Enactment of the 'Traditional Culture Industry Promotion Act'... Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism "Establishing a Foundation for Systematic Development"

Establishment of Nurturing System and Promotion of Inter-Ministerial Collaboration
Facilitating Convergence and Integration in the Traditional Culture Industry

The bill for the enactment of the 'Traditional Culture Industry Promotion Act,' aimed at systematically fostering traditional culture, passed the National Assembly plenary session on the 24th. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister Park Bo-gyun) announced on the 25th that it will promote the traditional culture industry through this enactment.

National Gugak Center_Main Performance_Im Injin Yeon_Bongrae [Photo by National Gugak Center]

This bill integrates and adjusts three previously proposed bills. The main contents include ▲the responsibilities of the national and local governments for promoting the traditional culture industry ▲establishment of basic and implementation plans ▲surveys on the status of the traditional culture industry.

The key provisions of the bill also include ▲training of professionals and support for startups and production ▲standardization, quality control, and research and development ▲activation of distribution and promotion of investment ▲convergence of the traditional culture industry ▲promotion of international exchange and entry into overseas markets ▲expansion of infrastructure for the traditional culture industry ▲fostering regionally specialized traditional cultural products ▲and activation of traditional culture industry experiences.

Traditional culture refers to traditional arts such as traditional dance, traditional music, and traditional art, which are cultural assets of our nation worthy of preservation and development, as well as traditional lifestyles including clothing such as Hanbok, food culture, housing culture, Hanji (traditional Korean paper), and traditional games.

The bill will take effect one year after its promulgation. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to discuss with related industries and experts to establish enforcement ordinances.

Taking this legislation as an opportunity, the Ministry plans to spread the value of traditional culture and establish comprehensive and systematic policies to promote the traditional culture industry, which is being fostered in various fields.

Additionally, by collaborating with other ministries, the Ministry will promote convergence and fusion among industries and build an industrial ecosystem where each traditional culture industry entity can pursue stable and sustainable activities.

Minister Park Bo-gyun of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said, "An important foundation has been established to systematically promote the traditional culture industry," adding, "We will steadily implement promotion policies so that 'K-Jeontong' becomes the source and representative leader of our cultural industry."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.