언론인들은 세종시의 오랜 염원이었던 세종지방법원 설치가 지난 9월 법안이 통과됨에 따라 최종 확정된 점을 높이 평가했다. 이로써 세종시는 행정, 입법, 사법 3부 기능을 갖춘 실질적인 행정수도로 거듭날 수 있는 기반을 마련하게 되었다.
공동 2위에는 ‘한글문화도시 지정 추진’과 ‘이응패스 출시 등 세종시 대중교통 대혁신’이 선정되었다. 세종시는 한글과 한글문화 특화사업을 지속적으로 추진하며, 세종대왕의 묘호를 물려받은 도시로서의 정체성을 확립해온 노력을 인정받았다.
이러한 노력의 결실로 세종시는 지난 26일 문화체육관광부로부터 대한민국 문화도시로 최종 지정되는 성과를 거두었다.
또한, 대중교통 중심도시로 나아가기 위한 세종시의 노력도 주목받았다.
지난 9월 출시된 월 정액권 이응패스는 출시 첫 달에 지난해 같은 기간 대비 시민의 1일 평균 대중교통 이용률을 11∼12% 증가시키는 효과를 나타냈다. 이응패스 시행과 함께 대중교통 체계의 노선 확충 및 개편이 이루어져 시민들의 교통편의가 크게 개선되었다.
4위에는 ‘2조 2,974억 원 투자유치 달성 및 투자유치 기반 조성’, 5위에는 ‘사계절 4색(色) 축제 개최’가 선정되었다.
6위는 ‘정원 속의 도시 프로젝트 및 빈집 정비’, 7위는 ‘상가 공실 박람회 등 지역경제 활성화 정책’이 차지했다. 특히, 지난달 전국 최초로 열린 ‘2024 세종상가 공실 박람회’는 세종의 높은 상가 공실 문제를 드러내고 해결을 위한 혁신적 접근으로 평가받았다.
8위는 ‘청년특화 공공임대주택 선정’, 9위는 ‘세종공동캠퍼스 개교’, 마지막 10위는 ‘교육발전특구 및 기회발전특구 지정’이 선정되었다.
오진규 공보관은 “올해는 세종지방법원과 검찰청 설치 확정으로 세종시가 실질적인 행정수도로 나아가기 위한 마지막 퍼즐을 완성한 뜻깊은 해였다”며, “2025년에도 세종시 발전에 함께하는 언론인과 역동적인 소통을 해 나갈 것”이라고 밝혔다.
*아래는 위 기사를 '구글 번역'으로 번역한 영문 기사의 [전문]입니다. '구글번역'은 이해도를 높이기를 위해 노력하고 있습니다. 영문 번역에 오류가 있을 수 있음을 전제로 합니다.<*The following is [the full text] of the English article translated by 'Google Translate'. 'Google Translate' is working hard to improve understanding. It is assumed that there may be errors in the English translation.>
Sejong City, the best news of 2024 is ‘Court Establishment Act Amendment Bill Passes in the National Assembly’
Sejong City announced that ‘Court Establishment Act Amendment Bill Passes in the National Assembly’ ranked first in the ‘Top 10 News of Sejong City in 2024’ selected by journalists this year. On the 30th, Sejong City released the results of 24 news stories that received attention this year, selected directly by journalists covering the city hall.
Journalists highly praised the fact that the establishment of Sejong District Court, a long-cherished wish of Sejong City, was finally confirmed with the passage of the bill in September. With this, Sejong City has laid the foundation for becoming a de facto administrative capital with the functions of the three branches of government: administration, legislation, and judiciary.
‘Promotion of Designation as a Hangul Culture City’ and ‘Sejong City Public Transportation Innovation including the Launch of the Lee-eung Pass’ were selected as joint second place. Sejong City was recognized for its efforts to continuously promote Hangul and Hangul culture-specialized projects and establish its identity as a city that inherited the temple name of King Sejong.
As a result of these efforts, Sejong City was finally designated as a Cultural City of the Republic of Korea by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on the 26th.
In addition, Sejong City’s efforts to become a public transportation-centered city also received attention.
The monthly flat-rate pass, Eung Pass, which was launched last September, showed the effect of increasing citizens’ average daily public transportation usage rate by 11-12% in the first month of its launch compared to the same period last year. With the implementation of Eung Pass, the public transportation system was expanded and reorganized, greatly improving citizens’ transportation convenience.
‘Achieving 2 trillion 297.4 billion won in investment attraction and establishing a foundation for investment attraction’ was selected in 4th place, and ‘Holding the Four Seasons, Four Colors Festival’ was selected in 5th place.
‘City in the Garden Project and Vacant House Management’ was selected in 6th place, and ‘Local Economy Activation Policy such as Commercial Vacant Space Fair’ was selected in 7th place. In particular, the ‘2024 Sejong Shopping Mall Vacancy Fair’, held for the first time nationwide last month, was evaluated as an innovative approach to revealing and resolving the high shopping mall vacancy problem in Sejong.
8th place went to ‘selection of youth-specific public rental housing’, 9th place to ‘opening of Sejong Joint Campus’, and lastly 10th place to ‘designation of education development special zone and opportunity development special zone’.
Public Relations Officer Oh Jin-gyu said, “This year was a meaningful year in which Sejong City completed the last puzzle piece to become a practical administrative capital with the confirmation of the establishment of Sejong District Court and the Public Prosecutor’s Office,” and added, “We will continue to communicate dynamically with journalists who will be involved in the development of Sejong City in 2025.” <저작권자 ⓒ 브레이크뉴스대전충청 무단전재 및 재배포 금지>
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