Finding the Driving Force of Innovation from On-Site Voices... BPA Holds Proposal Contest Award Ceremony

Kang Joon-seok, President of BPA (center), and the contest winners are taking a group commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Busan Port Authority (BPA) held the awards ceremony for the '2022 Busan Port Authority Innovation Proposal Contest' on the 4th at the main auditorium on the first floor of its headquarters.

BPA held the contest from July 26 to August 19 in three main categories: ▲ Regulatory Reform ▲ Work Process Improvement ▲ Support for Private Sector Innovation Growth.

The contest was conducted to discover institution-specific innovation tasks reflecting the voices from the Busan port site, in line with the government's public institution innovation policy.

During the approximately four-week submission period, a total of 35 proposals were received. To ensure objectivity and to concretize ideas during the evaluation process, BPA conducted two rounds of blind discussion-type evaluations and finally selected 10 proposals as outstanding.

The evaluation involved practitioners and department heads from relevant departments as well as external experts.

The selected outstanding proposals include 'Establishment of a Joint Funding System for Busan Port Equipment and a Spare Parts Sharing Platform,' 'Computerization of the Slip for Container Terminal Entry and Exit,' and 'Improvement of Busan Port Drone Flight Permission Procedures (Regulations).'

The evaluation results and future implementation status will be disclosed on the BPA website.

BPA plans to enhance the effectiveness of the contest by establishing in-house learning organizations (CoP) for each selected proposal, registering innovation tasks, discussing ideas, executing them, reviewing the outcomes, and providing rewards.

Kang Jun-seok, BPA President, stated, “Innovation across all tasks, including improving work efficiency and strengthening financial soundness in public institutions, is a task that all members must routinely pursue going forward.” He added, “We plan to continuously foster an innovation culture at Busan Port through active communication and cooperation among stakeholders and various support systems for implementing innovation proposals.”

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