Gwangju Dong-gu Wins Five Awards Including Grand Prize at National Residents' Autonomy Expo

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] Dong-gu, Gwangju (Mayor Im Taek) announced on the 1st that five neighborhoods in three categories were selected in the 20th National Residents' Autonomy Expo Excellence Case Contest.

In this excellence case contest, Dong-gu was awarded ▲Jisan 2-dong Residents' Autonomy Committee Grand Prize ▲Chungjang-dong Residents' Autonomy Committee Autonomy and Decentralization Award ▲Gyerim 1-dong and Jisan 1-dong Residents' Autonomy Committees Excellence Award ▲Jiwon 1-dong Jiwon Village Energy Transition Solidarity Excellence Award.

The National Residents' Autonomy Expo was held online from October 28 to 30 to provide a platform for communication on residents' autonomy in each local government, sharing cases of resident-led local problem solving and local residents' autonomy activities.

Co-hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Presidential Committee on Autonomy and Decentralization, and the Open Society Citizens' Coalition, this competition received a total of 322 submissions across six categories: ▲Residents' Autonomy ▲Learning Communities ▲Regional Revitalization ▲Residents' Organization Networks ▲Special Contest ▲Institutional Policies. After document screening, interview evaluation, and online exhibition hall judging, a total of 70 excellent cases were finally selected.

Mayor Im Taek of Dong-gu said, "We have achieved more remarkable results in the residents' autonomy committee category than any other year, and I thank all the residents of Dong-gu who have enthusiastically participated in residents' autonomy committee activities." He added, "We will continue to actively support residents' autonomy activities through residents' autonomy and village autonomy, which are the foundation of grassroots local autonomy, and develop Dong-gu's uniquely differentiated residents' autonomy."

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