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Country Presentation: Korea

Country Presentation: Korea. Rural ICT Policy Advocacy, Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Building Regional Project. Regional Multi-stakeholder Discussion Forum on Rural ICT Development Bangkok, Thailand, 4 July 2011. Country ICT Overview. Population(2009) : 48,700,000

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Country Presentation: Korea

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  1. Country Presentation: Korea Rural ICT Policy Advocacy, Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Building Regional Project Regional Multi-stakeholder Discussion Forum on Rural ICT Development Bangkok, Thailand, 4 July 2011

  2. Country ICT Overview • Population(2009) : 48,700,000 • - Rural Population : 18% • - Urban Population : 82% • GNI/capita(2009, US$) : 19,830 • National ICT Sector Status

  3. Country ICT Overview • Comparative IDI Indicators

  4. State Institutional Structure • IT success depends on coordination among agencies. • - Ministry for Infra vs. Ministry for Applications • - Control Tower for effective Coordination : “Committee” • - NCB -> Special Committee on e-Government -> CIS • “Committee” composed of • - Key Players in Central Government • - Government-Affiliated Organizations(NIA, KISDI, KISA) • - Experts in the Private Sector(Universities, Research Institutes) • Coordination Depends on Who Chairing “Committee” ?

  5. Policy, Legal, & Regulatory Framework • IT projects regarded as part of economic policy. • - Tradition of National Plan(5 years Economic Development Plan) • Several rounds of IT national plan • - 5 years, 3 years, 2 years • Each plan supported by relevant laws and regulations • - Computer Networks Act(1986), Informatization Promotion Act (1995), E-Government Act(2001) • - Ensure legal status of e-services and strong support for funding • - Consolidating, Updating, and Integrating the Laws as required

  6. Funding Mechanism • Earmarking Large Fund for IT Projects(1987) • Establishment of Informatization Promotion Fund(1996) • Establishment of Universal Service Fund (2000) • Mandatory KT Roll-out Obligations (2002 ~ ) • Setting up Matching Funds (2005~)

  7. Rural Initiatives • Initiatives - LGIN(Local Government Information System) - INVIL(Information Network Village) - IT Training for 10 Million People • IT Projects Accompanied by Training Programs • - Generate Interests and Demands for IT • - IT Systems Implementation(Output) Followed by Adoption(Outcome)

  8. 3 Key Lessons from Project/Workshop • Lesson#1(Funding) • Two Strategies to ensure enough money for IT projects, • 1) show the benefits of IT investments, • 2) obtain a strong support from political leaders • Lesson#2(Supply = Demand) • IT implementation accompanied by Training /Capacity Building Program • Lesson#3(Coordination) • Government Institutional Structures designed to Overcome • Conflicts among Competing Organizations

  9. 3 Objectives for Follow-up • Follow-up#1 • Identify Best Practices and Champions of Rural ICT Initiatives • Follow-up#2 • Develop Curriculum for Capacity Building Program Reflecting Conditions specific to Individual Countries • Follow-up#3 • Find out Empirical Evidences Verifying the Benefits of Rural ICT Initiatives

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