At the Presidential Committee Forum, Proposal for "Digital Talent Development at Central and Local Levels"

Joint Forum Held for the First Time by 8 Presidential Committees on the 30th

'How to Respond to Population Decline, Super-Aged Society, and Regional Disappearance'

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] Eight presidential committees under the direct control of the president will hold their first joint forum. At the forum, opinions will be presented on the need to create a tiered talent development model between central and local governments in preparation for changes in the employment market due to digital transformation.

The eight presidential committees announced on the afternoon of the 30th that they will hold a joint forum titled "How to Respond to Population Decline, Super-Aged Society, and Local Extinction" at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Jung-gu, Seoul. The Low Birthrate and Aging Society Committee is hosting the event. Attendees include Seo Hyungsoo, Vice Chairman of the host committee, Cho Daeyeop, Chairman of the Policy Planning Committee, Kim Yonggi, Vice Chairman of the Jobs Committee, Yoon Seongro, Chairman of the 4th Industrial Revolution Committee, Kim Suneun, Chairman of the Autonomy and Decentralization Committee, Kim Sayul, Chairman of the National Balanced Development Committee, Kim Jinkyung, Chairperson of the National Education Council, and Jeong Hyunchan, Chairman of the Special Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, and Rural Areas.

Professor Yoon Dongyeol of Konkuk University’s Department of Business Administration, who is scheduled to participate in the first session on polarization resolution, is expected to suggest establishing a tiered talent development system between central and local levels. Professor Yoon proposes, "To keep pace with the revolutionary changes in jobs and occupations due to the acceleration of digital transformation, it is necessary to build a central-local governance system to discover and support tiered core talent development models." Additionally, he calls for ▲support for lifelong vocational skill development and job matching by life cycle and target group ▲creation of quality public jobs through expansion of region-centered integrated services ▲establishment of employment and social safety nets during labor transition periods.

Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum emphasized in a video congratulatory message, "To alleviate the pressure concentrated in the metropolitan area and strengthen local competitiveness, projects such as 'Youth Hope ON,' regional innovation platforms, and smart farms in rural areas are being implemented," adding, "The government will also strive to realize balanced development through decentralization by promoting mega cities and special autonomous districts."

Chairman Cho Daeyeop said in his opening remarks, "We are facing the most fundamental challenge of responding to population structure changes and preparing for the future, and now is the time for comprehensive measures based on the strong national achievements of the Moon Jae-in administration," emphasizing that "creating a cooperative society that shares responsibilities much more fairly is the fundamental remedy to respond to the low birthrate and aging society."

Vice Chairman Seo Hyungsoo will suggest in his keynote speech that all social and economic systems, including industry, education, health, and medical care, must be improved in response to changes in population structure.

Other discussions will include ▲linking education and social policies based on social citizenship (a universal right to reach consensus through community communication) (Kim Taejun, Director of Korea Educational Development Institute) ▲activation of edutech and integration of education platforms (Professor Lim Cheolil, Seoul National University) ▲designation of population decline areas and establishment of countermeasures according to the revision of the Special Act on National Balanced Development (Cha Misook, Senior Research Fellow at the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements) ▲expansion of rural revitalization policies to include 'related population' who contribute to regional revitalization without residing in rural areas (Shim Jaehun, Director of Quality of Life Policy Research Center at the Korea Rural Economic Institute).

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