Korea’s Digitization Korea’s Digitization ProjectsProjects ::

Management of Knowledge Information Management of Knowledge Information ResourcesResourcesYounghee SohnYounghee Sohn

University of Chicago LibraryUniversity of Chicago Library

OverviewOverview

BackgroundBackground HistoryHistory OrganizationOrganization Statistical FactsStatistical Facts IssuesIssues ConclusionConclusion

BackgroundBackground

2121stst Century with internet Century with internet Act on Management of Act on Management of

Knowledge Information Knowledge Information ResourcesResources

DefinitionDefinition

TimelineTimeline 1995: CD-Rom Hangul version of Annals1995: CD-Rom Hangul version of Annals 1996: CD-Rom Hangul version of Samguk Sagi 1996: CD-Rom Hangul version of Samguk Sagi 1998: CD-Rom Koryosa, Web access1998: CD-Rom Koryosa, Web access digitization projects starteddigitization projects started 2000: Act on Management of Knowledge2000: Act on Management of Knowledge Information ResourcesInformation Resources 2000-2004: 12000-2004: 1stst : Sharing systems : Sharing systems 2005-2009: 22005-2009: 2ndnd: Utilization: Utilization 2010- : 32010- : 3rdrd: knowledge hub in NE Asia: knowledge hub in NE Asia

OrganizationOrganization

Informatization Promotion Committee

( 정보화추진위원회 )

KIRM Committee지식정보자원관리위원회

Standardization Working Group

KADO정보문화진흥원

Sharing for Utilization Working Group

Assessment Working Group

Korea Knowledge Portal

Korea Agency for Digital Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and PromotionOpportunity and Promotion

Korea Internet

Vounteers

Korea IT

Learning Pg.

Telecommunication

Relay

Service

Webzine

IT WorldOlympiad in

Imformatics

Cybercrime

Prevention

IAPC

Toum Nara

BaeumNara

National ICT

Learning

Korea

Knowledge

Portal

KADO

Korea Knowledge PortalKorea Knowledge Portal

Korea Knowledge PortalKorea Knowledge Portal

Statistical DataStatistical Data

Budgets and Number of Projects by Budgets and Number of Projects by YearYear

19919999

20020000

20020011

20020022

20032003 20042004 20052005 20020066

TotalTotal

BudgetBudgetss

$ mil$ mil..

5050 34.34.22

32.32.88

27.27.55

47.047.0 47.047.0 66.466.4 43.43.00

347.9347.9

ProjectProjectss 55 99 1515 1313 2222 3030 4444 4343 184184

Statistical FactsStatistical Facts

Statistical DataStatistical Data Number of databases by subjectsNumber of databases by subjects

S & TS & T E & RE & R CultuCulturere

HistoHistoryry

TOTATOTALL

(Mil.)(Mil.)

20022002 22.7122.71 73.6573.65 1.191.19 .67.67 98.2298.22

20032003 81.6881.68 110.1110.188

1.481.48 1.931.93 195.2195.277

20042004 97.8797.87 113.9113.999

2.042.04 6.536.53 220.4220.433

20052005 98.6298.62 142.3142.355

2.522.52 7.667.66 250.1250.177

Statistical factsStatistical facts Digitization rate by year (%)Digitization rate by year (%) UseUse of resources by month of resources by month

(Unit: 1,000)(Unit: 1,000)

IssuesIssues

Authority of KIRM CommitteeAuthority of KIRM Committee Lack of expertise in membershipLack of expertise in membership Short of binding force on provision Short of binding force on provision

of knowledge information of knowledge information resourcesresources

Laws not fully developed for Laws not fully developed for digital environmentdigital environment

Scope of digitizationScope of digitization Fee-based vs. free resourcesFee-based vs. free resources

ConclusionConclusion Continue to build a knowledge-based Continue to build a knowledge-based

societysociety 4 policy goals:4 policy goals: - 3 IT infrastructures- 3 IT infrastructures - Foundation work for u-Korea - Foundation work for u-Korea - Government role as CITO (Chief- Government role as CITO (Chief Information Technology Officer)Information Technology Officer) - National digital power- National digital power Effective KIRM is solid groundwork in Effective KIRM is solid groundwork in

building Korea as a World’s digital building Korea as a World’s digital powerpower

ConclusionConclusion

U-Korea:U-Korea: “ “Ubiquitous computing” by Mark WeiserUbiquitous computing” by Mark Weiser networking non-desktop devicesnetworking non-desktop devices

3 IT infrastructures:3 IT infrastructures: BcN, U-Sensors (RFID), IPv6BcN, U-Sensors (RFID), IPv6