Kim Soo-young, Yangcheon District Mayor, Receives 2020 Korea Public Policy Award

Yangcheon District Mayor Kim Su-young Receives Grand Prize in Local Administration at the 5th Public Policy Awards Hosted by the Korean Public Policy Association

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon District, received the Grand Prize in the Local Government Administration category at the 5th Public Policy Awards hosted by the Korean Public Policy Association on the 18th.

The "Korea Public Policy Awards" have been given annually since 2016 to individuals, organizations, and public institutions that have contributed to the national and social development of Korea in various public policy sectors such as administration, public institutions, legislative affairs, and national governance. The awards are hosted by the Korean Public Policy Association and jointly organized by the Korea Public Institution Research Institute and the Korea Social Contribution Association.

This year, in the administration category, Jung Eun-kyung, Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, and in the public institution category, the Independence Hall of Korea and Korea Gas Technology Corporation were selected as Grand Prize winners. Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon District, received the Grand Prize in the local government administration category.

Meanwhile, Yangcheon District has achieved remarkable results including ▲a high success rate in self-sufficiency participation in the welfare sector and providing proactive elderly care services ▲steady efforts to reduce greenhouse gases by achieving a high participation rate in the Carbon Point System in the environmental sector ▲excellent performance in continuously identifying regulatory difficulties related to small and medium-sized enterprises and small business owners and in carrying out local government financial support job projects in the regional economy sector.

As a result, according to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety standards, Yangcheon District achieved the highest S grade in the government joint evaluation and received a special financial incentive grant of 40 million KRW from the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon District, said, “This year, Yangcheon District was the only local government nationwide to receive the Green City Presidential Award, followed by the Grand Prize in the Youth-Friendly Communication category, the Excellence Award in the Super-Aged Response category at the National Basic Local Government Manifesto Competition, two top awards at the National Residents’ Autonomy Expo, and was selected as an excellent institution for the Seoul Social Welfare Awards, receiving a commendation from the Minister of Health and Welfare. It has been a grateful year in which our efforts were recognized in many areas.”

He added, “As we overcome these difficult times together beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, I will do my best so that the residents of Yangcheon District and, furthermore, the Republic of Korea can gain even more strength.”

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