Yangcheon-gu, Life-Oriented Creative Idea Contest... Gold Prize 1 Million Won

Idea Contest for Residents, May 13 - June 7, Applications via District Office Website, Email, or Visit
Collecting Practical Ideas to Solve Daily Inconveniences and Creative Policy Ideas for District Development
Open to Residents, Local Workers, Students, and Organizations; Prizes and Commendations for Final Winners

Yangcheon-gu (District Mayor Lee Gi-jae) announced that it will hold the "2024 Yangcheon-gu Idea Contest: A Livable Yangcheon Drawn by Residents" from May 13 to June 7 to discover innovative policy ideas for the development of the district and the improvement of residents' quality of life.

The contest themes are "Practical ideas to improve inconveniences in daily life" and "Creative policy ideas for all areas of district administration." Anyone who is a resident, worker, student, or organization located in Yangcheon-gu can participate.

Idea proposals can be submitted through the district office website (Citizen Participation → Idea House → Submit Proposal), via email to the person in charge, or by visiting the Planning and Budget Division of the district office in person.

The district will review the submitted proposals through the relevant departments, conduct a first round of online voting on the National Idea Platform, followed by a second round of evaluation by the Citizen Idea Review Committee, and announce the final results in July. The selected idea proposers will receive awards and the district mayor’s commendation as follows: Gold Prize (1 person) 1,000,000 KRW, Silver Prize (1 person) 500,000 KRW, Bronze Prize (1 person) 200,000 KRW, Encouragement Prize (1 person) 100,000 KRW, and Effort Prize (3 persons) 50,000 KRW each.

Meanwhile, since the district first launched the idea contest for residents in 2018, a total of 251 ideas have been submitted, of which 54 were adopted. These have actively contributed to district administration through innovative lifestyle ideas such as improving pet activity spaces and supporting bicycle insurance enrollment for all residents.

Lee Gi-jae, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, "When each resident’s innovative ideas come together, they can become key policies leading the new future of Yangcheon-gu," and added, "We encourage all interested residents to actively participate."

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