The government said on the 29th that it held the 18th Information and Communications Strategy Committee meeting on the 27th and reviewed and finalized the "4th Basic Plan for the Promotion of Information and Communications and Activation of Convergence and the 8th Comprehensive Plan for the Intelligent Information Society."
The plan is a strategy to establish digital foundations such as networks, cybersecurity, and data to support a leap to become a top-three AI nation from 2026 to 2028.
The government will advance the national digital network by switching nationwide 5G networks to standalone (SA) mode and developing next-generation 6G commercialization technologies to pursue commercialization in 2030.
To strengthen cybersecurity capabilities, it will improve the information security management system and build a national integrated data platform to foster a high-quality data ecosystem.
To enhance digital capabilities, it will focus support on securing core technologies such as AI, semiconductors, and quantum, and will foster field-ready talent through a step-by-step support system spanning from high school to master's and doctoral programs.
It also plans to expand intelligence and informatization across the nation by applying AI technologies to manufacturing, health care, fisheries and agriculture, and other industries, as well as to disaster and industrial safety systems.
In terms of creating a digitally inclusive environment, it will expand AI digital learning centers and increase the supply of information and communications assistive devices for people with disabilities.
In particular, it plans to guarantee universal communications services by introducing a "data safety option" that allows access to basic services such as sending messages even after data allowances are exhausted.
The government will draw up detailed implementation plans each year and strengthen interagency cooperation to ensure seamless execution of the finalized basic plan.
Meanwhile, the Information and Communications Strategy Committee, the decision-making body for major policies in the information and communications field, consists of 25 members, including the prime minister, relevant Ministers, and civilian members. This meeting was the first attended by the 6th-term civilian members newly appointed on the 10th.