140 Policy Tasks

140 Policy Tasks

A Jobs-centered Creative Economy
Strategy: To establish an ecosystem for a Creative Economy
1. To foster creative industries through science and technology
2. To upgrade the structure of flagship industries through the convergence of IT and software engineering
3. To foster a viable ecosystem for creative industries through linkages among industry, academia, research institutions and local governments
4. To strategically promote the service industry
5. To strengthen the foundations of the capital markets
6. To create a cooperative business ecosystem
7. To create the world's best Internet ecosystem
8. To lay the foundation for expanding youth-friendly jobs
9. To strengthen the system for the evaluation of the impact of government-led projects on employment to formulate employment-friendly government policies
10. To promote compassionate growth by stimulating the establishment of cooperatives and social enterprises

Strategy: To strengthen national growth engines for job creation
11. To build an ITC superpower
12. To promote the agricultural, forestry and livestock industries as new growth engines
13. To forge new growth engines in the maritime industries and bring maritime affairs under systematic management
14. To foster fisheries into a viable future industry
15. To develop the healthcare industry into a future growth industry
16. To cultivate senior-friendly industries
17. To upgrade logistics, maritime development and transportation systems
18. To provide support for Korean businesses to participate in overseas projects to construct buildings, plants and nuclear power plants

Strategy: To promote a primary role for small and medium-sized enterprises
19. To install a ladder of hope for small and medium-sized companies to climb
20. To help sharpen the export competitiveness of SMEs and mid-to large businesses
21. To create jobs by encouraging the establishment of startups and ventures
22. To restore vitality to small business owners and the self-employed as well as traditional markets
23. To upgrade the small-scale transportation industry

Strategy: To advance science and technology through creativity and innovation
24. To bolster capabilities in scientific and technological innovation
25. To realize the vision of becoming a space powerhouse by developing indigenous space technologies
26. To develop the International Science and Business Belt into a new growth hub
27. To improve the infrastructure for generating, protecting and utilizing intellectual properties

Strategy: To establish a principled market economy
28. To protect the rights and interests of the economically vulnerable
29. To protect consumer rights
30. To improve ways of enforcing the Fair Trade Act for the sake of practical remedies for damages
31. To eliminate illegal profit-taking practices by controlling stockholders of large business groups
32. To improve corporate governance
33. To establish a level playing field in the financial services industry

Strategy: To manage the economy in support of growth
34. To reinforce the economic safety valve against external risk factors
35. To take preemptive measures to cope with instabilities in financial markets
36. To stabilize the real estate market
37. To promote structural stabilization in prices
38. To secure stable food supply sources
39. To expand stable sources of tax revenue
40. To maintain sound financial management
41. To facilitate the effective management of public sector debts and government assets

Tailored Employment and Welfare
Strategy: To provide welfare services tailored to different life stages
42. To install a welfare payment system tailored to different needs of low-income families
43. To reform the welfare delivery system focused on recipients
44. To initiate programs to nurture healthy families
45. To provide support for young people to enhance their potential and support healthy growth
46. To ensure a comfortable and active life after retirement
47. To expand national insurance coverage and enhance its sustainability
48. To establish a healthcare service system aimed at improving the quality of life
49. To protect the rights and interests of people with disabilities and increase services for them
50. To enhance support for bicultural families to help them better adapt to Korean society
51. To enhance the livability of farming and fishing communities by increasing welfare

Strategy: To establish a welfare system that promotes independence
52. To provide job support for people to lift themselves out of poverty
53. To provide customized job matching services and expand the employment service network
54. To create more social welfare jobs and improve working conditions
55. To increase professional social service jobs

Strategy: To support the working class and promote employment stability
56. To strengthen measures for housing stability
57. To alleviate the financial burden on low-income families
58. To lessen the burden of educational expenses
59. To lower the burden of communication expenses
60. To help increase incomes from farming and fishing
61. To streamline the distribution structure for agricultural, livestock and marine products
62. To eliminate discrimination against non-regular workers and guarantee a basic standard of living for workers
63. To promote job-sharing by cutting down on long work hours and extending the retirement age
64. To strengthen endeavors to help guarantee employment security against business fluctuations and increase support

Strategy: To address low fertility and expand economic participation by women
65. To help ensure a care-free pregnancy and childbirth
66. To create conditions conducive to raising children without anxiety
67. To expand free education and childcare for newborns to five-year olds
68. To expand economic participation by women and promote gender equality

Creativity-oriented Education and Cultural Enrichment
Strategy: To provide education that nurtures dreams and talents
69. To push ahead with the normalization of public education
70. To simplify the college admission process to alleviate related pressures
71. To promote specialized education at universities and expand financial assistance
72. To create conditions in which teachers can focus on their teaching

Strategy: To cultivate professionals and create a system for lifelong education
73. To strengthen the vocational training for nurturing professionals
74. To intensively nurture community colleges as key players in higher vocational training
75. To establish a national lifelong education system in preparation for a time when the average life span reaches one hundred

Strategy: To provide cultural opportunities to enrich life for everyone
76. To increase government spending on culture to 2 percent of the government budget and legislate a framework act on culture
77. To enhance support for artists and establish a safety net conducive to creative activity
78. To expand public access to rich cultural opportunities and narrow the gap in cultural activities
79. To preserve and make use of cultural assets and promote Korean culture
80. To help people live a healthy life through increased participation in sports
81. To sharpen the competitive edge of the tourism industry
82. To create pleasant spaces for living and cultural activities by expanding ecological leisure parks

