Sancheong County Holds Best Kindness Public Official Contest

"Showing Exemplary Civil Service Response"

Top Performers: Park Sungjin, Ha Geonwoo, Jang Ijeong, Administrative Officers

Sancheong County in Gyeongnam is taking the lead in realizing county administration that approaches residents from their perspective through friendly civil service responses. According to Sancheong County on the 28th, the '2023 Sancheong County Best Friendly Civil Servant Contest' was held in the county office's main conference room on the afternoon of the 27th.

In this contest, 34 civil servants from 13 teams, who are in charge of handling civil complaints at the county office and various administrative departments and townships, participated. The presenters sincerely shared their own experiences with kindness, their mindset toward friendliness, and cases of resolving civil complaints that they had encountered in the field.

Group photo of the Sancheong County 2024 BEST Friendly Civil Service Officer Contest.

In particular, the participants enriched their presentations by sharing cases through singing, exercise routines, theatrical performances, and video content production, making the contest more engaging and intuitive. Senior and junior colleagues also attended, listening attentively, cheering, and applauding, actively participating in the effort to provide friendly civil service responses.

The judging panel consisted of three experts: Choi Hyojeong, adjunct professor at Gyeongsang National University (Managing Director at Gyeongnam Ilbo), Park Sungwook, CEO of GNS Gyeongnam Daedam Consulting, and Kim Haksoo, former civil servant. They strictly evaluated the content and presentation skills of the participants.

On this day, Park Sungjin, Ha Geonwoo, and Jang Ijeong, officials from Samjang-myeon, who presented on the theme of 'Friendly Rimpack', were awarded the grand prize.

The excellence award went to Park Sukyeon, Yoon Kyeongmi, Min Hyeonju, and Lee Jinsuk for their presentation on 'Friendly Exercise', and to Lee Dongwon, Lee Utae, and Lee Soyoung for their presentation titled 'I Live with Kindness'.

The encouragement award was given to the teams of Park Somi, Cho Dongyeong, Cho Changin, and Jeong Mingyeong; Yoo Yongseok, Park Saerom, Yoo Hongsik, Jang Hayoung, and Lee Younghyeon; Jo Narae, Kang Minryeong, and Kim Seongeun; and Lee Shinyoung, Lee Jaewan, and Yeo Jihyeon.

The winning teams received certificates from the county governor and prize money (2 million KRW for the grand prize, 1 million KRW each for the excellence awards, and 700,000 KRW each for the encouragement awards). Those who did not win also received consolation prizes. Both the prize and consolation money were given in Sancheong Love Gift Certificates to help revitalize the local economy.

County Governor Lee Seunghwa said, "I hope this friendly civil servant contest will raise the level of kindness among our officials and spread a culture of friendliness," adding, "We will do our best to improve the trust and satisfaction of our residents in the administration."

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