Jeong Seon-yoon, Kim Woo-rim, Kwon Yong-hee Selected as Yongsan-gu Outstanding Public Officials for Proactive Administration

Yongsan-gu Selects Outstanding Public Officials for Proactive Administration in the First Half of 2023

Outstanding Public Officials for Proactive Administration Selected Twice Annually with Various Incentives Provided

‘Itaewon Again, Spring’ Cultural Arts Project Chosen as Best Proactive Administration

Number of Proactive Public Officials Expanded to Five This Year to Promote Motivation

▲Best: Jeong Seon-yoon ▲Excellence: Kim Woo-rim, Kwon Yong-hee ▲Encouragement: Seong Ji-young, Jo Ho-seong

Yongsan-gu (Mayor Park Hee-young) has selected the ‘Outstanding Public Officials for Proactive Administration in the First Half of 2023.’

The awardees are ▲Jeong Seon-yoon from the Cultural Promotion Division (Best) ▲Kim Woo-rim from the Smart Information Division (Excellence) ▲Kwon Yong-hee from the Real Estate Information Division (Excellence) ▲Seong Ji-young from the Audit Office (Encouragement) ▲Jo Ho-seong from the Tourism and Sports Division (Encouragement), totaling five officials.

Since 2020, the district has selected outstanding public officials for proactive administration twice a year, in the first and second halves. Starting this year, the number of awardees has been expanded to five, providing various incentives such as the Mayor’s Commendation, plaques, prize money, top-grade performance bonuses, and priority selection for overseas training.

This initiative aims to motivate and boost the morale of frontline public officials who actively and creatively carry out their duties for the public good, including improving unreasonable regulations amid rapidly changing administrative environments.

In the first half of this year, 27 outstanding cases were recommended by residents and departments. After preliminary screening and review by the Proactive Administration Committee, five final recipients were selected.

Cultural Enjoyment Project Together, ‘Embracing Local Pain and Revitalizing the Community’

Jeong Seon-yoon from the Cultural Promotion Division was honored as the best proactive public official for leading the ‘Itaewon Again, Spring’ cultural arts project.

Jeong aimed to comfort the Itaewon merchants and visitors who have been struggling since the October 29 tragedy and to culturally address healing and recovery of their hearts.

By actively collaborating with various organizations such as the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Seoul Metro, and Sookmyung Women’s University, Jeong was able to host a rich cultural event.

As people began to participate in these cultural events and revisit Itaewon, the current foot traffic has recovered to about 75%, and Itaewon is gradually regaining vitality.

Providing High-Quality Data, Enhancing Resident Convenience and Creating New Businesses

Kim Woo-rim from the Smart Information Division was selected as an outstanding proactive public official for ‘providing high-quality data.’

Kim discovered numerous user-centered, everyday life-related data needed by general residents and businesses, such as social welfare corporation status, building report and permit status, and pet and street vendor registration status, and built and provided a big data platform.

Through this, the division was recognized by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety as an excellent institution for public data provision and secured a special grant of 800 million KRW.

Installation of Sensor-Type LED Building Number Plates, Creating ‘Yongsan-Style Safe Return Paths’

Kwon Yong-hee from the Real Estate Information Division, who contributed to creating Yongsan-style safe return paths by installing the nation’s first sensor-type LED building number plates, was also selected as an outstanding proactive public official.

The building number plates, which charge solar power during the day and automatically light up when pedestrians approach after sunset, were installed to allow residents to walk safely even in dark alleys.

This installation, applying crime prevention through environmental design, was selected as a model case by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and adopted as an excellent case for shadow and behavior regulation improvement, now being disseminated nationwide to cities and provinces.

Additionally, for encouragement awards, Seong Ji-young from the Audit Office was recognized for promoting various integrity policy projects communicating with residents, and Jo Ho-seong from the Tourism and Sports Division was selected for opening sports field facilities within Yongsan Park to the public.

Park Hee-young, Mayor of Yongsan-gu, stated, “Proactive administration begins with reconsidering and changing routine administrative tasks from the residents’ perspective,” adding, “We will continue to actively encourage employees who carry out their duties with creative and proactive attitudes.”

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