President Yoon Seok-yeol received a New Year's work report from the Ministry of Unification, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, and the Ministry of Personnel Innovation at the Blue House Guest House today (27th).
This day's work report was held under the slogan of 'Responsible veterans, safe country, and unification opened together'.
As with the previous business report, around 160 people attended, including Minister of Unification Kwon Young-se, Minister of Public Administration and Security Lee Sang-min, Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Park Min-sik, and Minister of Personnel Innovation Kim Seung-ho, as well as various private experts and policymakers.
In his remarks, President Yoon said, “(Each ministry) seems to have few things in common, and their concerns are slightly different,” but “The Republic of Korea’s national dignity, a Republic of Korea where our freedom and creativity can be freely displayed, "We are similar in that we help each other and create a national system where we can feel a sense of mission to dedicate ourselves to the country when the country is in trouble," he said.
Meanwhile, the President's Office reported in a press release that Minister Lee Sang-min reported on the 'National Safety System Comprehensive Measures' separately from policy tasks.
It contains a plan to overhaul the national safety management system, and is a follow-up measure following the 'Itaewon Disaster' that occurred last year.
Under the vision of ‘Korea, where everyone’s everyday life is safe’ ▲ Forecasting new risks and strengthening a regular preparedness system ▲ Transitioning to a disaster safety management system that works on site ▲ Scientific disaster safety management based on a digital platform ▲ Strengthening resilience through practical damage support ▲ Private sector It consists of five promotion strategies, including activation of safety management centered on participation and collaboration.
In order to fundamentally prevent crowd accidents, Minister Lee supplemented institutional blind spots in safety management of festivals and events, introduced an automated crowd management system based on information and communication technology (ICT), while monitoring, situation reporting, It also reported that it would improve radio waves, lifesaving and first aid systems.
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