Culture Ministry Launches 3rd Public Design Committee, Appoints 11 Experts

22 Members, Including 11 Government Members and 11 Private-Sector Experts
Deliberates on Public Design Plans and Advises on Standard Design Development

The 3rd Public Design Committee, which deliberates on key plans such as the Comprehensive Plan for the Promotion of Public Design and coordinates matters related to promoting public design, officially launched on the 13th.

According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Minister Choi Hwiyeong presented appointment certificates to the 11 appointed members of the 3rd Public Design Committee at the Seoul branch of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art on the same day. The members were appointed on the 4th and will serve two-year terms, with the option of one reappointment.

The committee consists of 22 members: 11 government members, including the minister as chair and vice-minister-level officials from 10 relevant government ministries, and 11 appointed members who are experts in public design. It deliberates on and coordinates matters related to promoting public design, including key plans such as the Comprehensive Plan for the Promotion of Public Design. It also advises on the development of standard designs and guidelines to improve public convenience and enhance the nation’s standing.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Choi Hwiyoung (fifth from left) and appointed members of the 3rd Public Design Committee pose for a commemorative photo. Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The 11 appointed members are Kim Giwon, a professor in the Department of Product and Spatial Design at Hankyong National University; Kim Minjeong, a full-time professor at Hanyang Cyber University’s Graduate School of Design; Kim Byeongnae, chairman of the Korea Association of Mayors, County Governors and District Heads and head of Nam-gu in Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City; Kim Eullan, a senior research fellow at the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements; Nam Taekjin, a professor in the Department of Industrial Design at KAIST; Park Jieun, an adjunct professor in the Department of Spatial Design at Kyungbok University; Park Chaewoon, an adjunct professor in the Graduate School of Urban and Regional Development Management at Hanyang University; Song Eunyoung, president of the Korean Association of Regional Cultural Foundations; Lee Sejin, a researcher at the Architecture & Urban Research Institute; Lee Jebok, chair of the Child Safety Committee; and Jang Eunjin, a non-executive director of the Korea Institute of Design Promotion.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said the appointed members have expertise in a range of fields, including improving the design of public facilities, public services, the application of new technologies and balanced regional development. It added that the committee includes experts in universal design and child safety to strengthen its advisory role in responding to social changes, and was formed to broadly reflect the voices of socially vulnerable groups and the views of different generations.

The ministry plans to gather the committee’s views on the Comprehensive Plan for the Promotion of Public Design and hold its 7th meeting this December.

“Public design is an essential part of everyday life, reaching people in places ranging from streets and public facilities to services, and enhancing safety, convenience and quality,” Minister Choi Hwiyeong said. “As society changes amid population aging, regional disparities and artificial intelligence (AI), we will listen carefully to advice from the field so that public design can improve people’s lives.”

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