Ministry of Science and ICT Introduces 'Work Innovation Civil Servant Reward System'... Two Employees to Be Recognized Monthly

Byeon Changwoo and Kim Hongju Named First Award Recipients
Promoting the Spread of Work Innovation Cases

The Ministry of Science and ICT has introduced a new reward system for civil servants to promote work innovation within the organization and to spread successful cases of change.

The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on March 16 that it has established the "Outstanding Performance (Work Innovation and Change Model) Civil Servant Reward System" to encourage employees who have led innovation and organizational change, and held its first award ceremony on the same day.

Photo to aid understanding of the article. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT, 배경훈, is speaking at a Cabinet meeting. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

This system is an internal incentive program independently operated by the Ministry, separate from the "Special Performance Bonus System" run at the pan-governmental level. Its purpose is to broadly evaluate a variety of innovative cases that occur in daily work processes and to encourage employees' efforts to improve their work.

The Ministry of Science and ICT plans to select two outstanding employees each month and award each of them a prize of 350,000 won.

The first recipients are Byeon Changwoo, who contributed to improving employee convenience through welfare system enhancements, and Kim Hongju, who promoted the transition to a demand-driven R&D system by advancing the abolition of the preliminary feasibility study system for research and development. The Ministry explained that their proactive work led to achievements with significant potential to be shared throughout the organization.

Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyunghoon stated, "When small but meaningful innovations continue, the organization changes along with them," adding, "We will spare no effort to ensure that employees' voluntary efforts and creative initiatives are properly recognized."

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