전북연구원 Issue Briefing

The Jeonbuk Seasonal Foreign Worker System to Overcome Agricultural Labor Shortage in Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province

○ With the rural population aging and decreasing, seasonal foreign workers, who could can be employed for a maximum of 8 months, has alleviated the labor shortage in the agricultural areas. The unauthorized departure of workers has raised social concerns and, furthermore, there’s a growing negative perceptions towards seasonal laborers. As Jeonbuk prepares for its transition into Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province, it is essential to expl..

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Won-Jee Cho

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Seasonal foreign work(E-8) system, Jeonbuk special self-governing province, the employment Permit(E-9)

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Projected Population Recovery of 2 Million Residents in Jeonbuk Province through Increased Enrollment of International Students

○ This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the population decline crisis within the Jeonbuk region, introduces strategies to mitigate this trend, and outlines potential pathways for achieving local economic revitalization by implementing regional immigration policies. In response to the proactive measures undertaken by governmental authorities to address population decline and the challenges posed by an aging demographic, including the..

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Heejin Jun

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Population decline, regional immigration program, international students, harmonious coexistence

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Directions for the Utilization of Jeollabuk-do to Realize Smart Administration in the Era of Conversational AI

○ The government, local governments, and businesses have recently shown great interest in the application of AI and the precautions for its use after witnessing the astonishing performance of ChatGPT.○ Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and many other regions have been applying conversational AI to areas including the settling of civil complaints, policy development, tourism, and agriculture.○ Jeollabuk-do has also presented five utilizati..

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Ji-hoon Lee

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Conversational AI, ChatGPT, Application of AI

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Development of a future transportation system, HyperTube, and balanced regional development

With the future transportation paradigm shifting towards hyper-connectivity and ultra-speed, the demand for ultra-high-speed transportation ways that can ensure high time value, convenience, and punctuality has increased, thereby raising the significance of HyperTube. HyperTube (HTX: Hyper Tube eXpress) is the 5th generation of transportation that can travel inside a vacuum tube at a maximum speed of 1,200 km/h and is optimized for future transp..

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Eui-hyun Ha

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HTX, HyperTube, HyperTube integrated testing center, balanced regional development

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'Jeonbuk National Industrial Complex Cluster' to Lead National Super-gap Industries

Jeonbuk has been designated as a candidate site for a new national industrial complex specialising in hydrogen and food, and a national industrial complex cluster with a total of five national industrial complexes within a 10km radius of Honam Expressway Iksan JC will be formed.Therefore, it is necessary to establish a hardware and software linkage network between the new candidate industrial complexes and the existing industrial complexes to le..

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Ji-hoon Lee

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National Industrial Complex, Industrial Complex Cluster, Industrial policy, High-tech Industry

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The Strategies for Introducing the Region-Speicialized Agriculture Visa in Jeollabuk-do

Due to a decrease in the farming population and aging in Jeonbuk, South Korea, farms are increasingly in need of foreign agricultural workers to solve the shortage of labor.Despite the influx of foreign workers, the shortage of labor in rural areas remains a challenge to overcome.As the problem of declining local population becomes more serious, the region-specialized visa was introduced to encourage the settlement of foreign talents in the area..

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Won-jee Cho

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region-specialized agriculture visa, non-professional employment(E-9) visa, Specific activities(E-7) visa, residence(F-2) visa

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Meaning and Tasks of Establishing a Gunsan Port Express Cargo Customs Office

Meaning of Establishing a Gunsan Port Express Cargo Customs OfficeThe Gunsan Port Express Cargo Customs Office, that would be the only Korea-China express carego customs office, has the potential to grow as a center for e-commerce between non-metropolitan regions by connecting with China's e-commerce special zone, the Shidao Port.Jeonbuk residents can receive their Chinese e-commerce goods within three days, and local companies can be utilized..

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Jungho Na

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Gunsan Port, express cargo customs office, express logistics business model, new Jeonbuk logistics industry

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2323 AGENDA 20

1. Preparing for the New Jeonbuk Era, Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province2. Promote the establishment of a special local government in Saemangeum3. Creation of Saemangeum Global Food Hub4. Preliminary response to new large-scale national projects preliminary fassibility5. Jeonbuk-led Special Opportunity Development Zone Designation6. Stabilization of Gunsan Shipyard and Expansion of Locally-led Jobs7. Designated as a national high-tech strat..

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Impact of Changes in Exchange Rate and Interest Rate on Small and Medium Businesses in Jeollabuk-do and Implications

❍ A rise in interest rate in Korea that is caused by the interest rate increase in U.S. for controlling high inflation rate from the quantitative easing policy. In addition, the growth rate of interest rate in U.S. is higher than in Korea, which affects on a rise of exchange rate in Korea. Those changes in interest rate and exchange rate in Korea are expected to have a significant effect on Small and Median Enterprises(SMEs) in Jeollabuk-do...

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Soo-Eun Kim

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Exchange rate, Interest Rate, Insolvency, Global shock

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A Study on the Improvement of Innovative Operation Service of Demand-Response Transportation(DRT) in Jeollabuk-do

ㅇ Jeollabuk-do promotes the first DRT model in South Korea as the public transportation system requires improvement for rights to trip including expanded transportation welfare.ㅇ There are various problems with Jeollabuk-do DRT 1.0 which is introduced for the first time in South Korea: increased inconvenience due to real-time call failure, difficulty in operation management due to handwritten recording method system, and lack of transparency i..

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Sangyoup Kim

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DRT, Transportation Welfare, Optimal System for DRT

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