Naju-si Achieves Excellence Award at Manifesto Competition

[Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Han-hyuk] Naju City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Kang In-gyu) announced on the 10th that it won the Excellence Award at the ‘2021 National Basic Local Government Heads Manifesto Best Practice Competition.’

This competition was hosted by the Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters Corporation and the Incheon Institute to share and spread policy cases of the 7th local government heads nationwide.

This year, the competition was divided into seven categories: anti-corruption and integrity and rights improvement, job creation and income imbalance mitigation, response to demographic changes, climate environment, strengthening electronic democracy, revitalization of local culture, and community strengthening, and solicited excellent cases.

The city submitted cases in a total of three categories, among which the case titled ‘Creating a Child-Friendly World, Making Naju the No.1 Place for Child Happiness’ in the demographic change response category advanced to the finals and was awarded after the final evaluation on the 8th.

‘Creating a Child-Friendly World, Making Naju the No.1 Place for Child Happiness’ aimed to create an environment satisfying both parents and children by building infrastructure and operating various programs.

In particular, the system allowing children to directly participate in the policy establishment and implementation process received high praise.

Mayor Kang In-gyu said, “I am very honored to receive the Excellence Award at the Best Practice Competition following the highest grade achievement in the pledge implementation evaluation in June,” and added, “I thank the citizens and public officials who participated in the policies despite the very difficult situation due to COVID-19.”

He continued, “As the excellence of child policies has been recognized, we will do our best to be designated as a ‘Child-Friendly City Naju’ recognized by UNICEF by the end of this year.”

Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Han-hyuk lhh3633@asiae.co.kr

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