1、EOeEYOW1ANY2Feb25,2022MyfellowKoreansandsevenmi1Iionfellowcompatriotsoverseas,AsItakeofficeasthel8th-termPresidentoftheRepublicofKorea,IStandbeforeyoutodaydeterminedtoopenaneweraofhope.IamprofoundlygratefultotheKoreanpeopleforentrustingthishistoricmissiontome.IalSothankPresidentLeeMyung-bak,formerPr
2、esidents,Clignitarieswhohavecomefromabroadtocelebratethisoccasion,andotherdistinguiShedguestsfortheIrpresence.sPresidentoftheRepublicofKorea,Iwi111iveuptothewiIlofthepeoplebyachievingeconomierejuvenation,tHehappinessofthepeopIe,andthefIourishingofourculture.IwilldomyutmosttobuildingaRepublicofKoreat
3、hatisprosperousandwherehappinessIsfeltbyal!Koreans.Fellowcitizens,TheRepublicofKoreaasweknowittodayhasbeenbuiltontheblood,toil,andsweatofthepeople.WehavewrittenanewhistoryofextraordinaryachievementcombiningindustrialiZationanddemocratiZationbasedontheunwaveringjocandoj+Spiritofourpeopleandmatchingre
4、solve.TheKoreansagathatisoftenreferredtoastheiMiraCIeontheHanRiverj+WaswrittenontheheelsofourcitizenswhoworkedtirelesslyintheminesofGermany,InthetorriddesertsoftheMiddleEast,infactoriesandlaboratorieswherethelightSwereneverturnedoff,andinthefreezingfrontIinessafeguardingournationaldefense.Thismiracl
5、ewasonlypossibleduetotheoutstandingcaliberofourpeopleandtheirunstintingdevotiontobothfamiIyandcountry.IpaymyheartfelttributetoallfellowKoreanswhohavemadetheRepubliCofKoreawhatitistoday.ThroughoutthevortexofourturbulentcontemporaryhistorywealwaYsprevailedovercountlesshardshipsandadversities.Today,Wea
6、reconfrontedanewwithaglobaleconomiccrisisandoutstandingsecuritychalIengessuchasNorthKoreaiSnuclearthreat.Atthesametime,Capitalismconfrontsnewchallengesintheaftermathoftheglobalfinancialcrisis.ThetaskswefacetodayareunlikeanyWehaveconfrontedbefore.AndtheycanonlybeovercomebychartinganeWpathwaybyourselv
7、es.Forginganewpathisseldomaneasytask.ButlhavefaithintheKoreanpeople.IbelieveintheirresilienceandthepotentialofourdynamicnationAndsoIpledgetoembarkonthemakingofaiSecondMiracleontheHanRiverjpremisedonaneweraofhopehand-i11-handwiththeKoreanpeople.Iwillusherinaneweraofhopewherebythehappinessofeachcitize
8、nbecomesthebedrockofournationjSstrengthwhichinturnissharedbyandbenefitsal!Koreans.EconomicRevivalMyfellowcountrymen,Today,IwouldliketoproposeanewwayforwardfosteredonamutuallyreinforcingcycIeofnatIonaladvancementandthehappinessofourpeopie.Thenewadministrationwillusherinaneweraofhopepremisedonarevital
9、izingeconomy,thehappinessofourpeople,andtheblossomingofourculture.Tobeginwith,economicrevitalizationiSgoingtobepropelIedbyacreatiVeeconomyandeconomicdemocratization.Acrosstheworld,wearewitnessinganeconomicparadigmshift.AcreativeeconomyisdefinedbytheconvergenceofscienceandtechnOlogywithindustry,thefU
10、sionofculturewithindustry,andtheblossOmingofcreativityintheverybordersthatwereoncepermeatedbybarriers.Itisaboutgoingbeyondtherudimentaryexpansionofexistingmarkets,andcreatingnewmarketsandnewjobsbybuiIdingonthebedrockofconvergence.AttheveryheartofacreativeeconomyliesciencetechnologyandtheITindustry,a
11、reasthatIhaveearmarkedaskeypriorities.Iwillraiseourscienceandtechnologytoworld-Classlevels.AndacreatiVeeconomywiIlbebroughttofFuitionbyapplyingtheresuItsofsUchendeavorsacrosstheboard.ThenewadministrationiSMinistryofFuturePlanningandSciencewiIlbetaskedtoleadtheemergenceofacreatiVeeconomyintandemwitht
12、hisnewparadigm.Peoplearethenucleusofacreativeeconomy.WeliveinanagewhereasingleindiVidualcanraiSethevalueofanentirenationandevenhelpinrescuingtheeconomy.NewopportunitiestoservetheircountrywillbeopenedtonumeroustalentedKoreansthrivingacrosstheglobalvillage.AndtothosewhoareequalIyenabledatthehomefront,
