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January 29, 2009ICT Development in KoreaYOUNG K. NOH
IT Counselor
Korean EmbassynullContentsLessons from ICT DevelopmentBroadcasting and Telecommunications
ConvergenceStatus of ICT KoreanullGovernmentKey Success FactorsStrategic investment for infrastructures
Education on Internet usage
Policy to promote competition
Ideal Test-bedAggressive marketing for more subscribers
Low and flat subscription tariffs
Many online content and game providersPrivate Sector (59.4%)(76.3%)26 M.34 M.10.4 M.
(69%)14.7 M.
(90.8%)’02’07’02’07’02’07’0632.34M.
(67.9 %)116T.
(0.4%)5,699T.
(13.1%)40.1M.3 I. Status of ICT KoreaDensely populated residential areas
Large IT consumer Base
- Technology savvy consumers
Active technical innovation43.4M.
( 89.8 %)null I. Cutting-edge Service (1) : WiBroBroadband Access on the Move
fast, seamless and affordable ProvidedWiBro ServiceWibro VoIP demonstration
(’08. 6 OECD ICT Ministerial Meeting) Adopted as the international standard(itu) (’07.10) Adopted Int. Standard (IEEE802.16e) (’05.12)KT, SKT launched commercial Service (’06. 6. 30) WiBro Speed improvement: 50~80Mbps (’07)To be ProvidedTo be consideredIndonesia, Malaysia, Croatia, Italy, Brazil, Japan, Taiwan, USA
Uzbekistan
UzbekistanNew Zealand, Norway, Great Britain, SingaporeCountryKorea ( KT/SKT)ㆍ Venezuela430 MbpsnullWorld’s smallest TV
- TV in my hand -04080120140200500T - DMBS - DMBGrowth of DMB users(10,000)1,00048.996.9 France, Germany, China, Italy, Canada, Ghana, Indonesia, Netherland, Vatican, U.K, South Africa CountryDMB ServicePilot serviceKOREA, CHINA(Beijing), GERMANYservice5 I. Cutting-edge Service (2) : DMB1,369560.8null6 online civil affairs services(G4C), home tax
service
single window service (G4B) for business
support
online citizen participation portal
Portals for disclosing public administrative
information I. Broadband Applications : e-Government/e-Commerce’01’03Total transaction
volumeE-Commerce1,308 trillion119 trillion’061,555 trillion235 trillion358 trillion (19.8%)517 billion dollar nullNew paradigm called for as digital technology advancement and wider network bandwidth have stimulated convergence in network, service, equipment and contentIntegrated policy-making and regulatory functions between broadcasting and telecommunications to proactively respond to the digital convergence environment (Feb ’08)7 I I. Broadcasting and Telecommunications ConvergenceKorean Government promotes regulatory reform and
market-friendly policies to create a dynamic market economy.null I I. 방송과 통신의 융합2008’09’10’11’122345Source: Media & Future InstituteIPTV around the world 6 (million)Asia# of countries# of service providersEuropeNorth AmericanOthersHouseholdTotalSource: Korea SW Industry Promotion Agency 20056192614 million 33385717314282 (MRG 2005)Mega TVService
providerService
launchNo. of
subscribers
(end of Feb ’06)2006.7Total : 1.35 millionKT2006.9LG DacomMy LG TV2007.12482 thousand 5 thousandHana TVHanaro
Telecom858 thousand8Prospect of subscribers I I. Broadcasting and Telecommunications ConvergencenullEnacted Special Act (Dec’07), Complete digital transition by 2012
Establish national promotion agency, Organize joint promotional activity between government-broadcaster-manufacturer
Improve digital reception environment by assisting the building of community reception facilities
Draw up measures to utilize unused frequency after digital transitionSettlement of DTV Transmission mode2004.7DTV Special Act Passed2008.3Termination of
analog broadcasting
in Japan2011.7Termination of
analog broadcasting
in Korea2012.12Start HDTV
broadcasting
(Metropolitan area)2001.10Start nationwide HDTV broadcasting 2006.7Termination of
analog broadcasting
the US2009.2 Termination of
analog broadcasting
in France2011.119 I I. Broadcasting and Telecommunications Convergencenull Ⅲ. Information Security Policies Upgrade security incident response mechanism
by developing early response system
Implement customized countermeasures
Introduce security servers for 30,000
websites that handle personal information ”“President Myungbak Lee The Internet should be a space of trust. Otherwise, the force of the Internet could turn out to be venomous rather than beneficial. In a nutshell, what is being menaced is the trust in transactions, a linchpin for the continued development of the Internet economy.
In order to promote confidence in the Internet, all individuals and nations basically have to equip themselves with a systematic response system.
More than anything else, cooperation between countries is urgently required. 10“”null Public-Private Joint TFT
Global Cooperation against Cyber Terrorism Response to Hacking/Virus Act on Protection of Personal Data
Strict Punishment on Privacy Infringement Protection of Privacy Spam Mail Control
Obscene Material Control
e-Clean Korea Campaign Clean Cyber Environment Safe and Sound Digital Society11 Ⅲ. Information Security PoliciesnullNon-disabledDisabled20sOver 50sMonthly Income over $3400Low-
incomeGeneral
PopulationRural76.349.999.334.152.876.333.487.4Digital Divide (Digital Opportunity Index) Source: Internet World Stats 12 Source: ITU, World Information Society Review Ⅲ. Bridging Digital DividenullMid-to-Long Term Project for Bridging Digital Divide13 Ⅲ. Bridging Digital DividenullImportance of
Broadband InfraConsideration for
the digital have-notsPrevention of the malicious use of ICT Essential for a successful
e-Government/e-business
environment
Development and testing
of new technologies
Digital divide could be
a serious problem in
development process
Need ICT-education ,
policy, budget to bridge
digital divide Malicious use of ICT
increase with the
informatization
Preventive measures
against hacking, virus,
unsolicited mails and
other negative uses 14 Ⅲ. Some Lessons from ICT Development Experiencenull