Seodaemun-gu Wins Grand Prize in Institutional Policy Category at National Residents' Autonomy Expo

Positive Feedback on Enhancing Resident Autonomy Membership and Revitalizing Public-Private Cooperation Meetings...The Only Award Recipient Among Seoul's Autonomous Districts

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Seodaemun-gu (Mayor Moon Seok-jin) was recently selected as the only district in Seoul to receive the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award as the Best Local Government in the ‘Institutional Policy’ category at the 19th National Residents’ Autonomy Expo held online.

This expo was hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and organized by the Presidential Committee on Autonomy and Decentralization and the Open Society Citizens’ Coalition to promote and spread residents’ autonomy through sharing excellent cases by region.

The awards were given across five categories: for the ‘private sector’ ▲Residents’ Autonomy ▲Regional Revitalization ▲Learning Communities ▲Residents’ Organization Networks, and for ‘local governments’ ▲Institutional Policy.

Out of a total of 309 cases submitted nationwide, Seodaemun-gu won the honor after passing the first document screening and the second interview screening.

In particular, the district received high praise for ▲education to improve membership and operational soundness of residents’ autonomy committees ▲activation of cooperative public-private partnership meetings ▲operation of residents’ autonomy committee local labs to discover highly public agendas.

Seodaemun-gu started the ‘Seoul-type Residents’ Autonomy Committee’ pilot project in five neighborhoods in 2018, and based on its achievements, the expansion and formation of residents’ autonomy committees in all 14 neighborhoods were completed this month.

Moon Seok-jin, Mayor of Seodaemun-gu, said, “We will actively support the activities of residents’ autonomy committees in each neighborhood so that grassroots democracy, where residents have authority and responsibility to solve local problems, can be established.”

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