Dobong-gu Mayor Lee Dong-jin Achieves Remarkable Success Securing 450.5 Billion Won Including 2020 National and City Funds

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Lee Dong-jin, Mayor of Dobong-gu, explaining the 2021 budget plan at the budget briefing session (2020.11.24.)

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Dobong-gu (Mayor Dong-jin Lee) has secured a staggering 450.5 billion KRW in external funding from various government ministries and the Seoul Metropolitan Government over the three years since the launch of the 7th local government administration.

This achievement is the result of systematic review of public contest projects and various efforts and attempts, including operating a reward system to encourage employees and departments that have delivered excellent results.

The 450.5 billion KRW secured by Dobong-gu is composed of detailed funds such as ▲Special Grants (139 cases, 47.7 billion KRW) ▲Special Subsidies (45 cases, 17.2 billion KRW) ▲Seoul City Budget Reflections (171 cases, 325.3 billion KRW) ▲Awards from External Institution Evaluations (70 cases, 5.7 billion KRW) ▲Public Contest Projects (170 cases, 53.7 billion KRW) ▲Seoul City and Autonomous District Joint Cooperation Projects (23 cases, 700 million KRW).

In particular, the approximately 60 billion KRW secured from non-recurring sources such as awards from external institution evaluations, public contest projects, and joint cooperation projects, in addition to grants and subsidies, is a shining figure reflecting the efforts made so far.

In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, various external evaluations and public contest projects were greatly reduced, making it difficult for autonomous districts, which rely on securing national and city funds under limited budgets, to manage.

However, thanks to the persistent efforts of Dobong-gu employees and the ‘Autonomous District Participatory Budget System’ and ‘Resident Participatory Budget System’ that Dobong-gu has continuously implemented with local residents, last year Dobong-gu achieved a total of 23 awards in evaluations by central government, Seoul City, and other external institutions.

This is a result of Dobong-gu’s local government philosophy, which has always aligned with residents under the goals of local decentralization and resident autonomy during the 7th local government administration, being highly recognized externally.

According to a district official, Dobong-gu plans to continue prioritizing securing external funding as the ‘top task’ to resolve residents’ long-standing projects.

Mayor Dong-jin Lee said, “It is insufficient to resolve residents’ long-standing projects with only our district’s financial conditions,” and added, “In 2021, before preparing for the post-COVID-19 era, Dobong-gu’s efforts to secure external funding are still ongoing.”

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