Diversifying and Insuring International Exchange Areas

• Securing one stronghold per continent
• Diversifying international exchange areas.
  • Sister province relationship: six areas to 10 areas (2015)
  • Sector exchange: eight areas to 10 areas (2015)
    • Europe : securing a stronghold to jointly promote tourism and the high-tech industry
    • Central and South America : securing a new stronghold to maintain friendly relationships in agriculture, environment, tourism and the public officials training program.
    • Southwest Asia: securing a new stronghold in developing countries, i.e., India.
      Sign a sister province relationship based on analysis results, including performance and prospects, after two-three years of exchange.
• Deepen sector exchanges with existing sister provinces.
  : For example, Alberta in Canada: joint research in sectors, including biology, inland waters, environment, and forestry.

12th Governor's Conference of Northeast Asia

• Time : second half of 2007
• Venue : Tottori-ken in Japan
• Participants : 200 from five local governments and organizations.
  • Governors and officials for international growth and exchange
  • Journalists and people concerned about the accompanying events, i.e., Local Specialties Exhibition.
• Main Events : The Governor's Conference, the Local Specialties Exhibition, and the Art Exhibition
• Development Perspectives.
  • Emphasizing the role of economic cooperation in the realization of public pledges and promoting science and technology exchanges
  • Emphasizing the role of economic cooperation in the realization of public pledges and promoting science and technology exchanges

Workshop for International Exchange Institutions and Organizations

• Background
  • Communicating with the appropriate organizations
  • Improving the global mindset and competitiveness of local diplomatic activities
• Time : two-three days in June
• Participants : 80 officials from provinces, cities, counties, educational institutions, university staff, and foreign trainees
• Main Events
  • Invitational specialist lectures, forums, and case-study presentations
  • Introducing national policies and exchanging information with foreign trainees

Operating the Association of Love Gangwon State with foreign trainee public officials

• 32 foreign trainees are presently involved in long-term training (more than six months)
  : 11 from Tottori-ken in Japan, 10 from Jilim in China, 2 from the Maritime Province of Russia, 8 from the Tuv Province in Mongolia, and 1 from Vietnam.
• Providing information on a regular basis and increasing public interest.
  • Distributing periodic publications and promotional materials
  • Sending New Year's cards and holding a social gathering during international events
• Posting the details of international exchange activities on a website in Korean and English.
  The invitations to Gangwon Residents Day and the International Exchange Forum are currently being reviewed.

Operating an Overseas Agent

• Background and Role
  • International exchange activities are gradually increased in line with the progress of localization and decentralization.
  • Collecting data and providing information related to the provincial government
  • Providing public officials with interpretation and guide services during overseas business trips
• Agent : Synapse International (Oklahoma in the U.S.A.)
• Working Expenses : 36 Million Korean Won
  Assigned since 2004: contributed to the globalization of the geothermal/wind energy and fire administration sectors.

Experience Training Program for Second-Generation Overseas Koreans from Gangwon State

• Time: 10 days in August
• Participants: 30
  • Including 15 overseas middle and high school students
  • Exemplary local students selected within the province are also participating in the effective training
• Programs: tradition and cultural experiences, homestay and tours.
• Promotion: publicly invited and selected by a university within the province.
  • Gangwon State: selecting the participants and supplying training costs
  • University: organizing and evaluating the program
• Working Expenses: 20 Million Korean Won.

Exemplary Youth Training Program in Europe

• Time: eight days in August.
• Participants: 18
  * Heads of a youth family with outstanding grades (one per city/county).
• Promotion
  • Gangwon State : selecting the participants and paying for their airfare and travel expenses
  • Visiting schools, institutes, museums, and tourist attractions
• Programs
  • A bus tour in 4-7 European countries around Germany
  • Visiting schools, institutes, museums, and tourist attractions.
• Working Expenses : 50 Million Korean Won

University Students Gangwon Forum

• Time: 10 days in July
• Participants: 30
  from seven interchange areas: Gangwon State in Korea, Jilim in China, Tottori-ken in Japan, the Tuv Province in Mongolia, the Maritime Province of Russia, Quang-Ninh in Vietnam, and Sarawak in Borneo.
• Promotion: publicly invited and selected by a university within the province.
  • Gangwon State: selecting and inviting the students, supplying working expenses, and evaluating the outcome
  • University: organizing the forum and providing the traditional/cultural experiences and homestay.
• Working Expenses: 20 Million Korean Won

