Gwangju Dong-gu "Hit the Jackpot This Year"... 51 Awards and 41.7 Billion Won Secured in 2023

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Im Taek) is achieving its greatest-ever results, including winning the highest number of awards in history with 51 cases, following its nationwide No. 1 ranking in the productivity index evaluation of the ‘2020 Local Government Productivity Awards.’

According to Dong-gu on the 30th, as of the 28th, it received 12 awards including the Presidential Citation and Ministerial Awards, 25 awards for excellence and selection as an outstanding institution, and 11 other awards. It also earned the highest grade (SA) in the Manifesto Pledge Fulfillment Evaluation and the highest grade (2nd grade) for two consecutive years in the Comprehensive Integrity Evaluation of Public Institutions.

Among the fruitful achievements this year, the most representative is receiving the Presidential Citation by achieving first place in the productivity index at the ‘10th Local Government Productivity Awards’ hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

In addition, Dong-gu proved its administrative capabilities are at the national top level with consecutive awards such as being selected as an excellent institution for three years in a row in the ‘Local Government Government Innovation Evaluation’ hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award for ‘Excellent Cases of Promoting Social Economy in Local Governments,’ and the Minister of Gender Equality and Family Award in the women and youth category at the ‘5th Korea Crime Prevention Awards.’

Remarkable achievements were also made in securing budgets for local pending projects.

In particular, 5 billion KRW was secured for the ‘Kkodume Village Making Project’ and 4 billion KRW for the ‘Asia Culture Plaza Content Creation’ project, totaling 41.7 billion KRW in national and city funds secured this year alone.

Including this year, a record budget of 146.5 billion KRW was secured during the 7th local government administration, which was the result of each department discovering new projects to secure government budgets and establishing a proactive response system, as well as Mayor Im Taek’s active efforts to secure budgets.

The achievements of the resident autonomous communities cannot be overlooked.

The ‘Dongmyeong Community Coexistence Council’ ranked 2nd in the ‘Capable Citizen Community’ category of the Productivity Awards evaluation and won the grand prize at the ‘2020 Alley Economy Recovery Support Project Excellent Case Presentation Contest’ hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety in October.

The Dongmyeong-dong and Jisan 2-dong Resident Autonomy Committees achieved the remarkable feat of winning the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award for two consecutive years in the regional revitalization category at the ‘19th National Resident Autonomy Committee Expo.’

Additionally, Gyerim 1-dong was selected as an excellent institution in both the public-private cooperation and welfare counseling fields in the ‘2020 Discovery of Excellent Cases of Visiting Welfare Services,’ proving the grassroots resident autonomy capabilities.

Mayor Im Taek of Dong-gu said, “The reason we have been able to achieve the greatest and best results in history since the 7th local government administration is because 100,000 Dong-gu residents and about 1,000 public officials united with one heart and one mind, wishing for ‘a village with neighbors, a warm and happy Dong-gu.’ We will make every effort next year so that residents can tangibly feel the effectiveness of administration.”

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