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Korea ’ s Digitization Projects :

Korea ’ s Digitization Projects :. Management of Knowledge Information Resources Younghee Sohn University of Chicago Library. Overview. Background History Organization Statistical Facts Issues Conclusion. Background. 21 st Century with internet

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Korea ’ s Digitization Projects :

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  1. Korea’s Digitization Projects : Management of Knowledge Information Resources Younghee Sohn University of Chicago Library

  2. Overview • Background • History • Organization • Statistical Facts • Issues • Conclusion

  3. Background • 21st Century with internet • Act on Management of Knowledge Information Resources • Definition

  4. Timeline • 1995: CD-Rom Hangul version of Annals • 1996: CD-Rom Hangul version of Samguk Sagi • 1998: CD-Rom Koryosa, Web access digitization projects started • 2000: Act on Management of Knowledge Information Resources • 2000-2004: 1st : Sharing systems • 2005-2009: 2nd: Utilization • 2010- : 3rd: knowledge hub in NE Asia

  5. Organization

  6. Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion

  7. Korea Knowledge Portal

  8. Korea Knowledge Portal

  9. Statistical Data • Budgets and Number of Projects by Year

  10. Statistical Facts

  11. Statistical Data • Number of databases by subjects

  12. Statistical facts Digitization rate by year (%) Use of resources by month (Unit: 1,000)

  13. Issues • Authority of KIRM Committee • Lack of expertise in membership • Short of binding force on provision of knowledge information resources • Laws not fully developed for digital environment • Scope of digitization • Fee-based vs. free resources

  14. Conclusion • Continue to build a knowledge-based society • 4 policy goals: - 3 IT infrastructures - Foundation work for u-Korea - Government role as CITO (Chief Information Technology Officer) - National digital power • Effective KIRM is solid groundwork in building Korea as a World’s digital power

  15. Conclusion • U-Korea: “Ubiquitous computing” by Mark Weiser networking non-desktop devices • 3 IT infrastructures: BcN, U-Sensors (RFID), IPv6

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