The government plans to accelerate research innovation in five key areas including drug development and brain aging by building an AI bio ecosystem.
The Ministry of Science and ICT has approved the ‘AI Bio National Strategy,’ focusing on integrated investment in AI models, data, and infrastructure.
It aims to secure over 7 million bio-data entries by 2030 and establish high-performance computing infrastructure for safe and efficient data utilization.

The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs plans to expand compensation to up to two generations of independence activists’ descendants and double the number of contracted medical institutions for elderly veterans by 2030.
Key initiatives include spousal support for elderly veterans, enhanced recognition for democracy activists, and improved benefits for discharged military personnel, along with AI-based innovations in veterans’ benefit processing.
The ministry also aims to repatriate remains of overseas independence activists, resume recovery of pro-Japanese assets, promote veterans’ culture, and host the 2029 Invictus Games in Daejeon.

The National Rights Commission plans to establish a conflict mediation council to swiftly resolve collective civil complaints.
It will integrate non-emergency consultation numbers into 110, build an AI-based civil rights platform, and improve administrative litigation systems.
Revisions to laws on prohibiting improper solicitation and preventing conflicts of interest aim to rank within the top 20 in national integrity.

The Ministry of Justice passed the first revision bill on contract law at the Cabinet meeting on the 16th.
The fixed statutory interest rates have been revised to allow adjustment based on economic conditions, and a provision for canceling declarations of intent under gaslighting situations has been added.
This serves as the starting point for the comprehensive revision of the Civil Code, with the bill now heading to the National Assembly for approval.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced a partial revision of the Airport Act enforcement decree and rules.
Navigation safety facilities around runways must be made of breakable materials, and airports are required to establish long-term bird strike prevention plans.
Risk assessments within a 13km radius of airports and dedicated personnel standards are also strengthened.

The government launched an illegal spam number blocking system on the 17th to verify sender numbers in real time.
The Ministry of Science and ICT, along with KTOA and the three major mobile carriers, will now pre-block messages from invalid numbers.
Concurrent measures include standards for blocking overseas bulk messages and the domestic introduction of Google’s EFP.