▲ President Lee Jae-myung listens to a response from Climate, Energy and Environment Minister Kim Sung-hwan during the National Fiscal Strategy Meeting held at the Blue House on July 13.
The Blue House announced today that President Lee Jae-myung will receive policy briefings from government ministries starting tomorrow (July 15). The briefings will be held nine times under the theme of "An Irreplaceable Republic of Korea Felt Through Daily Life."
This marks the second round of policy briefings since his inauguration, aimed at reviewing whether the plans reported by each ministry during the first round at the end of last year are being properly implemented.
The total list of agencies subject to the briefings includes the Office for Government Policy Coordination, 19 ministries, 6 offices, 18 administrations, 7 commissions, and 140 public institutions that promote public-oriented livelihood projects.
On the first day, July 15, the Ministry of Finance and Economy (including the National Tax Service, Korea Customs Service, and Public Procurement Service), the National Data Agency, the Financial Services Commission, and the Ministry of Planning and Budget will conduct their briefings starting at 10:00 a.m. for approximately 100 minutes.
The following day, on the morning of July 16, briefings will be held by the Ministry of Science and ICT (including the Korea Aerospace Administration), the Korea Communications Commission, and the Personal Information Protection Commission.
On the afternoon of the same day, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (including the National Agency for Administrative City Construction and the Saemangeum Development and Investment Agency), the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (including the Rural Development Administration and the Korea Forest Service), and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (including the Korea Coast Guard) will report. Starting at 4:20 p.m., the Ministry of Health and Welfare (including the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency), the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, and the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission will follow.
Briefings for the remaining ministries are scheduled to take place in early August.
A total of 200 members of a public participation group will attend these briefings, with approximately 20 citizens participating in each session.
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