Deputy Prime Minister Hong Nam-ki and Minister of Strategy and Finance and Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Byun Chang-heum are entering the ’31st Emergency Economy Central Countermeasure Headquarters Meeting’ held at the Seoul Government Complex in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 3rd. News 1
With the spread of Corona 19, the government decided to shift the domestic service industry to a non-face-to-face digital center in line with the rapidly progressing non-face-to-face trend. It plans to create 300,000 jobs in the quality service industry by 2025.
In order to support the face-to-face service industry, which has contracted due to the re-proliferation of the corona, such as eating out and lodging, vouchers and coupons worth a total of 490 billion won will be issued on the premise of stabilizing quarantine.
On the 3rd, the government held the 31st Emergency Economy Central Countermeasure Headquarters Meeting at the Government Complex in Seoul on the 3rd and discussed the’Service Industry Corona 19 Response and Development Strategy’.
Non-face-to-face transition to the service industry on the occasion of the coronavirus… 65% increase in added value
The government’s goal is to create 300,000 jobs in the service industry by 2025, and increase the value-added portion of the service industry, which is currently in the low 60% level, to 65%. To this end, it decided to digitize the existing service industry and discover new promising services such as tourism, health care, and cultural contents.
In order to digitize the service, it was decided to supply 100,000’smart stores’ with smart order systems and serving robots, and to build an unmanned system that allows local supermarkets to be operated without employees at night. It will build a’virtual reality (VR) map’ in the traditional market, and supply 200,000 kiosks and digital payment terminals to small business owners, thereby strengthening the competitiveness of the commercial district through digitalization.
It also focuses on high value-added services in eight service areas with high growth potential (△ tourism △ health care △ logistics △ video content △ art and sports △ finance △ research and development △ software information). The goal is to reach 20 million tourists visiting Korea by 2025 by increasing smart tourist cities that can receive tourism services on mobile throughout the entire travel process and linking local airports and tourism products.
In order to promote the entry of new medical services into the market, a rapid review system was introduced, and the evaluation method was changed, such as switching to post evaluation for diagnostic devices with little safety concerns. Smart logistics centers equipped with automated facilities will be expanded to 250 locations nationwide for rapid cargo handling, and content localization will also help to help online video platform (OTT) companies advance overseas.
Issued a consumption coupon worth 490 billion won to 23 million people
In addition to the previously announced 6.7 trillion won worth of support fund plus, the government decided to provide support for the self-employed and service industry affected by Corona 19 in addition. First of all, it is planning to prepare additional emergency support measures during the first half of the year by examining the damage situation in tourism, performances, exhibitions, and dining out.
In order to support the creation of the shrinking demand for the face-to-face service industry, it was decided to issue four vouchers (△ agricultural products △ culture △ sports classes △ vacation) and four coupons (△ agricultural products △ eating out △ lodging △ physical education) in accordance with the quarantine situation. About 23 million people are subject to issuance, and a budget of 490 billion won is invested.
Deputy Prime Minister Hong Nam-ki and Minister of Strategy and Finance said, “We will prepare a full-fledged domestic demand promotion plan in advance, such as supporting the so-called’retaliation consumption’ that can occur when the corona enters the control of quarantine sufficiently.” I will also actively prepare countermeasures,” he said.
Sejong = Park Se-in reporter [email protected]
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