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ICT R&D Key projects of Korea : government-led ICT
Projects
Period(Actual)
TDX Development
(Electronic Telephone
Switching System)
1982~1986(1987)
4M/16M/64M DRAM
Development
1987~1993(1992)
CDMA Development
1991~1995(1996)
The world's first commercial CDMA
=> Global handset market share, No. 2
Construction of Highspeed information and
communication network
1995~2005
The world's first high-speed Internet service
=> World's No. 1 of high-speed Internet houshols
IT839 Strategy
(8 Services, 3 Infrastructures,
9 products )
2003(2004)~2007
The world's first commercial services of DMB (2005)
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4G LTE, Giga Net
IT Convergence, Green IT
Smart Work/IT/eGov
Performances
Successful localization of TDX (10th nation achieved)
: The cornerstone(or infrastructure)
of the ICT development
The world's first 64M DRAM working die
=> World's No. 1 memory device production since
2001 (DRAM : world's No. 1 from 1998 to present)
and WiBro (2006)
2008~2012
4G LTE, IT Convergence to Industry, Green Energy,
Smart Phone, Cloud Computing(VDI) (2008~2012)
Continues to hold
* based on amount
PC & Internet service phase of Korea
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Korea’s ICT Position in the World
Korea is top-ranked in some major ICT index
Korea is at global top-level in ICT infrastructure and service
penetration
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ICT R&D and Promotion organizations of Korea
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R&D Institutes
Established
(Year)
KIET
1976
Semiconductor, Computer
KETRI
1977
Telecommunications
ETRI
1985
Semiconductor, Computer, Telecommunications
KIET+TETRI
KISDI
1985
Telecommunications
Policy studies
KETI
1991
Electronic Components
Promotion
Institutes
NCA(NIA)
Established
(Year)
1987(2006)
RAPA
IITA
KIEC
KSIA
KIPA
NIDA
KADO
KIICA
NIPA
1990
1992
1996
1996
1998
1999
2003
2007
2009
Government/
University
Established
(Year)
MIC
1994
Ministry of Information and communications
Divided(2008)
ICU/KAIST
1998
Information and Communication University
-> KAIST(2009)
Areas (function and Roles)
Areas (function and Roles)
Remarks
Remarks
Computer(National Information Society) Promotion
-> NIA(new)
Radio Control and Promotion
Information Technology Advancement
Electronic Commerce Promotion
Information Security Promotion
IT(SW) Industry Promotion
Internet Promotion
Digital Opportunity and Promotion
Promotion of ICT International Cooperation
ICT Industry Promotion
->NIPA,KEIT,KIAT
-> NIPA(new)
-> KISA(new)
-> NIPA(new)
-> KISA(new)
-> NIA(new)
-> KISA(new)
->IITA+KIPA+KIEC
Areas (function and Roles)
Remarks
Success Factors of ‘ICT Korea’
Korea ICT is the result of concerted efforts of private and
public sectors with digital minded people and quality labor forces.
 National Consensus on ICT Development with Engineers’ efforts
 The strong volition of the government for ICT R&D(industry)
 Collaboration of government, R&D institutes, industries, and universities
 Strategy of selection and concentration
 Operation of ICT promotion fund since 1993
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ICT Vision of Korea
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New Vision and Strategy for ‘ICT Korea’
IT
Convergence
Software
ICT Hardware
Broadcasting &
communications
Restructuring the Government Organizations
* Issued in Sept. 2009 (by MKE & KCC)
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Internet
Goal of 5 Major Strategies
Strategies
IT
convergence
Goal of the year 2013
Authorities
• Creating more than 10 IT convergence (shipbuilding, energy,
automobiles, medicine, textile, machinery, aerospace, construction,
defense, and robotics)
The Ministry of
SW
ICT HW
• Assisting 8 domestic companies in becoming "top 100 global
companies (IT services (6), package software (2))"
Knowledge
Economy
(MKE)
• Achieving the number 1 global market share in 3 major items, attaining
the doubled global market share and localization of 5 major IT hardware
Broadcasting & • Providing the world's best quality broadcasting and communication
communication
s
services (activating the markets of WiBro, IPTV, and 3D TV in the
early stage)
The Korea
Communication
Commission
Internet
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• Costructing UBcN (ultra broadband convergence network) and the
world's best information security center
(KCC)
Some visions of industrial sector for ICT promotion
Year
Vision and Target
2012
• World's top 3 LED producing countries
• Completing the transition to digital broadcasting systems
2013
• Opening a full-fledged 3D TV broadcasting era
• Realizing one of the world's top 3 information-and-knowledge security industry
2014
• Realizing the world-class cloud computing powerhouse
2015
• Achieving the world's top mobile computing powerhouse
