IIASA at the Korean National Economic Advisory Council 2024 International Conference

The overarching topic of the seminar is Global Economic Transformation Amid Hyper-Uncertainty: Navigating Policy, Innovation, and International Cooperation. The event aims to bring together global experts and policymakers to address the critical challenges and opportunities arising from the current state of global economic turbulence, and to foster dialogue and partnerships to support sustainable and resilient economic growth in an era marked by rapid transformation.

K.C.'s presentation titled, Global Population and Human Capital: Uncertainties, Challenges and Opportunities, will focus on the importance of investing in people to address societal problems effectively, emphasizing how creating a people-centered economy by ensuring basic human rights, fosters happier lives, and nurtures human potential. In addition, he will highlight key topics such as:

• Demography: Understanding population changes and how populations influence and are influenced by other processes.
• The Population-based Systems Model (PopSyM): How this model is used to analyze and project these interactions.
• Education and human capital development: Going beyond population data to enhance cognitive skills, reduce risky behaviors, encourage better planning, and learn from past mistakes.
• Access to information and wellbeing improvements: Ensuring people have the knowledge and physical wellbeing to thrive, leading to higher incomes and stronger societies.
• Societal adaptability: How investing in human capacity improves societies' ability to adapt to challenges and future changes.