Koo Yun-cheol, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, said on the 18th that "I will do my best to understand young people's realities and problems and to take the necessary measures from their perspective."
Koo wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that "unlike their parents' generation, which lived through a period of high growth, today's young people face many problems we did not experience."
Koo said, "When the holiday ends, we plan to begin the hiring of youth interns at the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the appointment process for the 2030 advisory group," adding, "We will support young people's proposals so they can be drafted into policy."
The Ministry of Economy and Finance plans to select 35 youth interns each in the first and second halves of the year. It plans to assign substantive tasks rather than simple clerical assistance, and to support the acquisition of job capabilities through training such as artificial intelligence (AI) and economics education.
The 2030 advisory group will consist of one youth aide and 20 advisory members. Koo said, "We will regularly discuss youth issues such as jobs, housing, and education, diagnose the causes from a youth perspective, and seek solutions."