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Anti-corruption body wins UN award
By Kang Hyun-kyung
The nation’s anti-corruption body won the United Nations Public Service Awards (UNPSA) for its interactive “e-People System, Knowledge Management for People’s Voice.”
The system is an integrated online portal accepting civil complaints and proposals on practices of central and local governments and public firms.
It is also used as a venue for free open public discussion over national agendas.
An average 100,000 Internet users and bloggers visit the website every day.
The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) seeks to resolve citizens’ grievances and concerns and inconveniences regarding policies through the e-People system.
The UNPSA chose the e-People for the award for its responsive system.
The award ceremony will take place on June 20 through 23 in Tanzania.
Before the U.N. award, the e-People received the Online Politics Trophy Top 10 at the World eGov Forum in 2006 and the Best Demonstration Stand Award at eChallenges in 2008.