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between the people and servicemembers, visits to the demilitarized zone (DMZ) and barracks

cafeterias, and support events for servicemembers serving in Ulleungdo Island.
For these events, the MND won the Grand Prize in the Internet communication category of
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the 10 Internet Communication Award and the Best Government Institution award during the
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14 Web Award Korea in December 2017.
To communicate with the people and ref lect their voice into policies, the MND will promote
its policies by engaging the citizens through various channels such as the Communication

Expert Group 25) consisting of journalists, PR experts, and social experts, as well as the Online
Supporters (M-Friends) 26) consisting of college students.

25) Launched in 2015 to identify PR ideas for national defense and utilize the expertise of experts (19 experts in
2017 Ã 22 experts in 2018)
26) An online press corps composed of young citizens launched in 2016 to reinforce the online promotion of key
policies, with a focus on communication with the people(30 in 2017 Ã 52 in 2018)

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