Gangwon Cultural Experience Program for Foreign Students

• Background
  • Providing foreign students within the province with the opportunity to experience the culture and history of Gangwon State
  • Creating a pro-Gangwon atmosphere on their return home
• Time: 10 days in July-August
• Participants: 30
  * Selecting the foreign students from within the province.
• Promotion: publicly invited and selected by a university within the province.
  • Introducing provincial policies through various media, including multivision video, and holding a social gathering to respond to any inconveniences while living in Gangwon State
  • Providing opportunities to experience tradition and culture, and touring industrial facilities and tourist attractions
• Working Expenses : 10 Million Korean Won

Workshop for Honorary Overseas Coordinators and the Chairmen of the Associations of Overseas Koreans from Gangwon State

• Time: four days in October close to Chuseok (Harvest Festival).
• Participants: 25
  15 chairmen from the Associations of Overseas Koreans from Gangwon State in seven countries, and 31 honorary overseas coordinators in 18 countries.
• Program: presentation of provincial administration, a social gathering, and sightseeing.
  *The candidate sites for sightseeing include Geumgangsan (Mt.) and Jeju-do.
• Working Expenses: 25 Million Korean Won

Invitational Presentation on Provincial Administration for Overseas Koreans from Gangwon State

• Time: five days in April-May.
• Participants : 30
  * Actively operating Associations of Overseas Koreans from Gangwon State in countries including the U.S.A., Canada, and Germany
• Programs
  • Presentation about provincial administration and a social gathering
  • Touring industrial facilities and tourist attractions
• Working Expenses: 10 Million Korean Won

Korean Culture Diffusion in the Maritime Province of Russia and Quang-Ninh in Vietnam

• Time: July
• Place: Goryeoin Collective Village in the Maritime Province of Russia and Quang-Ninh Cultural Center in Vietnam.
• Programs
  • Sending lecturers to teach the Korean language
  • Giving trial performances of Korean traditional culture, including Taekwondo and paper crafts
• Working Expenses: 20 Million Korean Won

Globalization of Provincial Policies in Collaboration with KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency)

• Background
  • Utilizing the KOICA training program for less developed countries to diffuse new rural development policies
  • Improving the global mindset in rural areas through multicultural experiences Internationally promoting provincial policies and contributing to rural development in less developed countries
• KOICA World Brand Development Program
  • Competent Authority: KOICA of the Rural Development Administration
  • Time: seven-eight times a year, 20 days at a time
  • Participants: 20 at a time
  • Countries: 30
• Place: Agriculture Training Institute or the best model villages.
• Costs Involved: fully paid by KOICA.

Building an Overseas Gangwon State Showroom

• Background: inspect all exhibits in existing showrooms overseas and replace any exhibits, if necessary → Display a variety of quality exhibits representing Gangwon State.
• Time: June-August
• Place: museums, cultural centers, and international exhibition halls.
• Exhibits: ceramic wares, lacquered wares, knotted works, and traditional music instruments.
• Promotion
  • Inspecting the exhibits in overseas exhibition facilities
  • Donate exhibits during the Governor's Conference or transporting them by air
• Necessary Budget: 20 Million Korean Won

Promoting the Establishment of the International Exchange Foundation

• Needs
  • Implementing the infrastructure to globalize provincial residents
  • Business Type: a nonprofit corporation
  • Core Business
• Proposal
  • Expected Establishment: 2008.
  • Expanding the multicultural coexistence of the natives and foreigners living in the province
• Operating a foreigner support center to support foreign communities.
• Improving the global mindset by supporting private organizations in their international exchange activities.
• Building the infrastructure to operate language and etiquette classes for globalization
• Necessary Budgets: may vary depending on the size and the way the programs are operated.
  * The foundation is currently in operation in Busan, Daejeon, Incheon, Gwangju and Yangju.

Guidebook for Foreigners in Korea

• Background
  • The number of foreigners is continuously increasing due to international marriages, industrial training, and foreign students
  • We need to create the conditions for multinational coexistence and harmonious residence
    35.9% of males in agriculture and fisheries married female foreigners in 2006.
• Distribution: 2,000 copies.
  • Basic information on everyday living (hospitals, schools, and legal advice)
  • Manners and customs of Korea (congratulations, condolences, and food culture)
  • Published in book form in five languages: Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese
• Target: married immigrants, foreign students, and industrial trainees.
• Necessary Budget: 40 Million Korean Won (promoted to reflect the revised supplementary budget).
  Visit the Website at　http://gico.gwd.go.kr　for further information.