On April 5th, 2016, Hyun-jung JE from KITA gave a lecture to the students of the FTA Commerce and Strategy Program under the topic, “Public-private Relationships in Trade Policy-making.” Ms. Je explained what the background for public-private relationships is in trade policy-making by showing three categories at the domestic level, which were Transparency, Consultation, and Participation. She emphasized that in the process of concluding a trade-treaty in Korea, it is necessary to include public hearings and that Korea is not yet in the stage of consultation, but naming as “Transition-to-Consultation.”
