Putting people’s safety first

Strengthening safety measures for the daily lives of people

• MOPAS formulates policies to safeguard the people from various types of accidents and disastrous events.
  
• Central Safety Management Committee has been established under the Ministry to assume pangovernment living safety management.
  
• CCTVs have been installed in school zones and playgrounds to protect our children from potential crimes.
  
• Our Ministry has developed the “SOS Public Relief Service”, utilizing mobile devices such as smartphones to report accidents and crimes to the police. This service is currently on a pilot program and planned for nationwide implementation to protect vulnerable groups, in particular women and children.
  
• In order to promote safety for pedestrians, MOPAS enacts and revises laws to create more pedestrian-friendly roads.

Ensuring prompt and efficient response to disasters and emergencies

• The Central Disaster Safety Headquarters of MOPAS coordinates with other government agencies on affairs related to natural, social, and human disasters.
  
• 24-hour information sharing system on disasters is in operation to promptly respond to emergency situations.
  
• Our Ministry conducts an annual training exercise for national emergencies in collaboration with the military and private sector.

Taking stronger measures against cyber threats

• The central-local level monitoring and public-private response systems for cyber attacks to strengthen information protection of national critical infrastructure.
  
• Our Ministry has enacted the Information Protection Act to closely monitor activities related to personal information leakage.