Korea, Australia to collaborate to expand content accessibility

Korea and Australia are putting their heads together to create an environment where everyone can enjoy content without barriers. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister Yoo In-chon, hereinafter referred to as MCST) will hold the ‘2024 Content Barrier-Free Forum’ on November 19 and 20 in the COEX area of ​​Gangnam-gu, Seoul, together with the Korea Creative Content Agency (Acting President Yoo Hyun-seok, hereinafter referred to as COEX) and Australian government and agency officials.

This forum will be held in conjunction with the ‘Content Intellectual Property (IP) Market 2024 (November 19-21)’ and will discuss ways for various users to enjoy content more easily in accordance with the advancement of content technology and changes in social awareness. The governments, organizations, and companies of both Korea and Australia will share content barrier-free policies and build a cooperative network to continuously expand content accessibility.

Sharing of content cases of armed barriers between the two countries, participation in the ‘Content Intellectual Property (IP) Market’, etc.

On the first day of the event, November 19, there will be an intergovernmental meeting and corporate project case presentations. The intergovernmental meeting will be attended by Shim Min-seok, director of the Hallyu Support and Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Julie Quinn, counselor of the Trade and Investment Department of the Australian Embassy, ​​who will focus on the content barrier-free policy. Related public organizations such as the Korea Creative Content Agency and the Korea Culture and Tourism Institute will present the government’s support policy for content barriers and the status of international cooperation. Then, companies from both countries will present and share cases of content barrier projects that they are currently promoting.

On November 20th, we plan to visit the ‘Content Intellectual Property (IP) Market 2024’ and explore ways to secure content intellectual property and expand into related industries.

A Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism policymaker said, “With the advancement of content technology and the diversification of industries, discussions on a barrier-free policy that allows users from various fields to access content are becoming more active,” adding, “Through this event, we hope to have in-depth discussions on the barrier-free policy and prospects between the two countries, and through this, we hope to further expand the scope of content enjoyment.”

Editor. Hong Se-yeong