This year, 309 cases nationwide participated in the expo, and 68 excellent cases advanced to the finals. The award-winning organizations in each field were decided by reflecting the first document screening, second interview screening, and third online exhibition hall screening.

Nongsung 1-dong in Seo-gu won the grand prize in the resident organization network field, Chipyeong-dong won the grand prize in the residents' autonomy field, and Pungam-dong and Hwajeong 3-dong each won excellence awards.

Also, Hwajeong 1-dong won an excellence award in the learning community field, and Seo-gu was the only district in the Gwangju area to receive the autonomy and decentralization award in the institutional policy field, once again highlighting the excellence of Seo-gu's residents' autonomy.

In particular, following Geumho 1-dong last year, Nongsung 1-dong was nominated for the grand prize this year, demonstrating the strength of producing grand prize candidates for two consecutive years.

At the 18th National Residents' Autonomy Expo held last year, Seo-gu earned the honor of winning the most excellent cases nationwide for four consecutive years with one grand prize, one grand prize, three excellence awards, and four encouragement awards.

This result is evaluated as a valuable achievement made possible by Seo-gu's active support, the specialized project promotion unique to each dong, and the passionate efforts and active participation of local residents who have solidified their foundation over several years centered on residents' autonomy (committee) meetings.

Seo Daeseok, Mayor of Seo-gu, said, "The good results obtained this time are the result of active efforts to reflect the voices of various social groups through the activation of local tact suitable for the non-face-to-face era based on village units." He added, "We will continue to do our best to establish Seo-gu's unique autonomy model, where residents autonomously handle village issues and solve local public agendas."

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