Korean policymakers have long recognized these challenges. What sets the Park administration apart from previous governments is the degree to which
it has placed innovation and the theme of creative economy front and center on its policy agenda. One of Park’s earliest actions as president was to establish a new Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning for the purpose of leading the development, coor- dination, and implementation of creative economy policies within the government. Park and her admin- istration have championed the value of innovation and entrepreneurship to the Korean public, including through highly-publicized site visits to startups and meetings with renowned entrepreneurs and futurists to seek their insights.