The document discusses the past, present and future of technology in Korea through several cases. It notes that Korea has transformed from one of the poorest countries after the Korean War to a global economic powerhouse driven by industries like electronics and IT. It highlights how Korea developed strong IT infrastructure and became a leader in areas like internet speed, e-government services and smartphone penetration. The document argues this foundation will support new technologies like IoT, big data, cloud computing and advances in areas such as education, healthcare and transportation.

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Looking Into the future
–Envisioning Future Technologies (through Korea Cases)
Jaedok Shim
Int’l Certification & Program Manager

2. Korea, You may know

3. Korea, You may know

4. Korea, something you don’t know
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5. Korea, something you don’t know
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6. Korea, the past
• Korea had been divided into 2 different countries after it was independent from
Japanese imperialist.
• The year 1950 witnessed the outbreak of Korean War, which took the lives of 5
million people during 3 years.

7. Korea, then
• In the 1970s, Korea began its industrialization, led by the government.
• Korea has achieved rapid economic development over the last quarter century.
• Korea’s overall economic development is being driven by the growth of its heav
y and electronics industries.

8. Korea, now
• South Korea was one of the poorest countries in the 1960s after Korean War.
Source: World Bank

9. Rank Country
2013 (Millions of US$)
Export Import
1 CHINA 2,210,590 1,946,850
2 UNITED STATES 1,579,570 2,268,320
3 GERMANY 1,366,430 1,174,220
4 JAPAN 714,613 832,343
5 NETHERLANDS 659,820 585,964
6 FRANCE 567,968 664,839
7 SOUTH KOREA 559,625 515,585
8 ITALY 509,643 452,500
9 RUSSIA 527,266 314,967
Korea, now
Rank Country 2013 GDP (Billions of US$)
1 United States 16,768.1
2 China 16,149.1
3 India 6,776.0
4 Japan 4,667.6
5 Germany 3,512.8
6 Russia 3,491.6
7 Brazil 3,012.9
8 France 2,534.5
9 Indonesia 2,389.0
10 United Kingdom 2,320.4
11 Mexico 2,058.9
12 Italy 2,035.4
13 South Korea 1,697.0
14 Saudi Arabia 1,553.1
15 Canada 1,518.4
16 Spain 1,488.8
17 Turkey 1,443.5
18 Iran 1,244.3
19 Australia 1,052.6 Source: IMF, 2013

10. Korea, now
• North Korea cannot be compared to South Korea in terms of economy and
GDP per Capita - South vs. North (USD)
N.Kor
S.Kor
standard of living.

11. Korea, now

12. Korea, now

13. IT Industry, the Pillar of Korea Economy
• Turbulent times of IMF bailout of
Korea in the late 1990s, still called
“IMF crisis”, was overcome by
fostering IT industry and its
infrastructures.
• Connecting 144 cities in Korea
with fiber optic cables for high-speed
broadband internet access
• Between 1997 and 2000, the
Korean population use the Internet
increased tenfold.(1.6 million → 19
million)
• As the GDP of IT industry
expanded into 11.8% in 2000 from
8.7% in 1997.
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14. IT Industry, the Pillar of Korea Economy

15. The Leading Country of ICT
Source: United Nations E-Government Survey / FedScoop Chart/Analysis

16. E-Government
• Integrated public information and document services which provides 1,800 civil
affair and petition documents.

17. The Leading Country of ICT
Source: ITU World Telecommunication

18. Fast, Fast and Fast

19. Fast, Fast and Fast
• Korea boasts the highest Internet Connection speed.
• According to the survey, the Internet speed in South Korea is 23.6Mbps/s.
Source: Forbes, http://www.forbes.com/pictures/eglg45gmmml/the-fastest-web-on-earth-17/

20. Fast, Fast and Fast

21. IT Infrastructure, the Pillar of new Technology
3,870,000
7,810,000
10,410,000
High Speed Internet Service Penentration
12,190,711
14,042,698
16,348,571
15,474,931
17,224,102
18,252,661
19,116,453
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

22. IT Infrastructure, the Pillar of new Technology
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
800,000
7,210,000
22,580,000
32,727,249
37,516,572
40,056,935
Smartphone Penetration 2014

