KOREA INFORMATIZED
progress 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-eup
Yongin-si Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea, 449-717
Phone +82 2 2131 0114 Fax +82 2 2131 0139 E-mail webmaster@nia.or.kr 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 Thrunet 1997 Launch of Internet service on
Korea Information Infrastructure-Government 1996 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 of mobile service
1993 Opening of Integrated Information System of Public Administration
1996~2000 1st Phase Master Plan for Informatization Promotion
1992~1996 2nd Phase Master Plan for National Backbone Network Project
1987~1991 1st Phase Master Plan for National Backbone Network Project
1983~1987 2nd Phase Master Plan for
Computerization of Public Administration 1978~1982 1st Phase Master Plan for
Computerization of Public Administration
1998~2000 2nd Phase Comprehensive Plan for Korea Information Infrastructure 1995~1997 1st Phase Comprehensive
Plan for Korea Information Infrastructure
1987 10 million telephone lines
Diffusion and Expansion of National Backbone Network
Act on Network Expansion and Usage Promotion (Article 4)
Implementation of Government Administration Computerization
(Directive from President Park Chung-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 Internet penetration/100 persons (OECD) 2004 30 million Internet users
2002 10 million broadband Internet subscribing households 30 million mobile phone subscribers 1999 10 million Internet
users 20 million mobile phone subscribers
2001 World’s top ranking in broadband network (OECD) 20 million Internet 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 of digital satellite broadcasting by Skylife Launch of synchronous/asynchronous IMT2000 service 2001 Launch of
world’s first mobile phone video service
Promotion of National Informatization
Framework Act on Informatization Promotion (Article 5)
World’s First Ubiquitous Society
2011~2015 2nd Phase u-Korea Master Plan
2006~2010 1st Phase u-Korea Master Plan 2002~2006
e-Korea Vision 2006
2003~2007 Broadband IT Korea Vision 2007 1999~2002 Cyber Korea 21
2004~2010 Master Plan for USN Construction 2004~2010 Master Plan for BcN Construction 2001~2005 3rd Phase
Comprehensive Plan for Korea Information Infrastructure
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010~2015
� Vision and Goals
The Vision of the ‘u-KOREA Master Plan ’is to achieve an advanced Korea by realizing the world ’ s FIRST u-Society based on the world ’ s BEST u-Infrastructure.
� Strategy
The plan provides advancement goals for five areas - government, land, economy, social environment, and individual life; and optimization goals for four engines - globalization, industrial infrastructure, social infrastructure, and technology development.
The ultimate goal of the ‘u-KOREA Master Plan’is to achieve a society where all people can benefit from a safer ubiquitous society (4U: Universal, Usable, Unisonous, Upgraded) through advancement of the five areas and optimization of the four engines.
� Implementation Phases
- Establishment (2006~2010) : building of ubiquitous social infrastructure
- 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
Friendly Government
Intelligent Land
Regenerative Economy
Secure &Safe Social Environment
Tailored u-Life Services
Advanced Korea
Advancement of Five Areas
Balanced Global Leadership
Ecological Industrial Infra
Streamlining Social Infra
Transparent Technological 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 Data
u-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 ubiquitous society.
Sweden
US Korea
SwitzerlandNetherlandsHong KongDenmark Norway UK
Canada
� 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 Iceland
SingaporeNetherlands Taiwan
Hong Kong 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 0.0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Source : ITU, ‘World Information Society Report 2007’, 2007.5.
0.79 0.80
91 91
US
Denmark Sweden
UK Korea
AustraliaSingapore Canada Finland 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
0.8727 0.8575
US Denmark
SwitzerlandSingapore Hong Kong
Sweden Korea
NetherlandsAustralia UK
Finland
� 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 Committee
is the top deliberative body regarding national informatization, established upon the Framework Act on Informatization Promotion
URL://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-Commerce Transaction 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 Informatization Organizations 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
59.4 65.5 70.2 80
60
40
20
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007. 6.
56.6
74.8 75.5 72.8
Note : National Internet Development Agency Korea
(unit : %)
(unit : %, %p) (unit : 1,000 persons)
� Ministry of Information and Communication
deals 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 for IT policies and technologies
URL://www.nia.or.kr
� Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity & Promotion
is a specialized organization devoted to providing comprehensive support for closing domestic and international digital divide as well as promoting productive use of national knowledge information resources
URL://www.kado.or.kr
� Korea Information Security Agency
is the only agency in Korea that is specialized in information security URL://www.kisa.or.kr
� National Internet Development Agency
secures safe and efficient management of internet address resources URL://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
0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007. 6.
Note : Ministry of Information and Communication, Republic Korea
(unit : person)
