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