"The first session of the meeting will focus on the goals and direction of state management and government policies," a Cheong Wa Dae official told reporters, adding the session will also discuss ways to ensure government policies that will actually affect and improve the daily lives of the people.

The so-called workshop, first of its kind since Moon took office in May, comes as the president skipped the annual new year's reports from government ministries.

Normally, the president is briefed by each government ministry of its policy goals at the start of each year, but Moon had Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon receive such reports this year, apparently as part of efforts to delegate more power to the prime minister, one of his key election pledges.

The second and last session of Tuesday's meeting will discuss ways to encourage government innovation and to enhance communication between government ministries, as well as the government and the people.

The meeting is scheduled to end at 7 p.m. following a dinner session, during which the president and other participants will discuss ways to successfully host the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, slated to be held from Feb. 9-25, according to the Cheong Wa Dae official. (Yonhap)