5G시대 맞아 정부 '1인 미디어' 산업 적극 지원한다<br /><br />The government says it will provide what it calls a "one-stop platform" to support one-person media creators, such as YouTubers.<br />Lee Min-sun has the details.<br />South Korea's Science and ICT ministry announced a plan at a ministerial meeting on Friday... to fully support and nurture one-person media creators and foster the industry as a new growth engine.<br />One-person media is becoming an integral part of people's daily lives... due to the growing number of single-person households and the use of smart devices.<br />The government is staking high hopes in the one-person media market,... especially with the commercialization of 5G networks earlier this year.<br />Faster networks allow simultaneous transmission of higher-quality content.<br />The market for one-person media is currently estimated at around 3 billion U.S. dollars... and is expected to be worth about 6-point-6 billion dollars by 2023,... according to forecasts.<br />After conducting a feasibility study next year, the ministry will provide all-in-one support... from training in content-editing skills to tax and legal consultation for one-person media creators.<br />The ministry will open training classes at 13 institutes nationwide and will create free-to-use production spaces by the end of this year.<br />The government will also provide regular meeting opportunities for creators to better coordinate and share their ideas with one another.<br />The ministry previously supported content co-production with oversea creators,... mostly in South East Asia,... and the new plan will encourage co-production with those from North America to help local creators gain a broader foothold in the global market.<br />Lee Min-sun Arirang News.<br />
