President Lee Jae-myung emphasized the military’s core responsibilities during a defense ministry briefing on the 18th.
He commended the military’s loyalty and stability following the December 3 martial law incident.
He also stressed the need for greater compensation for veterans and their families who sacrificed for the nation.

The ‘Social Disaster Management Act’ aims to strengthen prevention, preparation, response, and recovery systems for large-scale disasters.
It includes provisions for special preventive measures in high-risk areas, establishment of early warning systems, and authority for emergency actions like crowd dispersal.
The law also enhances integrated response mechanisms and improves existing disaster management regulations.

The Defense Ministry is advancing reforms to strengthen democratic control and reorganize military intelligence agencies to rebuild a ‘people’s military’.
It plans to enhance the Korea-specific three-axis system, train 500,000 drone operators, and build nuclear-powered submarines based on advanced technologies.
Key issues such as wartime operational control transfer, return of U.S. military bases, and restoration of the 9·19 military agreement are also being pursued.

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.