International Trend and Future Direction of Youth Preferential System

1
International Trend and Future Direction of Youth
Preferential System

• National Youth Policy Institute
• Kim kyung-jun and Choi In-jae

2
1. Research Goals

• Youth-Preferential System Activities of the
  nation, local government, and private
  institutions for implementing youth-oriented
  direct support. To attract the interest of youth
  in local community, achieve desirable growth and
  development in the fields of transportation
  means, cultural activity, consumption activity,
  leisure activity, etc.
• To analyze the examples of leading nations
  preferential systems, review the possibility of
  their introduction into our country, analyze the
  problem of our youth-preferential system
  including youth card, and finally suggest
  measures and solutions.

3
2. Major Contents

• Analysis of the Present Situation of
  Youth-Preferential System
• - Korea Youth Discount, Youth Card
• - Foreign Countries Japan, Australia,
  Canada, Germany, France,
• United Kingdom
• Survey of Recognition of the Youth-Preferential
  System
• - Awareness, Satisfaction, Status of
  Utilization, Needs, etc.
• Suggestion of Direction to Develop the
  Youth-Preferential System
• - Operational Improvement, Legal/Institutional
  Improvement
• Direction

4
3. Major Research Results

• Recognition of the Youth-Preferential System
• - Demand for Preferential System 96.8
• - Degree of awareness on Preferential System
  10.6
• - Degree of Satisfaction on Preferential
  System about 30
• - Youth Card Reserve Ratio 4.7 of Total
  Number of Youth, 10.6 of Non-Students
• - Major Problem Lack of Information, Low
  Discount Rate, Marginal Discount, etc.

5
3. Major Research Results

• Foreign Youth Preferential system
• - A variety of preferential systems are being
  implemented internationally.
• - France The Youth Card System reflects the
  local characteristics of wide-area local
  government to small-scale area that is being
  broadly implemented.
• - Germany A variety of discount systems in
  terms of the provincial government being under
  operation.
• - Scotland More than 90 of youth carry the
  Youth Card the youth project is operated and
  linked with the youth card system.

6
4. Policy Recommendations

• Establish the basic idea on Youth preferential
  policy.
• The local government should develop the youth
  card model
• The local government should enact the Ordinance
  on Youth-Preferential System.
• Develop a preferential system based on the
  characteristics and demands of the youth.
• Increase the discount size and discount rate for
  youth card holders reinforce advertisement.
• Incorporate the student card into the youth card
  develop a new youth card.
• Develop the point system and other activities to
  promote the participation of youth.