• Opening a full-fledged 'Pharmaceutics + IT convergence' era
• Achieving the annual production worth 1.5 billion U.S. dollars of analog foundry
products and one billion U.S. dollars of fab.-less products
• Opening a full-fledged next generation display era 2015
• Achieving the production of broadcasting equipments worth 1.5 billion U.S. dollars
and producing 10 world-famous global companies
• Achieving the global competitiveness in the second lithium battery
• Becoming a world-class system semiconductor powerhouse
• Becoming a major nation producing new Internet equipments
2017
• Achieving one of the world's top 3 RFID/USN industries
2018
• Achieving one of the world's top 5 software industries by fostering new software
convergence businesses
2020
• Taking the 1st place in the ranking of producing the second battery; emerging as a
full-fledged material exporting nation
* other visions : the realization of green IT, IT HRD, Fostering IT SMB(E) and so on
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ICT cooperation between Korea
and Europe
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ICT(R&D) Cooperation Cases
ICT cooperation example with Europe
 Purchased TDX Equipments with related resources from LM Ericsson in 1981
-> Korea had developed TDX systems in the world’s 10th.
 Attracted ICT R&D centers from Europe (including other nations)
- May, 2004 : Fraunhofer IGD (Virtual Simulation System)
- June, 2004 : Siemens (Network Equipments)
* In addition, there are lots of ICT cooperation between Europe and Korea.
Korea joined EURASIAPAC project
 Korea’s partner : KIAT (Korea Institute of Advancement of Technology)
: Promotion of industrial technology innovation and support of innovationrelated policy development
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Technological strengths of Europe/Korea in major ICT products
Europe’s Strength
Product
Semiconductors
• System semiconductors, specialized devices, sem • Memory semiconductors, production processes,
i-conductor equipments or materials
package and PCB
LED
NA
• Processing technologies, pattern boards, services
Display panels
NA
• The yield rate and mass production capacity of
panel products
The next generation
computing
• Fundamental research, commercialization
• Application research and advance development
Robotics
• Manufacturing and bio/medical purposes
• Services and humanoid personal purposes
• USN, infrastructures
• RFID
IT convergence
• IT automobiles, luxury liners, etc.
• The combination of IT and shipbuilding, IT and
textile
Security of
information and
knowledge
• 85.5% of level compared with the maximum
security country
• 79.8% of level compared with the maximum
security country
SW
• Package SW, computer services, Internet,
system SW, security, and super computer
systems
• IT services, outsourcing, and online games, etc.
BcN
• Service-and-control platforms, network systems
• Private networks and broadband infrastructures
RFID/USN
Mobile
communication
DTV
Home networks/
home appliances
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Korea ‘s Strength
• Strong in the technologies like service platforms,
• Generally weak in these technologies
access systems, terminals and components
• Generally strong in the broadcasting technologies
• Strong in mobile broadcasting technologies to
some extent
• Generally strong to some extent
• Generally weak to some extent
like terrestrial, 3D, UHD, etc.
Sources : IITA 2008, KEIT 2009.
INTRODUCTION OF NIPA
(National IT Industry Promotion Agency)
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Before NIPA was established
(Aug. 24, 2009)
(IITA)
Institute for
Information Technology
Advancement
Korea SW Industry
Promotion Agency
(KIEC)
Korea Institute
For Electronic
Commerce
support to small-to-
promoting SW
promoting and
medium-sized IT
industry
spreading IT utilization
enterprises
fostering the open
fostering knowledge
training IT
SW industry
based service industry
professionals
managing IT
promotion fund
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(KIPA)
Main business area and functions
IT
(Aug. 24, 2009)
SW
IT
Strategic
planning
Knowledge
service
Five business area
Managing
IT
promotion
fund
IT
utilization
IT
convergence
Building IT
infrastructure
Seven main functions
Information
service
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Educating
IT
manpower
Fostering
enterprises
Activating
IT market
Mission and Vision of NIPA
MISSION
NIPA leads to national economy development & knowledge-based
economic society as promoting competitiveness of overall industries by
IT usage & advancing IT industries
VISION
World-Best National IT Industry Promotion Agency leading future
knowledge-based economic society
Core Value
Specialty
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Creativity
CustomerOriented
Leading
execution
Social
Responsibility