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Digital Divide
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The well-documented
distance "between the information rich (such as Whites, Asians/Pacific
Islanders, those with higher incomes, those more educated, and dual-parent
households) and the information poor (such as those who are younger, those
with lower incomes and education levels, certain minorities, and those in
rural areas or central cities). " (From the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration's report, Falling Through the Net: Defining the
Digital Divide.) |
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The gap that exists
between those who have and those who do not have access to technology
(telephones, computers, Internet access) and related services, especially
the Internet |
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Cyber Korea 21 Vision
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aims to create the
framework of a knowledge-based society and to improve national
competitiveness and the quality of life to the level of the advanced
nations. |
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KII-G (Korea Information infrastructure-Government)
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project is aimed at
constructing of a backbone network with the investment made by the
Government. will allow groups to use multimedia services at a low cost |
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KICOX (Korea Industrial Complex Corporation)
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Information about
Korea's major industrial complexes can be found in the
comprehensive annual yearbook |
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KISC (Korea Investment Service Center)
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Invest KOREA is the
Korean national investment promotion agency (IPA), established with the sole
purpose of facilitating the entry and successful establishment of foreign
business into Korea. |
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KADO (Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity & Promotion)
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charged with bridging
the digital divide at home and abroad, was created to upgrade digital-life
quality and enhance the national economy by ensuring the informatization
deprived, typically the disabled, elderly, of low-income, aquaculture and
agri/animal husbandry professionals, free access to information and
communication services. |
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KDI (Korean Development Institute)
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an economic think tank
to provide a rigorous academic perspective on the various economic policy
issues, provide expert analysis and advice on all aspects of long- and
short-term government policies in areas ranging from domestic economic
policy to international trade and investment. |
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MIC (Ministry of Information and Communications) [Korea]
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Accelerating
Informatization:
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Establishing the
Korea Information Infrastructure(KII) |
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Improving the
environment, laws and regulations to facilitate informatization |
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Closing the digital
divide within the society |
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Promotion of IT
industry
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Developing the
information technology |
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Building favorable
business environment for hi-tech startups |
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Vitalizing venture
capital market |
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Developing IT human
resources |
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Deregulation and
Market Liberalization
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Coping with the
changing global market environment toward deregulation and liberalization
in the telecommunications service market |
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Enhancing
transparent corporate governance |
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Ensuring fair
competition in the market |
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Research parks (technology/science/industrial parks)
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A development of an
industrial nature suited to accommodate high technology, with supporting
amenities, which is associated on site or is close to a higher educational
research establishment to provide cross-fertilization of ideas between
entrepreneurs and researchers for the purpose of enabling academic knowledge
to be applied to effective commercial use. |
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ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
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(i) to accelerate the
economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region
through joint endeavours in the spirit of equality and partnership in order
to strengthen the foundation for a prosperous and peaceful community of
Southeast Asian nations, and (ii) to promote regional peace and stability
through abiding respect for justice and the rule of law in the relationship
among countries in the region and adherence to the principles of the United
Nations Charter. |
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APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)
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UNDP (United Nations Development Program)
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advocates for the
protection of human rights and especially the empowerment of women. Through
our global network, we seek out and share ways to promote gender equality as
an essential dimension of ensuring political participation and
accountability; economic empowerment and effective development planning;
crisis prevention and conflict resolution; access to clean water, sanitation
and energy services; the best use of new technologies for development
purposes; and society-wide mobilization against HIV/AIDS. |
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UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development)
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aims at the development-friendly
integration of developing countries into the world economy for the integrated
treatment of trade and development and the interrelated issues in the areas of
finance, technology, investment and sustainable development. |
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OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development)
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fostering good
governance in the public service and in corporate activity. It helps
governments to ensure the responsiveness of key economic areas with sectoral
monitoring. By deciphering emerging issues and identifying policies that
work, it helps policy-makers adopt strategic orientations. It is well known
for its individual country surveys and reviews. |
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ATIP (Asian Technology Information Program)
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objective is to help
bridge the technology information gap by promoting collaborations and other
profitable interactions between Western and Japan/Asian organizations.
Producing and distributing accurate information adds value and gives mutual
benefit to both providers and receivers. using a modern electronic approach
and providing unique benefits to companies, research institutes and
government agencies, in Japan, Asia, and the West. |
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WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
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Aims to bring together
Heads of State, Executive Heads of United Nations agencies and
non-governmental organizations in a single high-level event - or 'world
summit', which has a series of regional conferences, international
preparatory committee meetings and intermittent 'informal' sessions
- Aims to develop and foster a clear statement of political will (a
political 'Declaration') and a concrete Plan of Action for achieving goals
and objectives which reflect the perspectives and interests of all
stakeholders |
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ITU (International Telecommunication Union)
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To maintain and extend
international cooperation between all its Member States for the improvement
and rational use of telecommunications of all kinds. |
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To promote and enhance
participation of entities and organizations in the activities of the Union,
and to foster fruitful cooperation and partnership between them and Member
States for the fulfilment of the overall objectives embodied in the purposes
of the Union. |
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To promote and offer
technical assistance to developing countries in the field of
telecommunications, and also to promote the mobilization of the material,
human and financial resources needed to improve access to telecommunications
services in such countries. |
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To promote the
development of technical facilities and their most efficient operation, with
a view to improving the efficiency of telecommunication services, increasing
their usefulness and making them, so far as possible, generally available to
the public. |
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To promote the
extension of the benefits of new telecommunication technologies to all the
world's inhabitants. |
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To promote the use of
telecommunication services with the objective of facilitating peaceful
relations. |
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To harmonize the
actions of Member States and promote fruitful and constructive cooperation
and partnership between Member States
and Sector Members in the attainment of those ends. |
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To promote, at the
international level, the adoption of a broader approach to the issues of
telecommunications in the global information economy and society, by
cooperating with other world and regional intergovernmental organizations
and those non-governmental organizations concerned with telecommunications. |
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IT (Information Technology)
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a term that
encompasses all forms of technology used to create, store, exchange, and use
information in its various forms |
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ICT (Information and Communications Technology)
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refer to the amalgam
of computing and telecommunications technologies, including of course the
Internet, which are the matrix within which information and digital media
are created, distributed and accessed. |
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R&D (Research and Development) |
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FDI (Foreign Direct Investment)
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The purchase by the
citizens of one country of non-financial assets in another country. involves
the acquisition or establishment of a firm, company or enterprise in a
country outside of the registered corporate home. |
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GNP (Gross national product)
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the value of all final
goods and services produced within a nation in a given year, plus income
earned by its citizens abroad, minus income earned by foreigners from
domestic production |
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