In "The 3rd Best Industrial Policy Award on Regional Economic Development,", Gwangju Metropolitan City won the 1st prize and Gyeongsangbuk-do won the Grand Prize in the Upper-level Local Government Category; and Jinju City and Seogwipo City were selected for 1st prize and Yangsan City and Jeju City were chosen for the Grand Prize in the Lower-level Local Government Category.
Details of Award |
Award winner |
Prize |
Award |
Local government |
1st prize |
MOCIE Award |
Gwangju |
Grand prize |
MOCIE Award |
Gyeongsangbuk-do |
Details of Award |
Award winner |
Prize |
Award |
Local government |
1st prize |
MOCIE Award |
Jinju-si, Seogwipo-si |
Grand prize |
MOCIE Award |
Yangsan-si, Jeju-si |

In the Chosun Ilbo CEO's Award (category-specific 1st prizes), Gochang-gun was the winner in the Natural Resources Category, Namjeju-gun for the Business Environment Cateogry, Wando-gun for the Related and Supporting Industry Category, Buan-gun for the Market Condition Category, Sunchang-gun for the Worker Category, Jangheung-gun for the Entrepreneur Category, and Daejeon (Dong-gu) for the Expert Category.
Details of Award |
Award winner |
Category |
Award |
Local government |
Natural Resources |
Chosun Ilbo CEO's Award |
Gochang-gun |
Business Environment |
Chosun Ilbo CEO's Award |
Namjeju-gun |
Related and Supporting Industry |
Chosun Ilbo CEO's Award |
Wando-gun |
Market Conditions |
Chosun Ilbo CEO's Award |
Buan-gun |
Workers |
Chosun Ilbo CEO's Award |
Sunchang-gun |
Entrepreneurs |
Chosun Ilbo CEO's Award |
Jangheung-gun |
Experts |
Chosun Ilbo CEO's Award |
Daejeon (Dong-gu) |

For the IPS President's Award, the following practitioners in each local autonomy were chosen for their excellent performance: Gyeongsangbuk-do (Shin, Eul-seop), Jinju-si (Huh, Jong-hyun), Seogwipo-si (Goh, In-ja), Yangsan-si (Lee, Seok-jae), Jeju-si (Kim, Dong-geun), Buan-gun (Choi, Yeon-gon), Sunchang-gun (Lee, Seon-hyo), Jangheung-gun (Moon, Byeong-gil).
Details of Award |
Award winner |
Category |
Award |
Local winner |
Upper-level local governments |
IPS President's Award |
Gyeongsangbuk-do (Shin, Eul-seop) |
Lower-level local governments |
IPS President's Award |
Jinju-si (Huh, Jong-hyun) Seogwipo-si (Goh, In-ja) Yangsan-si (Lee, Seok-jae) Jeju-si (Kim, Dong-geun) Buan-gun (Choi, Yeon-gon) Sunchang-gun (Lee, Seon-hyo) Jangheung-gun (Moon, Byeong-gil) |