23. IT Infrastructure, the Pillar of new Technology
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24. IT Infrastructure, the Pillar of new Technology
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25. New Technology from Foundation

26. Change of IT trend
Wired Mobile
Closed Open
2D 3D
Touch Wear
H/W S/W
IOP IOT
Small Data Big Data
Manufacture
Service
(Platform)

27. Mobile is matter
• Rapid changes of internet usage come from mobile connectivity with
smartphones.
e.g. Social Commerce

28. Mobile is matter
64.2
PROPORTION OF TICKET MOSTER'S REVENUE
62.4
: PC VS. MOBILE (Y2013)
60.0
70.0
65.0
60.0
55.0
50.0
45.0
40.0
35.0
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PC Mobile
56.2 56.5 57.0
53.7
50.4
47.5
35.8
37.6
40.0
43.8 43.5 43.0
46.3
49.6
52.5
30.0
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP

29. Mobile is matter
• Mobile game

30. Mobile is matter
• PC game – NC Soft • Mobile game – Comp2us

31. Mobile is matter

32. Mobile is matter

33. Mobile is matter

34. Mobile is matter

35. Mobile is matter

36. Big Data
• Enterprises enhance CRM by customizing smart data in use of big data.
• Seoul Government analyzed the mobile traffic of call at midnight in order to
provide new public services.
e.g. Late night Buses of Seoul
Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government

37. Big Data & Cloud computing

38. New technology for new business
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39. Network - IOT
• From IOT(Internet of Things) to IOE(Internet of Everything)
• V2V, ITS, Smart Home, DSRC(Dedicated Short-Range Communication) for
tollgate and traffic control

40. Network - IOT
• DSRC(Dedicated Short-Range Communication)

41. Network - IOT
• Dashboard camera which is called Vehicle Black Box in Korea.

42. Network - IOT
• Telematics Car System

43. Network - IOT

44. Network - IOT
• Collecting traffic information for car navigation service(ITS)

45. Network - IOT
• Parking Guidance and Information System
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46. Network - IOT
• Smart Health

47. Network - IOT
• Telemedicine(U-health)

48. Network - IOT

49. Education, the future of new technologies
The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future
Planning has decided to make computer
software a new subject to be taught from
elementary to high school.
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“The true competitiveness in a
smartphone comes down to
advanced software.”
Choi Yang-hee, Minister of Science,
ICT and Future Planning

50. PERCENTAGE OF 16-24 YEAR-OLDS SCORING AT EACH PROFICIENCY LEVEL
70
60
50
40
20
10
0
30
50.7
63.5
IN PROBLEM SOLVING IN TECHNOLOGY-RICH ENVIRONMENTS

51. Education, Start of the future
• Korea's IT education is recognized as one of the best in the world in terms of IT
literacy.
• There are concerned voices that IT industry of Korea will lose new growth
opportunities unless it increases investment in IT education, specially in
software.
• It is not too much to say that ICT is really something that manpower determines
everything.

52. Education, Start of the future
• Korean Government allocates special budgets in order to support IT certification
programs every years.
• ICDL has been contributing to essential part of IT education and training.
• Improving the whole productivity of a nation starts from rising productivity of
individuals.

53. Leading IT Productivity
• Over the last 20 years, KPC has contributed to boosting digital literacy in Korea
through the development of new certificate programs for members of local
enterprises, governments and schools in order to enhance industrial
advancement and self-development.
• 4 national authorized and endorsed IT qualifications have been administered
and run by KPC. And more than 7 million people got certified in certification
programs of KPC.
National International Government

54. TOPCIT - Framework
• Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning is leading a new IT training and
certification program for closing the gap of competency between what schools
teach and what enterprises really need.
• Test Of Practical Competency in IT(TOPCIT) is the first initiative of government.
Foundational knowledge and skills on
informational technology components and
system
Business Area
Ability to plan, implement, and manage the
performance which meets the business needs
with technical competency

55. TOPCIT –Performance Level
Lv. 1 Lv. 2 Lv. 3 Lv. 4 Lv. 5

56. TOPCIT – Test Structure

57. TOPCIT – Test Structure

58. Implication of Korean Cases
•Rapid change of the focus and concern from H/W to S/W
•It is clear that we line up at the same start of the mobile era.
•It was IT infrastructure, but now IT education.
•New IT training for new technology.