1. Country Presentation: Korea Regional Multi-stakeholder Discussion Forum on Rural ICT Development Bangkok, Thailand, 4 July 2011 Rural ICT Policy Advocacy, Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Building Regional Project

2. Country ICT Overview Population(2009) : 48,700,000 - Rural Population : 18% - Urban Population : 82% GNI/capita(2009, US$) : 19,830 National ICT Sector Status ICTsYear Fixed Tele-density200953% Mobile Tele-density2009100% Fixed Broadband-density200933.5% Mobile Broadband-density200982.9%

3. Country ICT Overview Comparative IDI Indicators ITU ICT Development Index(IDI) YearKoreaAverages ProjectHi GroupWorld IDI20087.73.36.03.7 IDI Access sub index20087.63.56.94.2 IDI Use sub index20086.71.64.11.8 IDI Skills sub index20089.86.48.16.5

4. State Institutional Structure IT success depends on coordination among agencies. - Ministry for Infra vs. Ministry for Applications - Control Tower for effective Coordination : Committee - NCB -> Special Committee on e-Government -> CIS Committee composed of - Key Players in Central Government - Government-Affiliated Organizations(NIA, KISDI, KISA) - Experts in the Private Sector(Universities, Research Institutes) Coordination Depends on Who Chairing Committee ?

5. Policy, Legal, & Regulatory Framework IT projects regarded as part of economic policy. - Tradition of National Plan(5 years Economic Development Plan) Several rounds of IT national plan - 5 years, 3 years, 2 years Each plan supported by relevant laws and regulations - Computer Networks Act(1986), Informatization Promotion Act (1995), E-Government Act(2001) - Ensure legal status of e-services and strong support for funding - Consolidating, Updating, and Integrating the Laws as required

6. Funding Mechanism Earmarking Large Fund for IT Projects(1987) Establishment of Informatization Promotion Fund(1996) Establishment of Universal Service Fund (2000) Mandatory KT Roll-out Obligations (2002 ~ ) Setting up Matching Funds (2005~)

7. Rural Initiatives Initiatives - LGIN(Local Government Information System) - INVIL(Information Network Village) - IT Training for 10 Million People IT Projects Accompanied by Training Programs - Generate Interests and Demands for IT - IT Systems Implementation(Output) Followed by Adoption(Outcome)

8. 3 Key Lessons from Project/Workshop Lesson#1(Funding) Two Strategies to ensure enough money for IT projects, 1) show the benefits of IT investments, 2) obtain a strong support from political leaders Lesson#2(Supply = Demand) IT implementation accompanied by Training /Capacity Building Program Lesson#3(Coordination) Government Institutional Structures designed to Overcome Conflicts among Competing Organizations

9. 3 Objectives for Follow-up Follow-up#1 Identify Best Practices and Champions of Rural ICT Initiatives Follow-up#2 Develop Curriculum for Capacity Building Program Reflecting Conditions specific to Individual Countries Follow-up#3 Find out Empirical Evidences Verifying the Benefits of Rural ICT Initiatives