Changwon Special City Awards Outstanding Departments for Efforts in Administrative Innovation

A Total of 10 Innovative Policies Selected as Best Practices for Gaining Citizens' Support

Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam held an awards ceremony for the departments that implemented 10 policy initiatives selected as excellent cases of administrative innovation.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Song Jong-gu] On the 8th, Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam held an awards ceremony for the departments that promoted 10 policies selected as excellent cases of administrative innovation in 2022.

The 2022 Administrative Innovation Excellence Case Contest was prepared to select and share innovative policies that gained public sympathy in four areas: innovation in work methods, citizen participation and cooperation, enhancement of social value, and autonomous innovation by departments, in order to increase citizens' perception of administration and enhance employees' innovation mindset.

From October 7 to 17, a total of 26 policies were submitted over 11 days. After written evaluations by internal and external evaluation teams and citizen voting on the city website, a total of 10 cases were selected as excellent cases, including the grand prize for "The nation's first drone-utilized paperless urban planning committee operation" (Urban Planning Division), excellence awards for "Promotion of Changwon-type defense industry win-win market" (Strategic Industry Division), and "Selection of Changwon City as a pilot area for sickness allowance" (Local Economy Division).

First Deputy Mayor An Kyung-won said, "Achieving the results of assigned tasks is important, but efforts to improve the efficiency of the methods and processes of implementation collectively strengthen administrative capabilities that can respond to various social changes."

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