BPA New Year's First Event 'Innovation and Excellence Competition' Awarding of Outstanding Cases

Busan Port Authority (BPA, President Kang Jun-seok) held an awards ceremony for the ‘2023 Innovation and Excellence Performance Competition’ at the opening ceremony on the morning of January 2nd, marking the first event of the new year.

The competition, divided into innovation, management, and business sectors, was conducted from November to December 2023 to select representative outstanding achievements BPA accomplished over the past year.

On the 2nd, the Busan Port Authority held an awards ceremony for outstanding cases in the 2023 Innovation and Excellence Competition. (Kang Jun-seok, President, 4th from the left)

In the innovation sector, achievements in work efficiency through the introduction of new technologies and ideas were evaluated, while in the management and business sectors, the focus was on institutional management, implementation of government policies related to Busan Port operations, achievement of management goals, and resolution of current issues.

Through a three-stage evaluation process consisting of the first written assessment, second online public voting, and third presentation evaluation, 20 out of 68 cases submitted by all BPA departments were selected as outstanding cases.

The grand prize was awarded to ‘Busan Port Safety Keeper, Birth of the Port-type Hi-Pass,’ a mobile app independently developed to integrate 10 container terminal companies and applied on-site.

This case received high praise for converting the paper delivery receipts, which all trucks using Busan Port previously received upon terminal entry, into a mobile app and providing real-time port operation information, thereby minimizing drivers’ unloading time within the port and contributing to port safety.

Additionally, three cases were selected as grand prize winners: ▲Leading the era of fully automated ports centered on domestic technology ▲Overcoming the greatest financial crisis since the establishment of the authority through the advancement of the financial budget system ▲BPA Hope Storehouse, where sharing continues 365 days a year with the phrase “When the granary is full, the heart is generous!”

Four cases of work improvement received excellence awards: ▲Establishing the largest number of regular routes in Busan Port history with 287 routes ▲“BPA will handle the hard work! Our companies only walk the export path!” ▲Leading a corporate culture that harmonizes work and family ▲Introducing drones born in 2023 to Gamcheon Port, originally established in 1990. Additionally, 12 other cases received encouragement awards.

BPA President Kang Jun-seok said, “This is a meaningful event to summarize our authority’s efforts and achievements from last year and share excellent results externally,” adding, “We will put more effort into fostering an organizational culture that encourages innovative idea discovery and leads the practice of values that the public can feel.”

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