전북연구원 Issue Briefing

Setting the Stage for World Youth Day 2027 to Transcend Religion and Offer Unique Opportunities for All in Jeonbuk State!

● World Youth Day 2027, a massive Catholic festival, is expected to attract between 400,000 and 1 million Catholic youth, with 40,000–50,000 of them, including 10,000 foreigners, attending the Jeonju Diocese Convention. Thus, Jeonbuk State must seize this rare opportunity to promote itself as the capital of K-culture and leverage the region’s great religious heritage to develop religious pilgrimage programs.● Jeonbuk must proactively support..

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Jang Se-gil, Kim Sang-yeop

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Urgent Need to Create a Jeonbuk-based National Flagship Science Museum to Eliminate Science and Cultural Blind Spots in the Metropolitan Economic and Community Zone

□ National flagship science museums—essential cultural spaces in metropolitan economic and community zones◯ Science museums are increasingly being recognized as essential cultural spaces that, along with libraries, gyms, and performance facilities, are integral to regional communities.◯ The number of visitors to national science museums has steadily increased since the COVID-19 pandemic, with the average number per museum being approximately..

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Lee Ji- Hoon, Ahn Su- Yong, Jang Sung-hyuk

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Metropolitan economic and community zone, national flagship science museum, Jeonbuk State

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The Era of Inland Laver Cultivation: Transcending the Limitations of the Sea -Leading Strategies With a Global Focus Centered on K-Inland Laver Cultivation -

● Jeonbuk State’s ushering in a new chapter of inland laver cultivationaInland laver cultivation has been hailed as an eco-friendly and high-value-added model for sustainable fisheries due to its potential to effectively navigate the environmental constraints of marine aquaculture and enable year-round productionaJeonbuk State has recently been designated as a pioneer in transitioning to inland laver cultivation in recognition of its R&a..

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Na Jeong-ho, Kim Hee-Soo

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Industrialization of inland laver cultivation, structural transformation in the laverindustry, standard K-laver model

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Strategic Roadmaps and Action Plans to Realize a Rural Basic Society - Public Interest Allowance for FarmersㆍRural Basic IncomeㆍRural Life Support -

□ Why should rural areas be the starting point for realizing a basic society?○ Rural areas/societies have played an integral role in mobilizing resources in the process of development and growth, but they are facing a crisis of local extinction as widening social and economic gaps have forced their residents to suffer disadvantages of farming and inconveniences in daily life.○ Rural areas must be maintained and protected, as they are crucial ..

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Hwang Young-mo, Jeongho-Joong

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Rural basic society, basic society, rural basic income, public interest allowance for farmers, rural life support

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Jeonbuk State’s Strategic Roadmaps to Establishing Itself as an Express Logistics Hub by Gaining a Decisive Competitive Edge

● Jeonbuk’s urgent need to prioritize express logistics○ Despite an increase in express cargo volumes generated through Korea-China sea routes and the Gunsan Customs Express Logistics Center, there is significant room for improvement in Jeonbuk State’s readiness to function as a logistics hub and create a virtuous cycle across relevant industries.○ To effectively outcompete other regions and establish itself as a leading express logistics h..

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Na Jeong-ho, Kim Hee-Soo

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Express logistics, cross-border e-commerce, Saemangeum triport

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A roadmap to establishing an investment promotion agency to attract domestic and foreign businesses and capital

● Confronted with limited opportunities to attract domestic businesses, an increasing number of cities and provinces in the nation have recently established organizations or institutions aimed at attracting foreign businesses.○ The Seoul Metropolitan Government is allocating its resources to attract foreign businesses. Likewise, Gyeongsangnam-do is intensifying its efforts to bring in foreign aerospace companies and develop industrial complexe..

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Kim Si-baek

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Investment promotion agency (IPA), regional revitalization investment fund, Jeonbuk IPA, business attraction, infrastructure investment

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A “30-minute Rural Community”— Mobility Strategy to Cope with Local Extinction

○ Promoting a “30-minute rural community” is integral in effectively navigating the local extinction crisis.○ The central government is advised to establish a “30-minute rural community” based on the “15-minute city” model, allowing residents to access daily necessities within a set time. To this end, phased mobility plans should be implemented, adapting the “time- city” concept to rural conditions. This initiative will help rural resi..

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Kim Sang-yeop, Jang Se-gil

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Time-city planning, 30-minute rural community, rural-type DRT and self-driving, one railway station per city/county

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Building the Saemangeum Triport Community Platform to Usher in a New Chapter in Gateway Complex Logistics

● Necessity and Expected Impact of the Saemangeum Triport Community Platform ○ Providing complex logistics services requires not only the development of triport infrastructure—integrating port, airport, and railway—but also efficient and synergistic coordination between these modes of transportation○This study aims to leverage Saemangeum’s robust triport infrastructure to facilitate regional development, positioning Jeonbuk St..

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Na Jeong-ho, Kim Hee-Soo

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Saemangeum triport community platform, gateway complex logistics, cooperative governance

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Strategies for building a sustainable healthcare system for older individuals in rural food deserts

○ elationships between food deserts and the health and daily lives of the elderly in rural areasaAccording to overseas studies on elderly residents of food deserts, imbalanced nutrition is the main culprit behind the high prevalence of chronic diseases among this population, such as hypertension, cardiovascular disorders, and obesityaFood insecurity, which is defined as the lack of access to sufficient food or food of adequate quality to me..

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Cho won-jee, Lee Joong Seop

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Food desert, rural seniors, Rural Economic and Social Services Act, Rural Service Community, smart rural food shopping platform, food bank

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Developing well-designed job creation policies tailored to the needs of youth

□ Necessity of well-designed job creation policies◆ There is a growing awareness of the need for quality jobs that facilitate decent living standards.◆ The government is promoting comprehensive job creation initiatives, such as strengthening the national employment safety net, creating smart and safe workplaces, and supporting workplaces that emphasize work–life balance. ◆ Jobs are the main reason for youth migration, and job seekers priori..

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Kim Soo-Eun, park Se-hyun

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Job creation policy, quality job, employment stability, wage level, working hours

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