National Assembly Futures Institute holds its 1st International Academic Seminar (on September 3)
- discuss Global Outlook to 2050 and Policies for a Better Future -
National Assembly Futures Institute (President Park Jin) will hold its 1st International Academic Seminar under the theme of < Global Outlook to 2050 and Policies for a Better Future> at the 2nd Meeting Room of the National Assembly Building at 9:30 pm on September 3, 2019 (Tue.). National Assembly Futures Institute was established in May 25, 2018 under the ‘National Assembly Futures Institute Act’. The NAFI aims to reinforce the National Assembly's policy capabilities and contribute to national development by predicting and analyzing changes in the future environment and deriving mid- to long-term national development strategies
The international academic seminar will consist of a ceremony, a keynote lecture in the morning and debates in the afternoon. At the morning ceremony, it is scheduled to give an opening speech by President Park Jin, a congratulatory remark by Speaker of the National Assembly Moon Hee-Sang, and a welcome remark by Chairman Kim Sun-Wook. In the keynote lecture, Vice President of KAIST Lee Kwang-Hyung will give a presentation on future of tools and ideas necessary for human survival, followed by a presentation of Chairman of Future Generations Commissioner for Wales (at ministerial level) Sophie Howe on process of deriving future policies for the new generation as an example of the Welsh government. In the first session of the afternoon debate, it will discuss the future prospects forecasted in Europe, India, and Africa under the theme of “the Future of World in 2050”. In the second session, experts from the United States, Mexico and Japan will give a presentation on the topic of “Efficient Future Forecasting by the National Assembly and the Government”. In each session, domestic future studies experts will moderate the debate.
The NAFI will actively pursue international research cooperation and networking with this international academic seminar. It plans to solve the problems facing the global community, including the development of science and technology, economic inequality, and climate change etc. with world's leading experts.
※ Please schedule it for morning report on September 2 (Monday).
【Enquiry】head of research support office at the NAFI, Kim Yoo-Bin (02-2224-9802, ybkim@nafi.re.kr)
【Reference】The 1st International Academic Seminar Program
□ Event Outline
ｏ Time/Place : 09:30~17:30 on September 3 (Fri.), at the 2nd Meeting Room of the National Assembly Building
ｏ Event Contents : Global Outlook to 2050 and Policies for a Better Future
ｏ Inviting target: Speaker of the National Assembly, members of house steering committee, chiefs of organizations belonging to the national assembly, board members, national assembly officials, chiefs of research institutes belonging to the government, domestic and international future studies experts etc.
□ Event Processing
ｏevent schedule
classification | Main contents |
1st part : ceremony and keynote lecture (09:30~12:00) |
Opening speech | President of the NAFI, Park Jin |
Congratulatory remarks | Speaker Moon Hee-Sang and Chairman of the board Kim Sun-Wook |
Keynote lecture 1 | President of KAIST Lee Kwang-Hyung : future of tools and ideas |
Keynote lecture 2 | Chairman of Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Sophie Howe : deriving future policies for the new generation as an example of the Welsh government |
2nd part – discussion session: Global Outlook to 2050 and Policies for a Better Future (13:30~17:30) |
1st session “world in 2050” | Leopold Smerzing (policy analyzer of the European parliament) “predicting global trend in 2030~2050 by the European parliament” |
Prabhat Ranjan (vice chancellor of the DY Patil International Uni.) “vision for 2047 in India and implementation plan” |
Julius Gatoon (member of Policy Advisory Board at Africa Economy Innovation Center) “for 2050: preparing to respond with the 4th industrial revolution in Africa” |
2nd session “effective future research by the national assembly and the government | Nancy Donovan (former Chief of the Government Accountability Office) “government and future prediction : measures to improve functions of the national assembly” |
Antonio Alonso Concheiro (representative of South America for World Futures Studies Federation) “long term future research: things to be considered and sharing experience” |
Katsuhiro Hayashi (doctor of Japan Information Center of Science and Technology) “future public platform for deriving flexible scenarios” |
comprehensive discussion | Host: president of the NAFI, Park Jin “roles of national assembly and the NAFI for the better future” |
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