KOREA INFORMATIZEDprogress and status overview
2007
Republic of Korea
Korea’s IT history is the very history of NIA. The National Information Society Agency, the nation’s top IT policy and technical support agency, plays a key role in informatizing the nation in the era of knowledge and information.
Seoul office NIA Bldg. 77, Mugyo-Dong, Jung-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 100-775
Yongin office National Information Society Agency(NIA), 168, Jukjeon-ri, Suji-eupYongin-si Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea, 449-717
Phone +82 2 2131 0114 Fax +82 2 2131 0139 E-mail [email protected] Homepage www.nia.or.kr
About NIA
1999 10 million mobile phone subscribers
1995 1 million mobile phone subscribers
1998 Launch of broadband Internet service by Thrunet1997 Launch of Internet service on
Korea Information Infrastructure-Government1996 Launch of CDMA mobile commercial service - first in the world
1995 Launch of CATV broadcasting
1994 Launch of commercial Internet service by KT
1984 Launch ofmobile service
1993 Opening of Integrated InformationSystem of Public Administration
1996~2000 1st Phase Master Plan forInformatization Promotion
1992~1996 2nd Phase Master Plan forNational Backbone Network Project
1987~1991 1st Phase Master Plan forNational Backbone Network Project
1983~1987 2nd Phase Master Plan forComputerization of Public Administration
1978~1982 1st Phase Master Plan forComputerization of Public Administration
1998~2000 2nd PhaseComprehensive Planfor Korea InformationInfrastructure
1995~1997 1st Phase ComprehensivePlan for Korea InformationInfrastructure
1987 10 million telephone lines
Diffusion and Expansion of National Backbone Network
Act on Network Expansion and Usage Promotion (Article 4)
Imple
mentati
on of G
overnm
ent
Admini
strati
on Com
puteri
zation
(Directive
from Pres
ident P
ark Chun
g-Hee,
1975)
1993 20 million telephone lines
Progress and Achievement
1980~1985 1986~1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
2007 6 million DMB users
2006 40 million mobile phone subscribers
2005 World’s top ranking in broadband Internetpenetration/100 persons (OECD)
2004 30 million Internet users
2002 10 million broadband Internet subscribinghouseholds 30 million mobile phone subscribers
1999 10 million Internetusers 20 millionmobile phonesubscribers
2001 World’s top ranking inbroadband network(OECD) 20 millionInternet users
2006 Launch of world’s first WiBro service
2005 Launch of satellite and terrestrial DMB service
2002 Official launch of Korean ‘e-Government’ Launch ofdigital satellite broadcasting by Skylife Launch ofsynchronous/asynchronous IMT2000 service
2001 Launch ofworld’s firstmobile phonevideo service
Promotion of National Informatization
Framework Act on Informatization Promotion (Article 5)
World’s First Ubiquitous Society
2011~20152nd Phaseu-Korea Master Plan
2006~2010 1st Phase u-Korea Master Plan2002~2006e-Korea Vision2006
2003~2007 Broadband IT KoreaVision 2007
1999~2002 Cyber Korea 21
2004~2010 Master Plan for USN Construction2004~2010 Master Plan for BcN Construction
2001~2005 3rd PhaseComprehensive Planfor Korea InformationInfrastructure
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010~20152007
� Vision and Goals
The Vision of the ‘u-KOREA Master Plan’is to achieve anadvanced Korea by realizing the world’s FIRST u-Society based onthe world’s BEST u-Infrastructure.
� Strategy
The plan provides advancement goals for five areas - government,land, economy, social environment, and individual life; andoptimization goals for four engines - globalization, industrialinfrastructure, social infrastructure, and technology development.
The ultimate goal of the ‘u-KOREA Master Plan’is to achieve asociety where all people can benefit from a safer ubiquitoussociety (4U: Universal, Usable, Unisonous, Upgraded) throughadvancement of the five areas and optimization of the fourengines.
