Making the Vision of Digital Equality into
RealityThe Ministry of Gender
Equality Republic of Korea
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CURRENT STATUS
World’s Number One in IT Infrastructure
2000: All Elementary, Middle and High Schools were Equipped with Free Internet Services
2001: Acknowledged by OECD to Have the Best High Speed Internet Services
2002: High Speed Internet Service Subscribers Reached 10 Million (70% household, which amounts to 25 Million users) 2005: Narion-wide High Speed Internet Service Network Will be built
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Female and Male Users
Users
Non-Users37.0%63.0% 94.3% 89.7%
70.1% of population are computer users
94.3 % of Computer users, use internet
89.7% out of internet users, use High Speed Internet Services
Computer & Internet Users
Source: <National Statistical Office> Informatization Report 2002
CURRENT STATUS
Computer Internet
Ma
le
Fe
ma
le
35.9%64.1% 59.2%
40.8%
23.9%76.1%
28.3%71.7%
(2003.12)(2002.12)
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CURRENT STATUS
Source: <National Statistical Office> Informatization Report 2002
Weekly Computer & Internet Use
Computer Use Internet Use
16.2h/w 12.5h/w
13.3 h/w 10.9 h/w
18.5 h/w 13.8 h/w
Overall
Female
Male
People Trained in IT
Population over 6 years of age
Trained
Untrained
21.8%
78.2% 79.4%
20.6%
Ma
le
Fe
ma
le
Trained
Untrained
76.9%
23.1%
(2003.12) (2002.12)
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OVERALL POLICY FRAMEWORK
National Informatization Objectives and critical areas of focus
Ultimate Goal Main Strategy Specific Action Plan
Nation-wideInformatization
Private Sector Informatization
Public Sector Informatization
Maximize People’s Information Utilization
Increase Productivity Through ICT
Promote Accountability & Transparency of the Government
• Increase internet users to 90% population by 2006
• Become a leading country in School Information Infrastructure (Five users per Computer)
• Increase number of life-long education receiver from the present 17% to 30%(OECD Avg.)
• Informatizing overall business activities to increase productivity
• Increase electronic transaction rate of core
industries’ (4%30%)
• Promote e-commerce transparency
• Customize on-line civil services
• Establish e-government
• Advocate innovative policy making & public participation through IT
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Kim Sanghyun:
HK 사업자 수
Kim Sanghyun:
HK 사업자 수INTERNAL SITUATION ANALYSIS
Comprehensive Mandate in Women Related Policies
Clearly Defined Policy Objective & Strong Motivation
Close Cooperation with Women’s
Organizations
Comprehensive Mandate in Women Related Policies
Clearly Defined Policy Objective & Strong Motivation
Close Cooperation with Women’s
Organizations
Needs coordination with other Ministries
Lack of Accumulated Knowledge & DB
Lack of Human Resources Specialized in ICT
Uncertainty of Long-term Funds
Disparity Between Policies & Public Awareness
Needs coordination with other Ministries
Lack of Accumulated Knowledge & DB
Lack of Human Resources Specialized in ICT
Uncertainty of Long-term Funds
Disparity Between Policies & Public Awareness
Strengths
Weaknesses
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Public Awareness Regarding Gender Issues Has Progressed
Women’s Participation in Economic Sectors Increased
Women’s Motivation for Self-development Increased
Increased Internet Accessibility
Public Awareness Regarding Gender Issues Has Progressed
Women’s Participation in Economic Sectors Increased
Women’s Motivation for Self-development Increased
Increased Internet Accessibility
Overlapping Ground for Informatization Between Different Ministries
Persistent Digital Divide Between Genders
Underutilized Women’s Human Resources
Overlapping Ground for Informatization Between Different Ministries
Persistent Digital Divide Between Genders
Underutilized Women’s Human Resources
Opportunities
Threats
EXTERNAL SITUATION ANALYSIS
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Critical Areas of Concern
Setting Up Infrastructure Inducing Women’s Participation
Women’s Capacity Building in ICT Evaluation & Strategic Implication
Critical Tasks
Ultimate Goal: Digital Equality
Improved Living Standard Through ICT
Digital Integration Between Genders
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Groundwork Phase
Setting Up Infrastructure for Women’s Informatization
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES
Funding Women IT Business
Promoting General Public’s Informatization
ActivationPhase
Building Specialized Capacity for Information
Specialization Phase
DIGITAL
EQUALITY
Situation Analysis Index Formulation
Evaluating Achievements & Policy
AssessmentPhase
Obje
ctiv
es
Init
iati
ves
• Women-Net Formulation• Voluntary Network Formulation
• Specialized IT Training• Cyber Training Program