Korea Startup Promotion Agency Seeks Innovation from Voices of Young Employees

Launch of the 1st Junior Board

At the inauguration ceremony of the 1st Junior Board of the Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Development held on the 12th, Director Kim Kwang-hyun (center) and attendees are taking a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] The Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Development (President Kim Kwang-hyun) announced on the 13th that it held the inaugural ceremony for the 1st Junior Board to expand management participation opportunities for young employees and alleviate generational conflicts.

The Junior Board is a youth board composed of young employees at grades 4 and 5, which proposes innovative ideas for organizational innovation and participates in practical institutional management. Recently, at the Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Development, 75% of the winners of two internal policy contests were grade 5 assistant managers, showing that young employees with less than three years of experience are presenting various ideas. Reflecting this trend, the Junior Board was newly established to discover innovative ideas and management plans that encompass generations.

The Junior Board consists of seven members selected through a blind evaluation and will discuss and convey various opinions across the institution, including ▲organizational culture improvement ▲social value dissemination ▲work efficiency ▲support measures for innovative startups. Kim Kwang-hyun, President of the Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Development, said, "We expect the Junior Board to play a pivotal role in representing young staff members and driving innovation within the institution."

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