Six Major Tasks in the 2023 Business Plan of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
“Culturally attractive country, national growth driven by K-culture,
“Culturally attractive country, national growth driven by K-culture,
and the happiness of people”
K -contents, a game changer that transforms the exports structure of Korea
- Life-cycle support for content startups and venture companies
- Support policy financing up to KRW 790 billion
- Cultivation of 10,000 content talents
- Advancement of content firms to 15 overseas locations
- Support for exports of related industries through a K-brand promotion hall and a K-expo
2023, the first year of tourism promotion
- 2023 Korea Visit Year declaration
- 100 K-culture events, roadshows in 15 cities worldwide to promote K-tourism
- Fostering of a history, culture, and tourism cluster in Cheongwadae
Arts, driver of K-culture for the next generation
- Support for young artists and strengthening the capability of college students majoring in arts (KRW 5.8 billion)
- Support for overseas exploration of K-culture by sector through the operation of a Korean literature distribution platform (KLWAVE)
- Construction of “Art Korea Lab” (to be completed in June 2023)
Balanced regional development driven by culture
- Designation of culture cities of Korea (7 cities)
- Tailored support for culturally disadvantaged regions
- K-tourism rest belts (tentatively KRW 3 trillion, 2023–2033) and islands to promote regional tourism
Culture enjoyed by all through “socially disadvantaged-friendly programs”
- Purchase of artworks of disabled artists (March) and opening of standardized performance halls for disabled artists (June)
- Creating barrier-free infrastructure for visitors at museums and art galleries
- Holding the first esports event for disabled persons
- Star exploration for “story grandma” (silver storytelling artists)
Advancing again K –sports
- Introduction of “incentive for people doing physical exercise” project (up to KRW 50,000, 10,000 persons)
- Support for the creation of sports teams at schools (20 schools)
- Relief of class attendance requirement for student sports players
- Promotion of leading brands of K-sports such as ssireum