The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that it will hold the first meeting of a special task force (TF) on the establishment of the '(tentative) Korean Cultural Promotion Agency' on November 12.
According to a joint announcement made on September 3 as part of a government-wide initiative to reform public institutions, the ministry plans to integrate four agencies: the Korean Cultural Information Center, the Korean Arts Education Promotion Agency, the Regional Cultural Promotion Agency, and the Korean Craft Design Cultural Promotion Agency (Traditional Culture Headquarters, Hanbok Center) to create the '(tentative) Korean Cultural Promotion Agency.'
To develop specific implementation plans for the integration, the ministry has formed a special task force (TF) consisting of representatives from the ministry, the four agencies involved, and legal and labor experts, and will conduct its first meeting.
The task force will focus on establishing the '(tentative) Korean Cultural Promotion Agency,' including finalizing the agency's name, preparing amendments to relevant laws, and addressing all necessary matters related to the new organization and personnel following the integration.
Myung Soo-hyun, the cultural policy director at the ministry and co-leader of the task force, stated, "The purpose of this agency integration is to effectively connect the expertise and resources that are currently dispersed among the agencies to provide cultural services that meet the needs of the public. We will continue to support the integrated agency so that it can respond quickly and effectively to the diverse demands of the citizens."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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