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South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

 National Computerization Agency (NCA) is a statutory government agency

Government agency

A government or state agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency. There is a notable variety of agency types...

 acting as Korea's top IT policy and technical support agency. It plays a key role in informatizing the nation of Korea

Korea

Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...

 in the era of knowledge and information.

Overview

The agency was founded by Article 10 of the Framework Act on Information Promotion for the purpose of promoting informatization and to support development of related policies for Korean national agencies and local autonomies.

Since its establishment in 1987, NCA has laid the foundation for Korea to leap forward as an IT stronghold, from spearheading the Korean National Basic Infrastructure System Project to constructing high-speed information networks.

On the basis of a world-class IT infrastructure, NCA was able to launch the e-Government project to enhance public convenience and improve administrative efficiency, as well as implementing imformatization projects designed to strengthen the competitiveness of small and medium sized businesses.

History

1987   Established for the NBIS Project

1995   KII-G Project

1997   Government Information Exchange Center, IT Evaluation

1999   Cyber Korea 21

2000   National Knowledge & Information Resources Management Project

2001   Information Certification Center

2002   e-Korea Vision 2006, NII Back-up Center

2003   Establishment of Korea-Mexico IT Cooperation Center

2004   Establishment of Korea-Chile IT Cooperation Center

2004   Commencement of BcN Project such as Home Network, RFID, etc

Organization

• Staff   202 Members (as of 2005)
  • 27 Ph.D.s (13%)
  • 115 Masters (57%)
  • Others (30%)

• Budget (FY 2005)
  • 455 million USD
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External links

• National Computerization Agency Official website
• Ministry of Information and Communication Official website of Korean Ministry of Information and Communication