Gwanak-gu Selected for 109 Public Projects Last Year and Secured 19.5 Billion Won in Project Funding

Achieved 48 External Agency Awards Including Triple Crown in Welfare at Korea Knowledge Awards... Established 'External Policy Team' Since 7th Local Government, Attracted 630.4 Billion KRW in External Funds by End of 2020

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Junhee) held the '2021 Public Contest Projects and External Evaluation Progress Report Meeting' at 9 a.m. on the 9th in the Planning Situation Room of the district office.

Presided over by Mayor Park Junhee of Gwanak-gu, the meeting was attended by heads of departments and divisions to analyze the achievements of last year's public contest projects and external evaluations. It was organized to seek countermeasures for changes in the administrative environment due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, major policy directions such as the Korean New Deal, and to strategically respond to public contest projects and evaluations by external organizations.

The district discovered various public contest projects across all fields of district administration last year, including economy, environment, welfare, and education.

In particular, it stood out in contest fields aimed at revitalizing the local economy, such as customized local jobs and revitalizing neighborhood markets amid the COVID-19 crisis.

It secured a total of 19.5 billion KRW in 109 projects, including 1.4 billion KRW for 'Seoul-type New Deal Jobs' and 'Local Industry Customized Job Creation,' and 3.9 billion KRW for 'New Market and Living Commercial Area Revitalization' and 'Traditional Market Revitalization Support Projects.'

Additionally, it won a total of 48 awards in external organization evaluations. Notably, it achieved excellent results in major fields such as winning the Grand Prize (Prime Minister's Award) at the 'Korea Knowledge Awards' and triple awards in the welfare sector, proving that Gwanak-gu's policy achievements were recognized not only by residents but also externally.

The district stated that in 2021, it will focus administrative efforts on actively identifying projects needed by residents through creative thinking and administrative innovation and will respond proactively by concentrating on project promotion.

Meanwhile, since the launch of the 7th local government, the district has reorganized its structure to overcome difficult financial conditions, establishing the 'External Policy Team' responsible for overseeing public contest projects and external organization evaluations, concentrating administrative efforts to secure external funding. As a result, as of the end of 2020, it attracted a total of 630.4 billion KRW in external funds.

Mayor Park Junhee said, "For the successful conclusion of the 7th local government and the smooth promotion of pending projects, discovering new public contest projects and external organization evaluations and actively responding to them are important." He added, "This year, by applying for various public contest projects to secure external funds and winning major external awards, we will make it a time of achievement that all residents can feel as Gwanak develops."

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