13、effortswiIlbeenhancedtoalIowthemtobecomeconvergenceleadersimbuedwithereatIvityandpassionaspiIlarsofafutureKorea.Inorderforacreativeeconomytotrulyblossom,economicdemocratiZationmustbeachieved.Ibelievestronglythatonlywhenafairmarketisfirmlyinplace,caneveryonedreamofabetterfutureandworktotheirfuIlestpo
14、tential.Oneofmycriticaleconomicgoalsistoensurethatanyonethatworkshardcanstandontheirowntwofeetandwhere,throughthesupportofpoliCiesdesignedtostrengthensmallandmedium-Sizedenterprises,suchbusinessescanprosperalongsideIargecompanies.ByrootingoutvariousunfairpracticesandrectifyingthemisguidedhabitsofIhe
15、pastwhichhavefrustratedsmalIbusinessownersandsmaIlandmedium-Sizedenterprises,WewillprovideactivesupporttoensUrethateveryonecanliveuptotheirfullestpotential,regardlessofWheretheyworkorwhattheydoforaliving.ItispreciselywhenthemajorplayersinoureconomycometogetherasOneandpooltheirstrengthsthatwecanbring
16、happinesstothepeopleandenhanceournatio11iScompetitiveness.ItisonthisfoundationthatlwillbreathenewenergyintooureconomyandrealizeajSecondMiracleontheHanRiveriIhatculminatesinIhehappinessoftheKoreanpeople.HappinessofthePeopleFellowKoreans,Nomatterhowmuchthecountryadvances,Suchgainswouldbemeaninglessift
17、heIiVesofthepeopleremainedinsecure.AgenuineeraofhappinessisonlypossiblewhenwearenitcloudedbyIheuncertaintIesofagingandwhenbearingandraisingchiIdrenistruIyconsideredablessing.Nocitizenshouldbelefttofearthatheorshemightnotbeabletomeetthebasicrequirementsoflife.Anewparadigmoftailoredwelfarewillfreeciti
18、zensfromanxietiesandalIowthemtoprosperIntheirownprofessions,maximiZetheirpotentials,andalSocontributetothenationiSdevelopment.Ibelievethatenablingpeopletofulfilltheirdreamsandopeninganeweraofhopebeginswitheducation.WeneedtoprovideactivesupportsothateducationbringsoutthebestofanindividualjSlatentabil
19、itIesandweneedtoestablishanewsystemthatfostersnationaldevelopmentthroughthesIeppingstonesofeachindividualjScapabilities.Thereisasayingthatsomeoneyouknowisnotasgoodassomeoneyoulike,andsomeoneyoulikeiSnotasgoodassomeoneyouenjoybeingwith.Thedayoftruehappinesswillonlycomewhenanincreasingnumberofpeoplear
20、eabletoenjoywhattheylearn,andlovewhattheydo.Themostimportantassetforanycountryisitspeople.ThefutureholdslittlepromisewhenindividualabilityisstifledandwhentheonlynameofthegameiSrigidcompetitionthatsmotherscreativity.Eversincechildhood,IhaveheldtheconvictionthatharnessingthePotentialofeverystudentwill
21、betheforcethatpropelsanationforward.Oureducationalsystemwillbeimprovedsothatstudentscandiscovertheirtalentsandstrengths,fulfilltheirpreciOusdreamsandarejudgedonthatbases.Thiswillenablethemtomakethebestuseoftheirtalentuponenteringsociety.Thereisnoplaceforanindividualisdreams,talentSorhopesinasoCietyw
22、hereeverythingisdeterminedbyoneiSacademicbackgroundandliStofcredentials.WewilltransformoursocietyfromonethatstressesacademiccredentialStoonethatismerit-basedsothateachindividualjsdreamsandfIaircanbearfruit.ItgoeswithoutsayingthatprotectingthelivesandensuringthesafetyofLhepeopleiSacriticalelementofah
23、appynation.Thenewgovernmentwillfocusitseffortsonbuildingasafesocietywherewomen,Peoplewithdisabilities,Oranyoneelseforthatmatter,canfeelateaseastheycarryonwiththeirlives,nomatterwheretheyareinthecountry.Wewi1IbuildasocietywherefairlawsprevaiIratherthantheheavyhandofpowerandwheretheIawservesasashieIdo
24、fJusticeforsocietyiSunderprivileged.AFlourishingCultureFellowKoreans!Inthe2Istcentury,Cultureispower.ItisanerawhereanindividualiSimaginationbecomescreativecontents.Acrosstheworld,thejoKoreanWavejiSwelcomedwithgreataffectionthatnotonlytriggershappinessandjoybutonethatinstillsabidIngprideinal!Koreans.
