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[National Future Strategic Insight] Proposal of New National Development Model (No. 20)

Date : 2021-06-10 Writer : Kim Hyeon-kon

Kim Hyeon-kon, the NAFI President, presented a new people-led development model centered on lifelong health, lifelong learning and lifelong employment, addressing the new paradigm shifts in the 21st century and socioeconomic challenges.

As proposed by the President, this new model shall: (1) deal with the new paradigm shifts in the 21st century, such as AI revolution, longevity revolution and climate crisis; (2) contribute to solving the economic and social obstacles accumulated in the process of compressed growth, such as inequality, polarization, social conflict, educational bias and aging population, (3) ensure a people-led development that promotes and utilizes the freedom and autonomy of the general public, smarter than ever before supported by digital adoption and transformation. He emphasized that our country should ultimately purse a human-oriented community based on the freedom and autonomy of the people.

“The national development model so far has a limitation in that it is focusing on the point of view of the state and the government only,” said President Kim. “This new model reflects the perspective of the people whom the state and government exist and will serve as a tool to promote public consensus, to direct to the national goal, and to judge the priority of national policies and strategies.”

In this report, President Kim also assessed the importance, role and historical flow the national development model and newly proposed Korea’s future vision – “Country Where All People Dream and Achieve Their Dream, Country Where 50 Million Dreams Exist”.


* “National Future Strategic Insight” is a brief report which is issued every two weeks to provide strategic insights for our future based on in-depth analysis of major issues made by professional researchers at the National Assembly Futures Institute (NAFI).