The government held the 33rd Information and Communication Infrastructure Protection Committee to review the protection system of information and communication infrastructure in light of recent large-scale hacking incidents.
The meeting discussed the response status and future plans for major hacking incidents involving SKT, KT, and Coupang.
Chief Secretary Yoon Chang-ryul emphasized the importance of vigilance in information protection and urged departments to strengthen preventive measures and organic cooperation systems.

South Korea’s economic growth rate is projected to be 2.5% in 2023.
This is due to global economic uncertainties and a slowdown in domestic consumption.
The government is striving to boost the growth rate through various economic stimulation policies.

The National Rehabilitation Center signed an MOU and cooperation agreement with China’s Wangjing Hospital to strengthen collaboration in the field of rehabilitation based on traditional medicine.
The agreement aims to systematically expand academic and clinical cooperation between the two institutions in the field of rehabilitation using traditional medicine.
The National Rehabilitation Center plans to expand joint research, education, training, and academic exchanges based on cooperation with Wangjing Hospital.

The Ministry of Justice held the 5th appointment ceremony for refugee interpreters on December 15.
A total of 152 refugee interpreters received their appointment certificates at the event.
They will be responsible for 26 languages, including Rwandan and Lao.

The Rural Development Administration’s Agricultural Satellite Center and the Korea Rural Economic Institute’s Agricultural Observation Center signed an agreement to utilize satellite data.
The agreement aims to systematically use satellite imagery for agricultural observation, with the satellite scheduled for launch in 2026.
The two institutions will cooperate in collecting major crop area information, jointly analyzing and utilizing data, and hosting academic events and personnel exchanges.

The Rural Development Administration and Korea Rural Economic Institute jointly held a policy research conference on ‘AI Transformation, National Agricultural Policy and R&D Strategy’.
Naver Cloud’s Oh Jung-sik gave a keynote speech on the changes in business processes and future prospects brought by generative AI.
The two institutions signed an agreement to utilize agricultural satellite information and decided to actively pursue scientific agricultural observation enhancement.