The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning of South Korean Government has unveiled the road map and future strategies to accomplish its vision of a creative economy and a happier Korea through science, technology and ICT intervention. The five strategic visions are- establishing Creative Economy Ecosystem through creative ideas, strengthening existing industries by utilizing S&T and ICT etc; national research development for scientists to pursue research works by strengthening the fundamentals of creative R & D; promotion of software and content as the core of the economy by building world’s best network for providing fertile soil for C-P-N-D ecosystem and more; International Cooperation and Globalization through secure leadership in the global community and lastly Happier Korea with wider use of ICT. To promulgate ICT for a Happier Korea, the Ministry has strategized to use ICT as a tool in resolving various social issues such as Food Safety, Crime Prevention, Social Exclusion, etc. Further, it has been planned to reduce household communication costs by promotion of MVNO Services and phase out of Mobile Subscription Fee. Wider variety of customer choices will be provided by allowing m-VoIP and other services. A safe and convenient Internet environment will be created by expansion of information and communication infrastructure and with wider use of HTML5, Open and Global Web Environment. Overall, South Korea has aimed to develop a “creative society” through hyper-connections by the year 2025.
International e-Gov Update
South Korea Unveils its New ICT Vision
From April 2015 • Informatics, National Informatics Centre