전북연구원 Issue Briefing

Strategies to Attract International Students to Agricultural High Schools in Jeonbuk and Foster Settlement-Oriented Skilled Agricultural Workers: Designing a Jeonbuk Talent Pathwa..

● Jeonbuk State has been strategically fostering the agro-bio industry through key initiatives such as the National Food Cluster, Smart Farm Innovation Valley, and Agricultural Machinery Industrial Complex. However, population decline, demographic aging, and youth outmigration have caused a structural shortage of mid-skilled agricultural workers.● Current foreign labor visa programs (E-8 and E-9) focus on short-term, low-skilled jobs, which re..

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Jo-Won ji

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From Survival to Growth: Transforming Small Business Policy in Jeonbuk

● Small businesses constitute a key pillar of the local economy and are closely linked to residents’ daily lives. Along with essential services, they create employment and serve as hubs for community interaction, underpinning local communities.● South Korea’s enactment of the Framework Act on Micro Enterprises in 2020 established an independent institutional foundation for small business policy, providing a framework that extends beyond mana..

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Kim Soo- Eun, Go Hee-woon, Jeong Mi-seon

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Jeonbuk 100-Year Heritage Connection Project

● Among modern-style regional festivals hosted by Korean local governments, the Chunhyang Festival is the oldest and will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2031. Additionally, 2033 will mark the centennial of the opening of Byeonsan Beach.● A century signifies the culmination of three generations and serves as a pivotal threshold at which lived memory becomes institutionalized history. A centennial milestone represents a critical juncture for..

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Jang Se-gil, Shin Ji-won

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Saemangeum’s Triple-Win National Strategy: Catalyzing a Tectonic Shift toward Carbon Neutrality through the “K Zero-Carbon Coupling City”

■ The Carbon-Neutral Transition: Core Principles and National Priorities● Carbon neutrality involves more than symbolic commitments and isolated technologies; it requires the operationalization of a cohesive national system integrating industry, logistics, energy, and cities.● Evolving global carbon standards and supply chain realignments require a unified national implementation model that is crucial for national competitiveness.■ Why Saema..

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Na jeongho, Kim Huisu

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The need for a government-led, senior-friendly industrial complex

◆ In 2019, Korea became an aged society, with 14.9% of the population aged 65 or older, and projections indicate that this rate will rise to 33.9% and 46.5% in 2040 and 2067, respectively.◆ Similarly, China, Germany, and Japan will witness the percentage of their elderly population approximating 30% in 2030 and exceeding 35% in 2050. The acceleration of global population aging will naturally lead to the expansion of senior-friendly industries ..

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Jung-Seb Lee

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Statistical Insights into the Lives of Jeonbuk Youth

■ Necessity and importance of understanding the lives of Jeonbuk youth based on statistical data○ (Population Status) As of 2024, 405,418 youth (aged 19-39) live in Jeonbuk State, comprising 23.1% of its total population. This marks a decrease of 75,045 (-15.6%) compared to 2015, declining faster than the national average (9.9%). The cities with the highest proportion of youth are, in descending order, Jeonju, Wanju, Iksan, and Gunsan, while J..

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Jeonbuk-Specific Care Policy Roadmaps and Relevant Tasks Following the Implementation of the Act on Integrated Support for Community Care

■ In response to newly emerging social challenges, such as rising care demands due to low fertility rates and an aging population, an increasing number of socially reclusive youth, and lonely deaths among middle-aged individuals, Korea enacted the Act on Integrated Support for Community Care (the Act hereafter) in 2024, which will be fully implemented in March 2026 after two-year pilot projects. The Ministry of Health and Welfare organized the ..

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Lee Joong Seop

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Establishment of the Jeonbuk Climate Energy and Environment Promotion Agency to Mainstream Climate, Ecological, and Environmental Policies

■ The international community prioritizes establishing participatory and collaborative systems involving local residents and civil society to navigate an effective transition toward carbon neutrality while responding to the climate and biodiversity crises. Accordingly, the Korean government established the Ministry of Climate, Energy, and Environment (the Ministry), proposing the coordination and integration of climate, energy, and environment ..

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Kim Bo-gook, Chun Jung-Yoon, Jang Nam-jeong, Cho Ha-jin

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carbon neutrality, mainstreaming, citizen participation, environmental policy, environmental education

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Jeonbuk Ecotourism 2.0:Challenges and Tasks for Creating an Ecological Economy

■ Ecotourism provides economic benefits to local residents through the conservation and sustainable management of ecological assets, thus boasting high environmental, economic, and social acceptance. Recognizing its importance, Jeonbuk State is actively promoting ecotourism-related policies. Notably, Jeonbuk can play an integral role in addressing environmental issues and making positive changes in local communities by focusing on the following..

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Chun Jung-Yoon, Kim Bo-gook , Bae Jin-ah

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ecotourism, trend shift, ecological assets, governance, holistic branding

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“A Tectonic Shift in Tourist Roads”The Roads Toward Jeonbuk-led Travel

■ Jeonbuk leading tectonic shift in tourist roadsaIn 2025, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport introduced the “Designation System for Tourist Roads” (the system), setting a new paradigm promoting the convergence of transportation and tourism by utilizing roads as tourism resources rather than simple travel paths. Rich in landscapes and cultural assets, Jeonbuk State should develop a proactive model, in which it revitalizes i..

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Kim Sang-yeop, Kim Hyung-oh

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tourist roads, Jeonbuk Scenic Drive, smart complex shelters, balanced development, data-centered operation

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