Korean National Policies to Close the Digital Director Republic of Korea
Korean National Strategy to Close the Digital Contents Introduction Domestic Status of the Digital Policies for Closing the Digital Conclusion
Korean National Strategy to Close the Digital Introduction Cyber Korea 21 (March,1999) All Koreans regardless of their age, gender, location, occupation or income should have an equal opportunity to use computer and Internet Information Strategy Meeting (April,2000) The President expressed a deep concern over the widening digital divide and devised several policies to deal with this problem Digital Act (Dec.,12) Establishment of a Special Committee for Bridging the Digital, along with a 5-year plan to narrow the digital gap Master Plan for Closing the Digital (Sep.,2001)
Korean National Strategy to Close the Digital Domestic Status of the Digital (1) Internet Users : 58%, 25.65million (June, 2002) Broadband users : 9.21million(xDSL 5.0 m; Cable Modem,3.1 m) (June,2002) Broadband users worldwide Internet banking users : 14.5 million Internet banking accounts (June,2001)
Korean National Strategy to Close the Digital Domestic Status of the Digital (2) Internet Usage (July, 2002) Category Gender Education Occupation Age Sub-category Male Female Middle School graduates and below College graduates and above Housewives Manual workers Office workers 50 and above 6-19 Internet Users(%) 63.5 52.4 5.8 82.1 37.1 29.2 81.2 9.6 90.6
Korean National Strategy to Close the Digital Domestic Digital (3) Internet Usage (July, 2002) Category Monthly Income Region Sub-category Less than $ 1,250 More than $ 2,080 Metropolitan Cities Rural towns Internet Users(%) 34.9 72.6 60.7 42.1 % out of the Total 58.0 Internet Usage among the Disabled (July,2002) Category Age Sub-category 7-19 Internet Users(%) 69.0 50-69 5.9 % out of the Total 24.1
Korean National Strategy to Close the Digital Policies for Closing the Digital Infrastructure for Telecommunication Services Access to Telecommunication Services Provision of IT Learning Opportunities Closing The Digital Narrowing the Global Digital Contents for the Elderly and the Disabled & Measurement of the D. D.
Korean National Strategy to Close the Digital Infrastructure for Telecommunication Services Construction of Fiber-optic Backbone Network Connection of all 144 telecommunication service districts nationwide to the high-speed network of 155Mbps to 5Gbps ( Feb.2001 ) Provision of Broadband Service in Rural Areas by 2005 Special loan of 150 billion won(approx. 120 million dollars) to accelerate the N/W construction Provision of affordable satellite Internet service to hinterland Telecommunications Accessibility Guideline for the disabled and the elderly(2002) Recommend telecommunication services providers and product manufacturers to observe the rules that ensure a minimum level of accessibility Operating a Telecommunication Accessibility Promotion Standard Forum (www.iabf iabf.or..or.kr kr)
Korean National Strategy to Close the Digital Access to Telecommunication Services (1) Community Internet Access Center Type 1999 2000 2001 Internet Plaza 174 1160 325 IT Learning Center in Post Offices Community Access Center Digital Data Room(in public library) Internet Access Center for the Disabled Cyber-Cafe Cafe (PC Bang) 25 25 25 63 613 541(by 02) 12(by 03) More than 23,000 PC Bang (Dec. 31, 2001) Affordable price at less than $1 per hour
Korean National Strategy to Close the Digital Access to Telecommunication Services (2) Increased PC Ownership Provision of 12,981 recycled PCs Provision of 50,000 Internet PCs with 5-year free Internet access to the low-income students with high GPAs (2001) Discount of Telecommunication Service Charge Up to 30 and 50% discount on wired and mobile telephone service charges for the disabled and the low-income families Up to 50% voluntary discount to the disabled for high-speed Internet service Provision of 256 Kbps Internet access to all schools free of charge
Korean National Strategy to Close the Digital Provision of IT Learning Opportunities (1) National IT Training program for 10 million people (April,2000) Providing IT learning opportunity to 10 million by 2002 Vision Achieving digital welfare society through expansion of IT literacy to all people including the marginalized groups in the society Strategies Cooperation with private computer academies, colleges, welfare organizations, post offices etc. Use of various training methods including distance learning and house calls
