Gyeongbuk Province Opens 'Low Birthrate Policy Evaluation Center'... 30 Experts to Analyze Impact of 360 Billion Won Budget

Gyeongbuk Province will open the nation's first Low Birthrate Policy Evaluation Center in a local government, aiming to analyze the effectiveness of projects addressing demographic changes and overcoming low birthrates, and to implement highly tangible policies in the field.

On the 12th, Gyeongbuk Province held a plaque unveiling ceremony for the Low Birthrate Policy Evaluation Center at the Gyeongbuk Research Institute, attended by Vice Governor Kim Hakhong, President of the Gyeongbuk Research Institute Yoo Cheolgyun, and low birthrate experts.

Gyeongbuk Provincial Government Office

The Low Birthrate Policy Evaluation Center will be operated around Gyeongbuk Province and the Gyeongbuk Research Institute, consisting of four divisions: housing, work-life balance and gender equality, childbirth and childcare, and marriage support.

About 30 public and private experts in low birthrate, including officials from Gyeongbuk Province, national research institutes, regional research institutes, universities, daycare centers, comprehensive childcare support centers, medical centers, companies, and youth representatives, will participate in the four divisions.

The Low Birthrate Policy Evaluation Center is expected to play roles such as evaluating and analyzing the performance of major low birthrate policies, conducting public perception surveys, supporting data-driven policies, and devising mid- to long-term population projections and response strategies.

First, for the 150 major tasks to overcome low birthrates, with a budget of 360 billion KRW, the center will conduct detailed analyses based on regional and generational perception surveys to determine whether policy demand has been appropriately addressed, and will carry out analyses of policy satisfaction and impact.

Additionally, through an agreement with the Northeast Regional Statistics Office, the center will analyze correlations in low birthrate-related data such as regional population structure and movement, job status, and policy demand, to calculate indices and correlations related to childbirth.

The data derived in this way will be shared with the provincial monitoring group, expert research groups, various departments of the provincial government, and public institutions, and will be used to develop new projects for the following year, select areas for focused budget investment, and reduce or abolish unnecessary projects.

Furthermore, Gyeongbuk Province will establish a roadmap for population policy responses, including low birthrate, and prepare mid- to long-term population strategies to respond to future social changes.

Kim Hakhong, Vice Governor of Gyeongbuk Province, emphasized, "Previous low birthrate policies have simply focused on increasing the birthrate, lacking analysis of the social structural issues and correlation data that cause low birthrates. We will collaborate with public and private low birthrate experts to develop solutions to the region's low birthrate problem through scientific, data-driven analysis, and concentrate the budget on areas that are truly necessary and highly effective."

Meanwhile, on this day, Vice Governor Kim Hakhong signed the Four Major Cultural Movements to Eliminate the Burden of Low Birthrate, a key initiative of Gyeongbuk Province, aimed at changing conventional cultures that place burdens on marriage, childbirth, childcare, and work-life balance.

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