A Safe and United Society
Strategy: To create a society free from crime
83. To make a society safe from sexual violence
84. To prevent domestic violence and strengthen protection of victims
85. To emerge as a nation with unparalleled food safety through food quality control
86. To create an environment where students are safe from violence and other risks
87. To enhance protection of children`s rights and provide support for their sound growth and development
88. To expand support for and strengthen protection of the victims of crime
89. To nurture a culture of respect for law and order
90. To lay the groundwork for strengthening public security

Strategy: To prevent and systematically manage disasters
91. To expand the scope of reportable violations of the public interest concerning safety in everyday life and bolster protection of whistleblowers
92. To reinforce the comprehensive national disaster management system
93. To advance traffic safety, including air and maritime transportation
94. To strengthen the management of hazardous substances and bolster compensation for damages
95. To set up a nuclear power safety management framework
96. To enhance safety control at energy supply facilities
97. To create safe and agreeable workplaces and promote the health of workers

Strategy: To build a pleasant and sustainable environment
98. To take action against climate change, including through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
99. To adapt to the consequences of climate change such as abnormal weather conditions
100. To ensure a sufficient and stable supply of energy and advance the industrial structure
101. To expand the supply of new and renewable energy and promote related industries
102. To improve the quality of environmental services
103. To pursue land development in harmony with nature
104. To strike a balance between the preservation of the maritime environment and development
105. To reduce the waste of resources and energy and realize a recycling society

Strategy: To realize a community of unity and harmony
106. To restore the honor of victims of past wrongful government action for reconciliation with the past
107. To promote equal opportunities and impartial treatment in public service employment
108. To establish labor-management relations based on dialogue and mutual benefits.
109. To strengthen the system for managing public conflict
110. To create a system that protects human rights in furtherance of social cohesion
111. To build a society that focuses on skills rather than academic background

Strategy: To promote balanced regional development and decentralization
112. To promote balanced regional development for grand national integration
113. To expand support for local universities
114. To increase local government finances with enhanced financial integrity
115. To strengthen decentralization efforts and invigorate civil society and regional communities
116. To enhance regional economic and industrial vitality

Strong Security Measures for Sustainable Peace on the Korean Peninsula
Strategy: To realize water-tight security and a sustainable peace
117. To establish solid defense readiness that is trusted by the people
118. To strengthen future-oriented defense capabilities that adapt to changes in the strategic environment
119. To pursue the continued advancement of the Republic of Korea-United States military alliance and strengthen defense cooperation with neighboring countries
120. To promote innovative management of national defense and advancement in related science & technology
121. To make military service rewarding and pursue national defense policies that take into account public opinion
122. To ensure that veterans receive due honor
123. To strengthen the impetus to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue

Strategy: To strengthen the impetus to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue
124. To normalize inter-Korean relations through a process of trust-building on the Peninsula
125. To strive for a gradual expansion of the scope of unification policies
126. To strengthen the capabilities for unification as part of a process of substantive preparations

Strategy: To practice trust-based diplomacy in partnership with the people
127. To promote the Northeast Asian Peace and Cooperation Initiative and expand cooperation with Eurasia
128. To coordinate and advance the alliance with the United States and the partnership with China as well as stabilize relations with Japan
129. To strengthen cooperation for industrial resources for the purpose of expanding Korea`s presence in emerging markets
130. To play a role as a responsible middle power contributing to world peace and progress
131. To protect the safety and rights of Korean nationals residing abroad and expand both public diplomacy and jobs diplomacy
132. To strengthen the capacity for economic cooperation, including through the FTA network
133. To promote continuous expansion of ODA and implement exemplary integrative development cooperation practices

Basis for Implementing Administrative Goals: A Trustworthy Government
Strategy: To achieve the "Government 3.0" model of openness in information-sharing
134. To establish a people-centered and services-oriented "Government 3.0"
135. To maximize government efficiency by facilitating a smooth transition to Sejong City
136. To strengthen responsible management of public organizations as part of a government-wide rationalization initiative
137. To prevent inappropriate regulations and rationalize existing regulations

Strategy: To establish a Government defined by competence and ethical practices
138. To realize a government that upholds the highest standards of integrity and ethics
139. To restore public trust in the prosecution
140. To pursue the regulation of the underground economy and other measures to promote tax justice

Administrative Goals

Administrative Vision: A new era of hope and happiness

Goal 1 A jobs-centered Creative Economy
1. To establish an ecosystem for a Creative Economy
2. To strengthen national growth engines for job creation
3. To promote a primary role for small and medium-sized enterprises
4. To advance science & technology through creativity and innovation
5. To establish a principled market economy
6. To manage the economy in support of growth

Goal 2 Tailored employment and welfare
7. To provide welfare services tailored to different life stages
8. To establish a welfare system that promotes independence
9. To support the working class and promote employment stability
10. To address low fertility and expand economic participation by women

Goal 3 Creativity-oriented education and cultural enrichment
11. To provide education that nurtures dreams and talents
12. To cultivate professionals and create a system for lifetime education
13. To provide cultural opportunities to enrich life for everyone

Goal 4 A safe and united society
14. To create a society safe from crime
15. To prevent and systematically manage disasters
16. To build a pleasant and sustainable environment
17. To realize a community of unity and harmony
18. To balance regional development and promote decentralization

Goal 5 Strong security measures for sustainable peace on the Korean Peninsula
19. To realize water-tight security and a sustainable peace
20. To establish new conditions for peaceful unification
21. To practice trust-based diplomacy in partnership with the people

[Basis for Implementing Administrative Goals] A Trustworthy Government
To achieve the “Government 3.0” model of openness in information-sharing,
To establish a Government defined by competence and ethical practices