The district claimed top honors at the Ministry of Interior and Safety's 43rd Regional Informatization Best Practices Competition — with six AI work tools built by a single civil servant using generative AI

Gwangjin-gu officials pose with the Prime Minister's Award at the 43rd Regional Informatization Best Practices Competition held in Jeju.
Gwangjin-gu officials pose with the Prime Minister's Award at the 43rd Regional Informatization Best Practices Competition held in Jeju.

Gwangjin-gu has won the Prime Minister's Award at the Ministry of Interior and Safety's 43rd Regional Informatization Best Practices Competition.

The competition was organized to identify and share outstanding examples of AI adoption by local governments across the country. Of 24 submissions from municipalities nationwide, eight advanced to the final round after a preliminary screening — with Gwangjin-gu selected as Seoul's representative case.

The finals were held in Jeju from Thursday through Friday. After combining evaluations by outside experts with on-site voting, Gwangjin-gu took the Prime Minister's Award for its presentation on "Field Results of the Government's AI Champion Development Policy."

The district's winning case centered on Ryu Seung-in, a Grade 8 administrative civil servant with no professional development background, who identified inefficiencies in his own day-to-day work and used generative AI and vibe coding to build six practical work tools. The initiative drew high marks for realizing a field-driven AI innovation model that cuts repetitive tasks and boosts administrative efficiency.

Building on the recognition, Gwangjin-gu plans to expand the use of its in-house AI tools and continuously refine their functions based on frontline feedback. High-performing tools will be shared across departments to raise overall efficiency and deliver faster, more convenient administrative services to residents.

"It is deeply meaningful to have represented Seoul and brought home the Prime Minister's Award," Gwangjin-gu District Mayor Kim Kyung-ho said. "This award is the hard-won result of our staff's creative drive to solve real workplace problems with new technology. Going forward, we will keep innovating the way we work through AI and ensure those gains translate into administrative services that residents can truly feel."


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