From Discovering At-Risk Youth to Independence in One Stop... Announcement of the 'Global K-Youth' Vision

Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Announces 7th Basic Plan for Youth Policy
Youth Policy to Be Promoted Based on Digital Technology

In the future, schools, child protection agencies, and the military will identify at-risk youth and provide services tailored to their situations, while the government will manage related data comprehensively.

On the 27th, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family held the 19th Youth Policy Committee meeting and approved the 7th Five-Year Basic Youth Policy Plan (2023?2027) containing these details.

This plan primarily addresses the phenomenon where the youth population is decreasing due to low birth rates and aging, but the number of at-risk youth requiring policy support is increasing.

First, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family will establish the "Integrated Support Information System for At-Risk Youth" by 2024, which can comprehensively manage data throughout the entire support process from identifying at-risk youth to their independence.

To this end, after schools, police, the military, and other agencies identify at-risk youth, they will link information to detect at-risk youth early and provide integrated customized services according to the type of crisis. The accumulated data related to at-risk youth will be used for policy decision-making.

Additionally, the ministry will specifically stipulate the grounds for supporting the independence of youth using youth shelters by promoting amendments to the "Youth Welfare Support Act," and will identify the status of marginalized youth such as family care youth and reclusive youth, establishing support systems accordingly.

The ministry set the vision of this plan as "Global K-Youth Leading the Digital Era" and decided to promote overall youth policies based on digital technology. The focus is on helping youth adapt to changes in the digital environment.

Furthermore, in line with the digital transition era, coding and artificial intelligence (AI) activity programs at youth training facilities will be expanded, and digital education will be strengthened in schools at all levels. The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and ICT aim to expand the number of elementary and middle school software gifted classes from the current 45 to 70 by 2025.

A platform combining data and AI technology will be created to allow youth to search for, reserve, and check their activity history for desired activities.

New crackdowns on harmful environments for youth will also be actively conducted. In particular, joint inspections will be carried out on new and variant harmful businesses such as room cafes, and clear facility standards will be established for businesses where youth entry and employment are prohibited.

Online and offline gambling problem counseling services will be provided, and drug prevention education will continue to be conducted. Starting this year, a survey on child and youth sexual exploitation materials will also be conducted.

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