Prime Minister Jeong's 2nd Thursday Dialogue: "Need for Transition to a Digital Society"

Prime Minister Jeong Sye-kyun

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun held the 2nd Thursday Dialogue on the afternoon of the 7th at the Prime Minister's Official Residence in Samcheong-dong, Seoul, with experts from various fields of society, the Prime Minister's Office announced.

This Thursday Dialogue, themed "Preparing for a New Normal After COVID-19," is the second in a series of six relay meetings. Following the 1st Thursday Dialogue with senior social figures and scholars, it was arranged as an opportunity to exchange opinions with experts from various fields including future, health, economy, society, public sector, and international affairs.

Prime Minister Chung said, "The Thursday Dialogue is a place to reaffirm our determination to turn the COVID-19 crisis into an opportunity and to gather wisdom," adding, "Through the 1st Thursday Dialogue, we were able to confirm the potential of a 'Korea that has grown bigger beyond the crisis.'

He especially emphasized, "After COVID-19, a paradigm shift and a transition to a 'digital society' are necessary in all areas of society," and added, "To respond to this, an attitude of 'cooperation' and 'challenge' is required."

Prime Minister Chung also stated, "All members of society, including workers and entrepreneurs, must stand in solidarity and cooperate based on concession and consideration," and said, "To enable a shift in thinking and bold challenges, we must enhance social acceptance so that the 'lively imagination' and 'fearless challenges' of young people can be fully expressed and realized."

He further stressed, "We must gather national wisdom to improve institutional frameworks and establish foundations that can accommodate the new era, such as the 'digital economy transition' and 'smart education.'"

The Thursday Dialogue began with a presentation titled "After Shock: How the Virus Changes Our Daily Lives" by Song Gil-young, Vice President of Daumsoft and Vice Chairman of the Korea BI Data Mining Society, who is actively working as a big data expert.

Following this, Lee Kwang-jae, Head of the Post-Corona Headquarters of the Democratic Party's National Crisis Overcoming Committee, proposed five major 'future New Deals' as national development strategies, including strategic industrial promotion in the life sciences sector and digital New Deal in education, through a presentation titled "The Changed World After COVID-19, Let's Bring Forward the Already Arrived Future."

Prime Minister Chung said, "We will continue to use the Thursday Dialogue as an opportunity to communicate with various sectors of society and gather wisdom together to turn crises into hope."

Meanwhile, the Thursday Dialogue is broadcast live from the beginning to the presentations via the Prime Minister's Office Facebook and KTV (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Naver TV). The 3rd Thursday Dialogue, scheduled for the 24th to discuss quarantine and health sectors, will also be broadcast live on Facebook.

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