Ministries of Agriculture, Industry, and SMEs Also Participate in the Social Relations Ministers' Meeting

Six additional ministries will participate in the Social Relations Ministers' Meeting, which discusses major social issues.

On the 3rd, the Ministry of Education announced that the partial amendment to the "Regulations on the Education, Social, and Cultural Relations Ministers' Meeting" was reviewed and approved at the Cabinet meeting.

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun is delivering opening remarks at the "Emergency Meeting of Relevant Ministers on Child Abuse" held on the 5th at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

Until now, 15 members, including the Minister of Strategy and Finance, Minister of Education, Minister of Science and ICT, Minister of Justice, and Minister of the Interior and Safety, have participated in the Social Relations Ministers' Meeting, which is led by the Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs to prepare responses to social issues.

With this amendment, six additional members will participate: the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Minister of SMEs and Startups, the Commissioner of Statistics Korea, the Chairperson of the Local Autonomy Era Committee, and the Vice Chairperson of the Low Fertility and Aging Society Committee.

The Ministry of Education expects that this amendment will enable a multifaceted approach to social problems that are difficult for individual ministries to solve, such as nurturing talent in advanced industries like artificial intelligence (AI), reducing social disparities between regions in education, care, and welfare, and linking data across ministries, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of social policies.

Additionally, the Ministry of Education established a new provision through this amendment that allows requesting investigations or research from relevant experts or institutions and organizations for necessary materials to discover and plan agenda items for the Social Relations Ministers' Meeting.

Lee Ju-ho, Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs and Minister of Education, stated, "We will continue to discover social agendas through the Social Relations Ministers' Meeting and strengthen cooperation among related ministries."

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