25、ThisisaresultofafoundationcreatedbytheconvergenceofbothtangibleandintangibleheritagesoffIvethousandyearsofKoreaiscultUralsplendoraswellasourspiritualethos.ThenewadministrationwillelevatethesanctityofourspiritualethossothattheycanpermeateeveryfacetofSocietyandinsodoing,enabIeallofourcitizenstoenjoyli
26、feenrichedbyculture.WewillharnesstheinnatevalueofcultureinordertohealsocialconflictsandbrIdgingculturaldiVidesseparatingdifferentregions,generations,andsocialstrata.Wewi1Ibuildanationthatbecomeshappierthroughculture,wherecuIturebecomesafabricofdailylife,andawe1faresystemthatembodiesCulturalvalues.Cr
27、eativeactivitiesacrosswide-ranginggenreswiIlbesupported,WhilethecontentsindustrywhichmergesculturewithadvancedtechnoIogywi1Ibenurtured.Insodoing,wewi1Iignitetheengineofacreativeeconomyandcreatenewjobs.TogetherwiththeKoreanpeoplewewillfosteranewculturalrenaissanceoracuIturethattranscendsethnicityandl
28、anguages,overcomesideologiesandcustoms,Contributestothepeacefuldevelopmentofhumanity,andiSconnectedbytheabiIitytosharehappiness.MyFellowKoreans,Happinesscanonlyflourishwhenpeoplefeelcomfortableandsecure.Ipledgetoyoutodaythatlwillnottolerateanyactionthatthreatensthelivesofourpeopleandthesecurityofour
29、nation.NorthKoreajSrecentnucleartestisachallengetothesurvivalandfutureoftheKoreanpeople,andthereshouldbenomiStakethatthebiggestvictimwiIlbenoneotherthanNorthKoreaitself.IurgeNorthKoreatoabandonitsnuclearambitionswithoutdelayandembarkonthepathtopeaceandshareddevelopment.ItismysincerehopethatNorthKore
30、acanprogresstogetherasaresponsiblememberoftheinternationalcommunityinsteadofwastingitsreSourcesonnuclearandmissiledevelopmentandcontinuingtoturnitsbacktotheworldinself-imposedisolation.ThereisnodoubtthatwearefacedtodaywithanextremelyserioussecUrityenvironmentbutneithercanweaffordtoremainwhereweare.T
31、hroughatrust-buiIdingprocessontheKoreanPeninsulaIintendtoIaythegroundworkforaneraofharmoniousunificationwhereallKoreanscanleadmoreprosperousandfreerIivesandwheretheirdreamscancometrue.IwilImoveforwardstep-by-steponthebasiSofcredibledeterrencetobuiIdtrustbetweentheSouthandtheNorth.Trustcanbebuiltthro
32、ughdialogueandbyhonoringpromisesthathavealreadybeenmade.ItismyhopethatNorthKoreawillabidebyinternatiOnalnormsandmaketherightchoicesothatthetrust-buiIdingprocesSontheKoreanpeninsulacanmoveforward.TheeraofhappinessthatlenvisionisonethatsimultaneouslyunlocksaneraofHappinessontheKoreanPeninsulawhiIealso
33、contributingtOusheringinaneraofhappinessthroughouttheglobalcommunity.ToeasetensionsandconflictsandfurtherspreadpeaceandcooperationinAsia,IwillworktostrengthentrustwithcountriesintheregioninclUdingtheUnitedStates,China,Japan,RussiaandotherAsianandOCeaniccountries.Moreover,IenvisionaKoreathatsharesmor
34、edeeplythetravailsofotherswhilealSocontributingtotheresolutionofReyglobalissues.Fellowcitizens!TodayIassumemydutiesasthe18th-termPresidentoftheRepubIicofKorea.LetmeassureyouthatlwilljourneywiththepeoplewhohavebestOwedthistremendousresponsibilityuponmetotrulyopenaneweraofhope.Theresponsibilityforgove
35、rningthenationfallsontheshouldersofthePresident,andthefateofthenationiSdeterminedbythepeople.IaskfOryourstrengthandsupportaswetaketheRepublicofKoreaonanewpath.WestandonthethresholdofanewerawhereournationandpeoplemustwalkinuniSonandwherethenationiSdevelopmentandthepeopleishapPinessjointlyformavirtuou
36、scycle.Thesuccessofourjourneyhingesonmutualconfidenceandtrustbetweenthegovernmentandthepeople,andtheirabiIitytomoveforwardinpartnership.Iwillearnthetrustofthepeoplebyensuringthatourgovernmentremainsclean,transparentandcompetent.Iwi11endeavortoshedpopuIardiStrustofgovernmentandstriVetoelevatethecapit
37、aloftrust.Ihumblyaskforyoursupport,Whereveryoumaybe,notonlyintheserviceofyourownindividualinterests,ButalsoinanswerIngthecallofthecommongood.Intheneedydaysofourpast,Wesharedwitheachotherwhateverwehad.Eveninthemidstoftheirhardship,OurancestorshadthegenerosityofmindtoleaveasideafewpersimmonsforIhemagp
38、iesduringtheharvestseason.Weareapeoplethathadlongledalifeofcommunalsharing.RevivingthatspiritonceagainandbuildingasocietyflowingwithresponsibiIityandconsiderationforotherswiIlalIowustobeconfidentthataneweraofhappinessthatalIofusdreamofistruIywithinourreach.Suchaspiritwillofferanewmodelforcapitalismt
39、hatisinsearchofanewcompassandsetanexamplefOraddressingtheuncertainfUturethatconfrontsorworld.Iaskthatyouplaceyourtrustinmeandmygovernment,andjoinusalongthepathtoanewfuture.1.etusalIworktogethertowardsaneweraofhappinessandhope,sothatwecanalIbecomepartnersinanothermiracIeoranewchapterintheioMiracleontheHanRiver.jThankyouverymuch.I10