Korean National Strategy to Close the Digital Provision of IT Learning Opportunities (2) No. of marginalized people Attending IT Training Classes Type 2000 2001 Total Students in low-income Households Residents in local Communities Farmers Fishermen Housewives 500,000-500,000 1,265,062 2,949,937 4,214,999 33,161 1,540 299,947 75,738 11,310 124,212 108,899 12,850 424,159 People with Disabilities 13,680 47,355 61,035 The elderly 36,330 361,875 398,205 Prison inmates 23,075 70,767 93,842 Total Total 2,172,795 3,641,194 5,813,989
Korean National Strategy to Close the Digital Provision of IT Learning Opportunities (3) 2 nd Stage of the National IT Training Program (June,2002) Vision Producing Creative e-koreans Koreans who can utilize IT effectively Strategies Customized programs suitable for various social circumstances Efficient use of existing facilities and online learning programs Use of IT literacy gauging tool to increase the efficiency of the learning program Goals Enable 3.5 m persons to apply IT in their everyday lives and businesses. Enable 1.5 m persons to obtain basic IT literacy
Korean National Strategy to Close the Digital Provision of IT Learning Opportunities (4) Internet Use Ability Rate 90%(39.75 million) 2006 Computer Application Ability Rate 50%(22.08 million) Internet Use Ability Rate 70%(30.84million) 2004 Computer Application Ability Rate 35%(15.42million) 2nd National IT Training 1.5 M 2nd National IT Training 3.5 M Internet Use Ability Rate 56.6%(24.38 million) 2001 Computer Application Ability Rate 19%(8.18 million)
Korean National Strategy to Close the Digital Contents for the Elderly and the Disabled, and Measurement of the Digital Support to the construction of online contents for the elderly and the disabled 20 types of contents such as rehabilitation, health, social events, transportation, leisure, welfare (in 2002) 30 more contents to be made available in 2003 Assessment of the Digital The state of the digital divide is assessed twice per year Special surveys on the disabled, the elderly and the urban low income families from 2002
Korean National Strategy to Close the Digital Narrowing the Global Digital (1) President Kim Dae-jung's Suggestion President Kim Dae-jung suggests several projects to solve the digital divide at various summit meetings Date Meeting President Kim Dae-jung jung s Suggestion 2000. 10 2001. 10 The 3 ASEM Constructing 'Trans-Eurasia Information Network(TEIN) to increase cooperation Summit between Asia and Europe The 9 APEC Holding IT Camps for youths with disability Research on ways to improve Women s Summit IT Capability The 5 2001. 11 ASEAN+3 Providing Internet network and web design Summit education for the developing countries
Korean National Strategy to Close the Digital Narrowing the global Digital (2) Invitation of IT Trainees from South East Asian Countries Course Short Term Training Long Term Training APT Short Term Training Description Inviting people from the developing countries and providing them with IT knowledge on CDMA, xdsl, SI, etc. Inviting future IT leaders to enroll in academic degree programs for 26 months Inviting IT officials of the developing countries
Korean National Strategy to Close the Digital Narrowing the Global Digital (3) Special projects for Closing the digital divide in East-Asia Spending 1 million dollars for closing the digital divide in East-Asia Projects Description IT Infrastructure Research Forum & Symposium Supplying PC to developing countries within ESCAP Providing On-Line education Setting up an advisory committee for closing the digital divide in East-Asia Research on the digital divide Supporting the non-governmental information and communication council of ASEAN+3 Holding meetings and symposiums
Korean National Strategy to Close the Digital Closing the Global Digital (4) Youth Internet Volunteer Program Launched in 2001 175 youths who possess IT skills as well as English proficiency were dispatched to the Asian countries that need IT experts 46 teams, 205 volunteers will be dispatched to 26 countries in 2002 Founding Member of the Development Gateway Foundation(2001.12) Global digital divide program initiated by the World Bank 5 million dollar contribution and an IT training program offered from 2002
Korean National Strategy to Close the Digital Conclusion Goals of the Digital Policy Providing at least one free Internet access facility per every local administration office(about 3,500 units) Provision of the basic as well as advanced IT skill to all the persons who wish to learn Provision of high-speed Internet service to the whole country including the remote areas by 2005 Assistance to the development and provision of valuable online information especially for the disabled, the elderly and for those living on a low-income and those living in rural areas