Tradition Minister Yu In-chon speaks throughout a press briefing at Authorities Advanced Seoul, Thursday. Yonhap
The tradition ministry unveiled its 10-year street map, „Cultural Korea 2035,“ aiming to innovate Korea’s content material, tourism and sports activities industries whereas strengthening its cultural influences worldwide.
“These days, we’re dealing with many challenges to handle, like rural areas dealing with extinction, cultural disparities between areas, inhabitants disaster from low birthrates and super-aged society and the revolutionary synthetic intelligence (AI) … Over the previous yr, by conferences and boards with specialists, we’ve mentioned the modifications our society will face and their impression and challenges within the tradition, sports activities and tourism sectors,” Tradition Minister Yu In-chon mentioned at a press briefing at Authorities Advanced Seoul on Thursday.
“We purpose to open the way forward for ‚Cultural Korea,‘ the place cultural values of creativity and innovation, range and inclusion, openness and convergence unfold past beliefs to social and financial in addition to regional and international context.”
Within the content material trade, the ministry will pursue 4 mega-projects — establishing a Ok-content cultural district, a nationwide movie museum, a popular culture and artwork corridor of fame and an esports complicated — and broaden three main funds within the content material trade whereas working with associated establishments to advertise Ok-content to drive exports of client items corresponding to magnificence and style.
The agenda additionally includes integrating laws to cowl all movie, streaming providers and different media providers, offering aids for modern areas like AI-utilized video games and increasing Ok-book exports.
The ministry additionally shared it is going to broaden and improve Korean Cultural Facilities abroad to improve their roles in selling Korean tradition and aiding cultural exchanges.
The 42 Korean Cultural Facilities throughout 34 international locations will function multipurpose cultural areas that additionally assist Ok-culture and associated industries, along with solely selling Korean tradition.
Moreover, to boost the experience and accountability of the facilities‘ administrators, the ministry will introduce stricter choice and analysis processes, together with an improved coaching system.
Korea Facilities, which embody a broader community together with abroad branches of the ministry associates, such because the Korea Tourism Group and the Korea Inventive Content material Company, at present function in six places, together with Los Angeles and New York. Plans are in place to broaden these facilities to further areas, corresponding to Mexico and Vietnam, by 2035.
The ministry, in collaboration with Korean Cultural Facilities and home establishments, will scout distinctive skills to be assigned to the facilities. It should additionally provide fellowships and associate with each home and overseas universities to create extra internship alternatives.
The final word aim is to nurture extra professionals to enter famend tradition, sports activities and tourism-related worldwide organizations corresponding to UNESCO, the OCED, the World Commerce Group and the World Mental Property Group.
The tradition ministry may even strengthen inter-Korean cultural exchanges, which have waned in recent times as a consequence of political tensions. The ministry will develop strategic and phased approaches, starting with accumulating and archiving previous cooperation tasks between the 2 Koreas relating to efficiency, exhibition, sports activities and tourism fields.