� Implementation Phases
- Establishment (2006~2010) : building of ubiquitous socialinfrastructure
- Stabilization(2011~2015) : universalizing ubiquitous services
� Expected Benefits
- Improve Quality of Life and Innovate Life and Culture - Create Added Value with New Markets and Strengthened
Industrial Competitiveness- Provide Citizen-oriented Service and Improve Efficiency through
Government Innovation
Korea is in the top-level group in terms of informatization.- 1st ranking in Digital Opportunity Index for 3 consecutive years- 3rd ranking in National Informatization Index for 3 consecutive years - 5th ranking in e-Government Readiness Index for 2 consecutive years
� u-KOREA Vision and Goals
The FIRST u-Society on the BEST u-Infrastructure
FriendlyGovernment
IntelligentLand
RegenerativeEconomy
Secure &SafeSocial Environment
Tailoredu-Life Services
Advanced Korea
Advancement of Five Areas
BalancedGlobal Leadership
EcologicalIndustrial Infra
StreamliningSocial Infra
TransparentTechnological Infra
Optimization of Four Engines
Source : Ministry of Information and Communication, ‘u-KOREA Master Plan’, March 2006.
� Global IT Index Rank of Korea
Index Organization 2004 2005 2006 2007 Recent Release Date
Digital Opportunity Index
Networked Readiness Index
Information Society Index
EIU e-Readiness Ranking
e-Government Readiness Index
National Informatization Index
ITU
WEF
IDC
EIU
UN
NIA
n/a
20 (102)
10 (53)
14 (64)
5 (191)
7 (50)
1 (40)
24 (104)
n/a
18 (65)
5 (191)
3 (50)
1 (181)
14 (115)
n/a
18 (68)
n/a
3 (50)
1 (181)
19 (122)
n/a
16 (69)
n/a
3 (50)
2007. 05
2007. 03
2005. 11
2007. 04
2005. 12
2007. 07
Note : ( ) are numbers of samples surveyed.Source : ITU(International Telecommunication Union), WEF(World Economic Forum), IDC(International Data Corporation), EIU(Economist Intelligence Unit), NIA(National Information Society Agency)
1. Digital Opportunity Index : ITU, ‘World Information Society Report 2007’, 2007. 5. 2. Networked Readiness Index : WEF, ‘The Global Information Technology Report 2006~2007’, 2007. 3.3. Information Society Index : IDC, ‘Information Society Index 2005: Rankings and Data’, 2005. 11.4. EIU e-Readiness Ranking : EIU, ‘The 2007 e-readiness Rankings’, 2007. 4.5. e-Government Readiness Index : UN, ‘UN Global E-Government Readiness Report 2005’, 2005. 12. 6. National Informatization Index : NIA, ‘2007 Informatization White Paper’, 2007. 7.
IT Korea - Global Datau-KOREA Master Plan - Korea’s IT Policy for Ubiquitous Society
u-KOREA Master Plan (2006~2010) is the national vision for the future Korea as it strives to achieve the world’s first ubiquitoussociety.
Sweden US
Korea
Switze
rland
Netherl
ands
Hong K
ong
Denmark
Norway UK
Cana
da
� Korea’s National Informatization Index Rankings
100
80
60
40
20
0
Source : National Information Society Agency, ‘2007 National Informatization White Paper’.2007.7.
2006 2007
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Korea
Japan
Denmark
Icelan
d
Singa
pore
Netherl
ands
Taiwan
Hong K
ong
Sweden UK
� Digital Opportunity Index (DOI) Rankings
2006 2007
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.01 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Source : ITU, ‘World Information Society Report 2007’, 2007.5.
0.79 0.809191
US
Denmark
Sweden UK
Korea
Austr
alia
Singa
pore
Cana
da
Finlan
d
Norway
� e-Government Readiness Index Rankings
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
Source : UN, ‘Global E-government Readiness Report 2005’, 2005.12.
2004 2005
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0.87270.8575
US
Denmark
Switzerla
nd
Singap
ore
Hong K
ong
Sweden
Korea
Netherl
ands
Austr
aliaUKFin
land
� Economist Intelligent Unit e-Readiness Rankings
10
8
6
4
2
0
Source : EIU(Economist Intelligence Unit), ‘The 2007 e-Readiness rankings’, 2007.4.
2006 2007
1 2(tie) 2(tie) 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 16
7.90 8.08
Korea equipped with the world’s best quality infrastructure is advancing towards the era of information equity. - As of June 2007, Korea’s Internet usage rate is 75.5% (users of age 6 and above), and the number of broadband Internet subscribers has reached 14. 44
million, indicating 90% of total households in Korea have access to broadband Internet. - In 2006, the growth rate of IT industry, the biggest engine for Korea’s economic growth over the past several years, surpassed that of non-IT industry by
3.9 times, whose proportion in total GDP exceeded 16.2% for the first time in history. - The number of terrestrial and satellite DMB subscribers is rapidly increasing since the commercial service launch for the first time in the world in 2005.
