Gwangju Dong-gu Selects Best Cases of Proactive Administration and Outstanding Public Officials for the First Half of the Year

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Im Taek) announced on the 4th that it has finally selected three cases, including the "Improvement of the Hakdong 3-way Intersection Entertainment District," as excellent cases of proactive administration in the first half of this year.

Along with this, three outstanding employees who promoted the relevant tasks were selected as excellent public officials in "Proactive Administration."

The honor of the Best Proactive Administration Award went to Kim Kyungnam, Head of the Housing Regeneration Division in the Urban Regeneration Department, for the case of "Improvement of the Hakdong 3-way Intersection Entertainment District, a 40-year-old resident demand project at the eastern gateway of Gwangju."

Head Kim contributed to creating a pleasant and safe pedestrian environment for residents by continuously negotiating and persuading landowners for over a year to demolish the entertainment establishments concentrated in Hakdong 3-way Intersection, which had been an eyesore in the downtown area for about 40 years.

The Excellence Award was given to Kim Hwi, a public official in the Cleaning Administration Division, for the case of "Improvement of the ordering system to enhance the supply service of volume-based waste bags."

Public official Kim contributed to providing convenience to about 300 sales outlets by introducing an internet (mobile) reception system to solve the inconvenience caused by the sales method of volume-based waste bags that had continued for over 20 years, enabling 24-hour year-round ordering, one-stop bag delivery, and payment by account transfer without visiting the bank.

Additionally, the Encouragement Award was given to Yang Jincheol, Head of the Cultural Infrastructure Creation Division in the Culture and Tourism Department, who worked to realize "Dong-gu as a nighttime tourism city flowing with culture and arts."

Head Yang recently held the opening ceremony of the "Fountain of Light" in the 5.18 Democracy Square area and presented regular media art performances to citizens, contributing to the creation of a "stay-type cultural tourism city" by utilizing the rich history, culture, and art resources of the old downtown area and making efforts to establish and revitalize the nighttime tourism infrastructure in the city center.

Dong-gu plans to eradicate passive administration in the public service by awarding additional points for achievements, incentives, domestic advanced site visits, and prize money to the selected outstanding public officials and their departments, thereby establishing a creative and proactive public service culture.

Furthermore, the selected proactive administration cases will be shared with all employees and disseminated to other local governments. In the second half of this year, efforts will be made to strengthen proactive administration capabilities through education for all employees and completion of cyber education.

Mayor Im Taek of Dong-gu said, "From now on, it is an era that requires the sense of mission of public officials who are creative and innovative, breaking away from existing systems or precedents," adding, "We will do our best to realize the public good through the establishment of a proactive administration culture in the public service and ultimately improve the quality of life of the district residents."

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