U-KOREA

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


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


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

Index 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006(p)

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40

30

20

10

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� IT Industry Portion in GDP and Its Contribution to Growth

� 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)

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