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The Presidential Committee on Young Generation (PCYG) is an advisory board that is directly affiliated to the president of the Republic of Korea. It is led by Minwoo Nam, head of the Korea Venture Business Association and CEO of Dasan Networks. The committee, established on July 13, 2013, advises the President on Young Generation (YG) issues such as job creation, communications with the YG, and policy making.
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Basis of the Establishment
Presidential decree on the establishment of the PCYG [1]
General
The committee was formed to strengthen communications between the government and the young generation (YG), to make policy-making processes for the YG more effective. The government has defined the YG as those aged between 19~39. The major role of the committee, is to advise the president about policy-making issues on the YG. Having ‘Field, People, and Collective Labour’ as its main theme for the operation, the committee also takes a role as a mediator between the government departments throughout the policy-making processes related to YG issues.
Organization
The PCYG has two divisions; the committee board and the working group. The committee board consists of 24 members, including nineteen civilian and five governmental members. The members include young leaders with wide experience in various fields, including young entrepreneurs, international volunteers and mentoring activities. The committee board has three sub-committees, whose titles are shown in the organizational structure on the right-hand side. The working group is divided into the two teams, ‘policy team’ and ‘communications team.’
Operative Functions
The PCYG functions in the following three areas;
- Job creation: discovering jobs in public/private sectors, building young generation-friendly business environment, sponsoring international job searching (K-Move)
- YG Policy Development: mediating YG policy fragmented throughout the government departments, supporting government projects related to the YG
- Communications/nurturing the YG: online and offline communications, encouraging innovation, nurturing programs such as mentoring
Operation process
The PCYG collects voices from the YG in various fields and discusses the raised issues. It then gathers opinions from the government departments on the issues and mediates between them to report to the president. After the reports, it monitors policy practices executed by the departments and receives feedback from them.
Address
Presidential Committee on Young Generation 12th floor, KT Building, Sejong-roh 100, Jongno-gu, Seoul.