Minister Chae Hwi-young of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will communicate directly with young people and hear voices from the policy field.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) said it will hold the "Youth Policy Communication Meeting: Containing thoughts, becoming youth policy" at the Government Sejong Complex in Daejeon on the 27th and unveil eight flagship tasks proposed proactively by young people.
Earlier, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) selected the "2nd 2030 Advisory Group," organized into three divisions—culture and arts and content, tourism, and sports—to institutionalize youth participation in policy. The advisory group then formed a "Youth Participation Council" in cooperation with working-level officials at the ministry, and the "Youth Participation Council," based on voices from the field, discussed policy agendas by sector proposed directly by young people and derived the "eight flagship tasks."
The main tasks to be released that day are: ▲ operating a new culture and arts education program for middle-aged and older adults to vitalize everyday arts ▲ establishing a public-private cooperation system to realize region-based, tailored welfare for artists ▲ improving talent development programs to enhance the outcomes of content education ▲ supporting the global expansion of independent broadcasting and video production companies ▲ measures to boost regional tourism to prevent local extinction ▲ attracting special-purpose tourists through industrial tourism and revitalizing regional tourism ▲ establishing a comprehensive support system for athlete-tailored welfare and career development ▲ improving the quality of uniforms for international sports competitions.
The Minister said, "This meeting is a meaningful process in which young people participated not just as beneficiaries of policy but as 'designers of policy,'" and added, "We will continue to communicate actively so that the diverse ideas of young people can permeate the overall policies of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST)."
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) plans to hold the "2025 3rd Youth Culture Forum" at the National Asia Culture Center on Nov. 1. The Youth Culture Forum is a communication event where young people from each field—culture and arts, content, tourism, and sports—gather to share policy ideas and discuss directly with ministry officials.