Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do Receive 'Best Award' for Three Consecutive Years in Excellent Administrative Practices

Introduction of 'Drone-Utilized Disaster Site Command Vehicle'

Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 29th that its 'Disaster Scene Command Vehicle Utilizing Drone Technology,' the first of its kind introduced nationwide, won the grand prize at this year's Gyeonggi Province 'Active Administration Best Practice Competition.' The city explained that with this award, it has received the grand prize for three consecutive years, including in 2022 and last year.

The 'Disaster Site Command Vehicle Using Drone Technology' from Hwaseong City, which won the Grand Prize at Gyeonggi Province's 'Active Administration Best Practice Competition'.
[Photo by Hwaseong City]

The competition, held the previous day at Dasan Hall of the Gyeonggi Human Resources Development Institute, featured eight cities and counties that passed the preliminary round competing against each other. Hwaseong City presented the case of the 'Disaster Scene Command Vehicle Utilizing Drone Technology.' This vehicle is designed to enhance early disaster response capabilities through rapid identification of disaster site signs and situation assessment, equipped with advanced technologies such as ▲disaster drones ▲remote video conferencing systems ▲pre-warning and warning systems.

In particular, with the introduction of this vehicle, the city was highly evaluated for strengthening its control tower capabilities and contributing to securing citizen safety by enabling ▲rapid video information collection linked with disaster safety drones ▲operation of pre-warning and warning systems ▲alert broadcasting and on-site briefings using broadcasting systems and external monitors ▲real-time video conferences with the disaster situation room during disaster occurrences.

With this award, the city also gained eligibility to participate in the preliminary round of the 'Government-wide Active Administration Competition,' jointly hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Ministry of Personnel Management, and the Office for Government Policy Coordination. The city was selected as an excellent institution in last year's Government-wide Active Administration Competition.

Jung Myung-geun, Mayor of Hwaseong City, said, "In order to creatively respond to the rapidly changing administrative environment and resolve citizens' inconveniences, the attitude of active administration is more important than anything else. All Hwaseong City public officials will work with one heart and one mind to practice active administration and create a hopeful city Hwaseong that changes citizens' lives."

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