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Gearing up for the hydrogen era… South Korea to invest 800 billion won in hydrogen economy in 2021

Jung-Bae Kim (Research Associate)| 2020.11.05

Yeosijae IKEP Hydrogen Economy Seminar Hydrogen Economy and the Future of South Korea South Korea plans to establish itself as a hydrogen car and fuel cell powerhouse by 2040 It is imperative that we build public...

[Video Clip] U.S.-ROK Global Cooperation Seminar

Future Consensus Institute| 2021.06.04

U.S.-ROK Global Cooperation Seminar: Strengthening the Global Rapid Response System for Pandemics On May 14, a week before the ROK-U.S. summit, Yeosijae co-hosted a webinar entitled Strengthening the Global Rapid...

[Global Future Dialogue ⑤] Global order and America’s role in a ‘G0’ world - A conversation with Prof. Joseph S. Nye Jr.

Ji-Young Yim (SD)| 2020.09.01

Joseph S. Nye Jr. on moral foreign policy and the 2020 U.S. presidential elections Pacifism without an alliance may produce immoral results Political leaders should also be educators The novel coronavirus...

[Global Future Dialogue ⑨: A Conversation with Professor Kishore Mahbubani] “You cannot treat a tiger (China) like a cat.”

Jaeyoung Lee (Yeosijae Advisor)· Anna Titenok (Yeosijae SD)| 2021.02.22

- The China Challenge and the Future of Asia Speaker: Kishore Mahbubani Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, former Ambassador of Singapore to the...

Humanomics: A New Measure of Growth

Byoung-Jo Chun (Distinguished Fellow·Former CEO & President of KB Securities)| 2021.03.02

Moving beyond GDP towards a more comprehensive measure… Focusing on individual growth and development Hidden Perils of South Koreas Remarkable Growth: An Epidemic of Suicide and Anxiety ...

[Interview / Frank Jannuzi] “Biden will be patient, but will not be passive and inactive on North Korea”

Se-Hee Hwang (Director of the Future Planning Department)| 2020.11.25

- Interview with Frank Jannuzi (President and CEO of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation) - (The Korean Peninsula issue) is like a three-legged race....it requires a carefully coordinated process where both the U.S....

Improving South Korea’s approach to Urban Regeneration - Facilitating “private sector participation” in urban regeneration projects

Tae-Hee Lee (Associate Research Fellow, Construction and Economy Research Institute of Korea)| 2020.10.06

South Koreas approach to Urban Regeneration and its weaknesses Propelled by rapid industrialization, urban regions in South Korea grew by leaps and bounds over the last decades. Large cities, in particular, became...

The Changing Landscape of Work: Reskilling and Upskilling the Workforce

Anna Choi (Director of Policy Innovation, Yeosijae)| 2021.03.08

- Inspiring employees to learn new skills (reskilling) and deepen existing ones (upskilling) - Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence for continuous, personalized, lifelong learning A woman sits at a...

[The Biden Era: South Korea’s Strategy ③] March and April will be the key months to facilitate US-DPRK dialogue

Seong-Ryoul Cho (Senior Advisor, Institute for National Security Strategy)| 2020.12.28

North Korea will not give up denuclearization talks Turning Tokyo and Beijing Olympics into an opportunity to foster peace in Northeast Asia Four years of Trump has changed many things. Amongst them, U.S. policy...

[Discussion / North Korean Economy] What is the current state of the North Korean economy amid sanctions, COVID-19, and flooding?

Sul-Mi Park (SD)| 2020.09.07

- Facing the worst economic outlook amid the triple whammy of crises (sanctions, COVID-19, floods) - North Korea admits its economic plans have failed; still, its economy is more self-sufficient than that of the Arduous...

[Post-COVID-19 Era / Cities ②] Rediscovering “Local”

Jong-Ryn Mo (Professor at Yonsei Graduate School of International Studies)| 2020.06.16

Is Local an Alternative? Left: Seongsu-dong, Right: Ikseon-dong (Source: Dong-A Ilbo, Wallpaper flare) Since our inception, the Future Consensus Institute (Yeosijae) has focused on the urban...

[Outlook 2021 ② / EAI Chairman Young-Sun Ha] “Rebuilding world order… South Korea should become the ‘link’ between ‘great’ and ‘small’ powers.”

Se-Hee Hwang (Director of Future Planning Department)·Sul-Mi Park (SD)| 2021.02.01

- South Korea needs to be actively involved in the process of developing a new international order to secure its position in the new world - Four major foreign policy challenges facing South Korea: U.S.-China relations,...

[Outlook 2021 ① / SSDP Chairman Masahiro Akiyama] “Pragmatic PM Suga will pursue realistic goals…” International cooperation and Japan’s foreign policy in 2021

Se-Hee Hwang (Director of Future Planning Department)·Tamami Nozoe (SD)| 2021.01.19

- Middle power cooperation is becoming increasingly important amid the U.S.-China conflict - Countries should seek international cooperation to urge China to comply with international rules and norms The morning...

[Discussion/COVID-19 ①] Evaluation: It is time to prepare for the reality of living alongside the virus

Anna Choi (Communication Team Manager) & Yun Seo Lee (SD)| 2020.03.30

When will the COVID-19 outbreak subside, and how? What will things look like in the post-COVID-19 era? Right now, the important things are quarantine and providing living assistance. This is where the states administrative...

[COVID-19 Crisis, a test of governance / Japan] “A deep-rooted system that requires sacrifices of individuals for the good of the social stability”

Sehee Hwang (Director of the Future Planning Department, FCI and Ph. D in Law of Univ. of Keio)| 2020.03.27

What is the Japanese corona virus mystery indicating? Japanese society relieved at the decision of postponing the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics instead of canceling it. It was on March 23 that the Japanese...