Ministry Moves Ahead with Merger of Four Cultural Agencies... TF Begins Work to Establish "Korea Culture Promotion Agency"
Integration planned for the Korea Culture Information Service Agency, Korea Arts & Culture Education Service, and others
First meeting on the 12th to discuss organizational structure, staffing, and legal amendments
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said it will hold the first meeting of a special task force (TF) on November 12 to work toward establishing the tentatively named Korea Culture Promotion Agency.
The Korea Culture Promotion Agency will be formed by merging four organizations: the Korea Culture Information Service Agency, the Korea Arts & Culture Education Service, the Regional Culture Promotion Agency, and the Korea Craft & Design Foundation (Traditional Culture Division and Hanbok Center). The merger aims to improve the efficiency of cultural services by linking the expertise and resources currently dispersed across the organizations. It was included in the “Plan to Reform Public Institution Functions,” announced jointly by relevant ministries on September 3.
Since September, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has held meetings with the organizations to be merged to gather their views. The TF comprises officials from the ministry and the four organizations, as well as legal and labor experts, and will develop specific plans for the merger. It will discuss matters necessary for establishing the new organization, including finalizing its name, preparing amendments to relevant laws and regulations, and determining its structure and staffing after the merger.
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Myung Soo-hyun, the ministry’s Director General for Cultural Policy and co-head of the TF, said, “The purpose of this merger is to effectively link the expertise and resources dispersed across the organizations and provide cultural services that meet the needs of the public. We will continue to support the merged organization so it can respond quickly and effectively to the diverse needs of the public.”
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