2025 The Spring Conference of the Korean E-Sports Industry Association will be held on the 11th under the theme of local governments' roles and strategies for the development of e-sports
Apr 10, 2025
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Under the theme of 「Role and Strategy of Local Governments for the Development of e-sports」, more than 100 local government officials, academic and industry experts, and graduate students will attend to explore strategic directions for creating a sustainable e-sports ecosystem.
Song Seok-rok, president of the Korea e-sports Industry Association (Professor Kyungdong University), will deliver the keynote speech and suggest how local governments will lay the systematic foundation for the industry through e-sports policies under the theme of `The role and strategy of local governments for e-sports development-Smart power from the establishment of e-sports clubs.'
Afterwards, Song Jeong-ho, head of the Gwangju Information and Culture Industry Promotion Agency, will present the current status and development plan for e-sports in Gwangju Metropolitan City, and Han Sang-min, head of the Busan Information Industry Promotion Agency, will present the current status and development plan for e-sports in Busan Metropolitan City. Professor Kim Kyung-min (Dankook University), Professor Heo Gun-sik (Seoil University), and Director Yeo Byung-ho (Smilegate) will participate in the following expert discussions, and Professor Jeong Yeon-chul (Honam University) will be the chair to discuss the actual policy implementation process and tasks of local governments.
In the second part, a total of eight papers will be presented. Researchers' achievements are shared in various fields, such as participation in students with disabilities, education for youth leaders, and the use of urban living labs, focusing on topics related to e-sports policy, education, and social contribution.
Representative papers include Professor Kim Jeong-tae's research on the e-sports city/school policy legislation of local governments, Lee Dong-heon's research on the impact of e-sports regional connections on community contribution, Prof. Kim Joon and Prof. Jeong Yeon-cheol's research on 'How to operate a university league linked to regional stadiums', Prof. Shim Tae-young's research on self-esteem and subjective well-being of students with disabilities' and Professor Ha Jae-pil's research on the current status of e-sports leadership qualification system and the possibility of application in the youth education field' Senior researcher Cho Hyun-joo (Korea Sports Science Institute), lawyer Ban Hyung-gul (Gangnam Law Firm), and professor Lee Chang-ryul (Nasaret University) will participate in the comprehensive discussion, and Professor Cho Hyun-rae (Yongin University) will be the chair to cover a wide range of policies, legal systems, and ways to link local industries.
Song Seok-rok, president of the Korea e-sports Industry Association, said, "This conference is a meaningful place to shed new light on the strategic role of local governments and form practical discourse for regional-based e-sports policy establishment. We hope that it will serve as an opportunity to lay the foundation for a cooperative community encompassing academia, policy, and industry by sharing cases of promotion centered on local governments and suggesting directions for building sustainable infrastructure through connection with local communities."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
