“Presenting the Future Vision of Media and ICT” Candidate Lee Jae-myung’s Campaign Headquarters Launches Special Committee

Launch Ceremony of Media and ICT Special Committee by Lee Jae-myung, Democratic Party Candidate's Campaign Headquarters

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, is announcing his science and technology policy pledges at the central party office in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 22nd. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] The Media·ICT Special Committee (Chairman Seungrae Jo) of the Lee Jae-myung Democratic Party presidential candidate election campaign committee is officially launching.

The Media·ICT Special Committee of the Democratic Party's Great Transformation Election Campaign Committee held its launch ceremony and appointment letter presentation on the morning of the 30th at the National Assembly Library Auditorium.

The launch ceremony was attended by candidate Lee Jae-myung, Standing Campaign Committee Chairman Younggil Song, Honorary Campaign Committee Chairwoman Mi-ae Chu, and Assemblyman Jeongsik Jo. The Media·ICT Special Committee will operate under a co-chair system with Assemblymen Seungrae Jo, Pilmo Jeong, Youngchan Yoon, and Seongjun Park.

The Media·ICT Special Committee was established to serve as a communication channel for candidate Lee Jae-myung’s media and ICT policy during the presidential election held in the digital transformation era, while seeking new growth engine policies and presenting a future vision.

The Media·ICT Special Committee is divided into the Broadcasting Media Division, Information and Communication Internet Division, Youth Media·ICT Platform, and Digital Content Division, actively recruiting talent and planning to strengthen policy communication with the media and ICT industry through policy agreement ceremonies and field visits.

The Media·ICT Special Committee consists of 42 experts, including former vice-minister-level officials from the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Communications Commission. The Policy Strategy Planning Group is composed of Chief Vice Chairman and Director Samseok Ko (Dongguk University Chair Professor, former Korea Communications Commission Standing Commissioner) and Standing Vice Chairman and Director Miaehong Hong (former Sejong Center Director of the Viewer Media Foundation).

The Broadcasting Media Division is led by Chief Vice Chairman and Director Wook Heo (former Korea Communications Commission Vice Chairman) and Standing Vice Chairman Moonseok Yang (former Korea Communications Commission Standing Commissioner). The Information and Communication Internet Division is led by Chief Vice Chairman and Director Seokyoung Jang (former 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT) and Standing Vice Chairman and Director Jinhong Kim (former Standing Commissioner of the Korea Broadcast Advertising Corporation).

The Youth Media·ICT Platform includes Youth Chairman and Director Hansem Kang (CEO of Monster Media) and 2030 experts from the media and ICT industry. The Digital Content Division is led by Director Jeongtae Kim (Associate Professor, Department of Game Studies and Gamification, Dongyang University).

At the launch ceremony, four MZ generation recruited talents (women, youth, and scientific talents) announced by the Lee Jae-myung candidate’s National Talent Committee on the 1st also attended: Yoonki Kim (20 years old), AI developer; Yuni Kim (38 years old), data expert; Minryeong Song (37 years old), neuroscientist; and Yerim Choi (35 years old), deep learning-based AI researcher.

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