The Korean government held the first meeting of the Republic of Korea 2045 Strategy Committee on Thursday at the Government Complex Seoul in Jongno-gu, Seoul, chaired by Prime Minister Kim Min-seok.
The 2045 Strategy Committee aims to establish a national mid- to long-term development strategy to systematically respond to structural challenges Korea faces, including the artificial intelligence (AI) transformation, polarization, regional decline, demographic changes, and the climate crisis, as well as new complex crises in trade, security, and supply chains. The committee plans to push forward with formulating Korea's mid- to long-term national development strategy, targeting a final announcement within this year. It will serve as the top-level body deliberating and coordinating necessary matters.
Prime Minister Kim emphasized that mid- to long-term plans and a consistent strategy spanning all areas of state affairs are essential for Korea to become an advanced nation leading the world across all sectors. He called on the committee to broadly gather voices from all walks of life together with the younger generation, who will be the protagonists of future society, and to establish a blueprint for Korea's future that everyone can share and aspire to.
While Korea has had mid- to long-term plans in the past, most were pursued in a fragmented manner at the individual ministry level, posing significant limitations. Accordingly, the government plans to establish a comprehensive national mid- to long-term strategy by developing and inheriting "Vision 2030," Korea's first long-term comprehensive strategy from the Roh Moo-hyun administration. The year 2045 marks the 100th anniversary of national liberation and the point when children born today will reach adulthood and current youth will become the mainstay of future society.
The government is already conducting a public contest (mpbvisionidea.kr) to gather the title and vision (slogan) for the mid- to long-term national development strategy, policy ideas, and other open opinions. It also plans to pursue multi-dimensional opinion gathering, including town hall meetings, stakeholder roundtables, seminars, and public opinion surveys, to broadly reflect the views of the general public, including youth as the protagonists of future society.
In particular, to design future strategies from the perspective of young people, the private research team for the mid- to long-term strategy is being operated with young doctorate holders in their 30s and 40s, including those from government-funded research institutes and universities. In the future youth opinion gathering process, the government plans to broadly utilize not only government youth-related platforms but also major youth organizations and networks.
