Seongdong-gu Enhances Integrity Awareness for All Employees

Jung Won-oh, Seongdong District Mayor, Leads Spread of Integrity Mindset by Personally Reading Integrity Essays Reflecting the Value of Honest Choices... Integrity Week on Last Wednesday of Every Month, Outstanding Essays Selected from Employees... Integrity Broadcast "Integrity, Embracing Sound" Aired in District Office... Various Participatory Integrity Policies Including Integrity Pledge Ceremony and Integrity Book Review Relay to Enhance Employees' Integrity Sensitivity

Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, reading an essay on integrity

Seongdong-gu, Seoul (Mayor Jeong Won-oh) broadcasts the “Integrity, Embraced in Sound” integrity program through the public address system in the district office every last Wednesday of the month during Integrity Week to raise employees' sensitivity to integrity.

At 8:50 a.m. on the 28th, an integrity essay read by Mayor Jeong Won-oh was broadcast in the Seongdong-gu office, capturing the attention of the staff. The essay emphasized the importance of making honest choices by reminding listeners of social values such as the trust and respect of colleagues lost through corrupt decisions.

The district selects outstanding integrity essays written by employees based on their experiences or thoughts related to integrity in daily life and introduces them through the integrity broadcast.

The integrity essays are recorded in the voice of the respective employee, adding a special touch. After the broadcast ends, the essay is posted on the integrity bulletin board along with the recording, sparking keen interest among employees trying to identify the voice’s owner while listening. Moreover, since the essays are based on employees’ direct experiences, they resonate strongly with the staff.

Seongdong-gu is focusing on enhancing integrity sensitivity that permeates daily life to realize a corruption-free and honest administration, promoting various participatory integrity policies under the theme “Integrity Sensitivity Enhancement Project: Seongdong-gu, Embracing Integrity.”

This project involves all employees and includes ▲“Integrity Broadcast,” where employees share essays about integrity-related anecdotes from daily life ▲“Integrity Pledge Ceremony,” where employees commit to fair and honest work ▲“Integrity Book Review Relay,” where employees share their thoughts through one-line reviews of integrity-related books.

Notably, in February, all departments of Seongdong-gu Office wrote integrity pledges to foster a culture of honest public service. In June, 29 leaders including the mayor, deputy mayor, and department heads led by example by holding an integrity pledge ceremony to reaffirm their commitment.

From May to July, the “Integrity Book Review Relay” was conducted, where employees read integrity books and shared their impressions and thoughts through reviews. The novel “Jenga,” selected as an integrity book by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, was provided to each department to offer an opportunity to indirectly experience workplace corruption issues.

Through voluntary participation, a total of 55 reviews were submitted for the Integrity Book Review Relay, which were posted in three rounds on the integrity bulletin board, and 20 outstanding reviews were separately awarded.

An employee who participated in the review relay said, “Reading the integrity book and writing the review gave me time to reflect on myself and the organization,” and Mayor Jeong Won-oh also participated, leaving a review stating, “Just as a person being alive does not mean they are free from illness, an organization not yet collapsed does not mean it has no flaws. It requires our own efforts to patch those holes.”

Mayor Jeong Won-oh of Seongdong-gu said, “We are striving to enhance each public official’s integrity mindset based on a tightly established anti-corruption legal framework and system,” adding, “By encouraging employees to participate in various integrity policies, we will continue to spread a culture of integrity.”

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