Paju-si 'Moduui Sunchaldae' Receives Minister of the Interior and Safety Award

Selected as an Excellent Public Service Design Project by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety... Guardian of Safety for Single-Person Households
Mayor Kim Kyung-il "We will promote public service innovation to ensure greater safety for citizens"

Paju City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Kim Kyung-il) announced on the 28th that the ‘Moduui Sunchaldae’ (Everyone’s Patrol), which operates to ensure the safety of single-person households, was selected as an excellent public service design project by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and received the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award on the 27th.

Paju City’s ‘Everyone’s Patrol,’ which works to ensure the safety of single-person households, was selected as an excellent public service design project by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety on the 27th and received the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award. Provided by Paju City

The ‘Public Service Design Project’ promoted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety involves citizens directly participating in policy-making to design and improve public services by reflecting diverse administrative demands of citizens. After the first round of expert document screening and the second round of nationwide online and expert face-to-face evaluations, a total of 23 excellent projects were selected nationwide.

Paju City formed a citizen policy design group consisting of nine citizens from Geumchon 1-dong, where the proportion of single-person households is high, service designers, city officials, and crime prevention officers (CPO) from the Paju Police Station. From July to October, through nine sessions involving education, local exploration, interviews with single-person household residents, and identification of key issues, they developed the public service design project ‘Moduui Sunchaldae’.

‘Moduui Sunchaldae’ is a policy model that strengthens the community safety net and enhances bonds among residents by having local residents, including pet owners and seniors, take the lead in patrol activities. It was highly evaluated for its focus on building a social safety net that induces social activities among single-person households and alleviates emotional isolation.

Mayor Kim Kyung-il of Paju City said, “‘Moduui Sunchaldae’ is a citizen-centered safety policy where residents living alone and the community protect each other,” adding, “We will promote various public service innovations so that citizens can live more safely and conveniently.”