Health Policy Manag.  2023 Dec;33(4):377-378. 10.4332/KJHPA.2023.33.4.377.

Establishing an Effective Governance System Is the Top Priority in Securing Competitiveness in the Biohealth Industry

• Lee SH

• KMID: 2551392
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4332/KJHPA.2023.33.4.377

Abstract

The Yoon Suk Yeol administration is promoting the “Global Leap of the Biohealth Industry” as one of its 120 key national policies. Recently, the administration has been showing its commitment by establishing various strategies and presenting blueprints for policy implementation. However, the results felt on the ground are still not sufficient. The biohealth industry is a difficult field to generate policy effects because the related regulations are intricately intertwined and the diverse administrative tasks are scattered in various government departments, where inter-departmental interests differ. To solve this problem, an innovative governance system should be established. In order for the government’s recent approach to establish a government-wide control tower to be effective, it should demonstrate a proactive policy commitment and be given practical power to coordinate the interests between departments.

Keyword

Biohealth industry; Innovative governance system; Government-wide control tower