� Informatization Promotion Committeeis the top deliberative body regarding national informatization, established upon theFramework Act on Informatization PromotionURL://www.ipc.go.kr
Note : IT industry includes manufacture of ICT apparatuses (manufacture of office appliances,semiconductors and other ICT appliances) and ICT service (post and telecommunications,broadcasting, software, and computer-related service).
Source : Bank of Korea, ‘2006 National Accounts (provisional)’, March 2007.
GDP Growth Rate
IT Growth Rate
IT Contribution to Growth
IT Industry Portion in GDP
8.5
33.8
2.6
9.5
3.8
10.5
1.0
10.1
7.0
17.6
1.8
11.1
3.1
14.2
1.6
12.3
4.7
17.5
2.2
13.8
4.2
13.5
1.9
15.0
5.0
13.3
2.0
16.2
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30
20
10
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� Current Status of Informatization in Korea
Broadband Internet Subscriber (10,000 households)
Internet User (10,000 persons)
Internet Usage Rate (%)
IPv6 Addresses(/32)
Mobile Phone Subscriber (10,000 persons)
e-CommerceTransaction volume (KRW trillion)
Transaction Rate (%)
Internet Banking Subscriber (10,000 persons)
1.4
310
-
-
-
-
-
-
37.4
1,080
-
2
2,344
-
-
-
401
1,904
44.7
5
2,682
58
4.5
409
781
2,438
56.6
11
2,905
119
9.1
1,131
1,041
2,627
59.4
15
3,234
178
12.8
1,771
1,118
2,922
65.5
18
3,359
235
15.1
2,275
1,192
3,158
70.2
31
3,659
314
19.3
2,427
1,219
3,301
72.8
4,145
3,834
358
19.8
2,674
1,404
3,412
74.8
5,185
4,020
414
21.2
3,591
1,444
3,443
75.5
5,189
4,232
-
-
4,011
Category 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007. 6.
Source : Broadband Internet Subscriber, Mobile phone subscriber : Ministry of Information and Communication Internet user, internet usage rate : National Internet Development Agency of Korea.e-Commerce transaction volume : National Statistical Office.e-Commerce transaction rate : Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy, Korea Institute for Electronic Commerce.Internet banking subscriber : Bank of Korea.
IT Korea - Domestic Data
Organizations for InformatizationOrganizations for Informatization
GDP Growth Rate
IT Growth Rate
IT Contribution to Growth
Note : 1. Satellite DMB service launched in May 2005.2. Cancellation of subscription in 2007 is reflected as decrease.
Source : TU Media, April 2007.
DMB for mobile phone
DMB for car
Total
Accumulated No. of Subscribers
124
4
128
204
159
6
165
369
124
6
130
499
175
6
181
680
77
6
83
763
243
12
255
1,018
106
6
112
1,070
Type 3Q05 4Q05 1Q06 2Q06 3Q06 4Q06 1Q07(p)
1,200
800
400
0
� Satellite DMB Subscribers
Total
Accumulated No. of Subscribers
� Internet Usage Rate
44.7
59.465.5
70.280
60
40
20
02000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007. 6.
56.6
74.8 75.572.8
Note : National Internet Development Agency Korea
(unit : %)
(unit : %, %p) (unit : 1,000 persons)
� Ministry of Information and Communicationdeals with overall management of national informatization policies and their implementation URL://www.mic.go.kr
� National Information Society Agency is a specialized agency playing key roles for national informatization and providing support forIT policies and technologiesURL://www.nia.or.kr
� Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity & Promotionis a specialized organization devoted to providing comprehensive support for closingdomestic and international digital divide as well as promoting productive use of nationalknowledge information resourcesURL://www.kado.or.kr
� Korea Information Security Agencyis the only agency in Korea that is specialized in information securityURL://www.kisa.or.kr
� National Internet Development Agency secures safe and efficient management of internet address resourcesURL://www.nida.or.kr
� Korea Internet Safety Commission is fully devoted to creating sound information culture and rightful environment for IT use URL://www.ices.or.kr
14,441,687
� Broadband Internet Service Subscribers
15,000,000
12,000,000
9,000,000
6,000,000
3,000,000
02002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007. 6.
Note : Ministry of Information and Communication, Republic Korea
(unit : person)