Yangju City Selected as "Outstanding Institution for Proposal Activation" for Four Consecutive Years... Wins Minister of the Interior and Safety Award

Yangju City Wins Minister of the Interior and Safety Award for Fourth Consecutive Year
Recognized for Excellence in Activating Proposal System and Fostering Innovation

Yangju City in Gyeonggi Province has been selected as an outstanding institution for the fourth consecutive year in the "2025 Proposal Activation Outstanding Institution Evaluation" organized by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and has received the "Minister of the Interior and Safety Award."

A panoramic view of Yangju City Hall. Provided by Yangju City.

The "Proposal Activation Outstanding Institution Evaluation" is a system that rewards institutions with excellent performance in managing proposals from citizens and public officials, targeting central government agencies, metropolitan and provincial governments, city, county, and district offices, and metropolitan and provincial offices of education nationwide.

This evaluation is conducted annually to promote the activation of the proposal system and the spread of a proposal culture. The assessment focuses on criteria such as improvement in proposal adoption and implementation rates, the number of matured proposals implemented, the number of internally recommended outstanding proposals, and best practices in proposal activation.

Yangju City ensured that adopted proposals did not simply end at submission but led to actual improvements in administrative services. The city operated various specialized proposal programs, such as the "Living Lab Project," the "Innovation Brand Task Contest," and the "Policy Proposal Contest," which encouraged direct citizen participation, continuously uncovered creative ideas, and connected them to commercialization.

In recognition of these efforts, Yangju City achieved the remarkable feat of winning awards for four consecutive years: the Prime Minister's Award in 2022, the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award in 2023, the Presidential Award in 2024, and again this year.

Kang Suhyeon, Mayor of Yangju City, stated, "Yangju City has received this great honor thanks to the active participation and interest of both citizens and public officials," and added, "We will continue our efforts to ensure that creative proposals lead to innovation in administrative services."

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