Eunpyeong-gu Awarded the Prime Minister's Award as an Excellent Institution for Activating the Proposal System in 2023
Received the 'Prime Minister's Award,' the highest grade among local governments nationwide, through 'Eunpyeong-gu Policy Proposal Phone #Tonghaera Eunpyeong,' introduced for the first time this year
Seoul Eunpyeong-gu (District Mayor Kim Mi-kyung) announced that it has been awarded the ‘Prime Minister’s Award’ as an outstanding institution for proposal activation in 2023, hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety annually selects and awards outstanding institutions that have contributed to the activation of proposals among central administrative agencies, metropolitan cities, provinces, city/county/district offices, and metropolitan/provincial offices of education that hold or have delegated administrative authority.
The ‘2023 Outstanding Institution for Proposal System Activation’ evaluated the performance of the proposal system operation from September last year to July this year.
The evaluation criteria included ▲improvement in proposal adoption and implementation rates ▲number of matured proposals adopted ▲outstanding cases of proposal activation, among others.
The district received the highest grade nationwide, the ‘Prime Minister’s Award,’ in recognition of the excellent performance of ‘Eunpyeong-gu Policy Proposal Phone #Tonghaera Eunpyeong,’ which was introduced for the first time this year.
‘#Tonghaera Eunpyeong’ allows anyone from vulnerable groups online to easily make proposals via mobile phone text messages, serving as a brainstorming channel for different social groups. Notably, its usage rate approaches 30% among annual proposal platforms, indicating active participation of residents in policy-making.
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An official from Eunpyeong-gu stated, “The more the proposal system is activated, the more concrete solutions to local issues can be discovered, and the demands of information-vulnerable groups and the elderly can be identified so that administrative agencies can respond promptly. We will continue to seek ways for various groups to participate in proposals to discover excellent policies.”
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