Making the Vision of Digital Equality into Reality The Ministry of Gender Equality Republic of Korea

2 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

3 Female and Male Users Users Non-Users 37.0%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: Informatization Report 2002 CURRENT STATUS Computer Internet Male Female 35.9% 64.1% 59.2% 40.8% 23.9% 76.1% 28.3% 71.7% ( )( )

4 CURRENT STATUS Source: 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% Male Female Trained Untrained 76.9% 23.1% ( ) ( )

5 OVERALL POLICY FRAMEWORK National Informatization Objectives and critical areas of focus Ultimate Goal Main Strategy Specific Action Plan Nation-wide Informatization 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

6 Kim Sanghyun: HK 사업자 수 Kim Sanghyun: HK 사업자 수 INTERNAL 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

7  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

8 Critical Areas of Concern Setting Up InfrastructureInducing Women’s Participation Women’s Capacity Building in ICTEvaluation & Strategic Implication Critical Tasks Ultimate Goal: Digital Equality  Improved Living Standard Through ICT  Digital Integration Between Genders

9 Groundwo rk Phase  Setting Up Infrastructure for Women’s Informatization IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES  Funding Women IT Business  Promoting General Public’s Informatization Activation Phase  Building Specialized Capacity for Information Specialization Phase DIGITAL EQUALITY  Situation Analysis  Index Formulation  Evaluating Achievements & Policy Assessme nt Phase Objectives Initiatives Women-Net Formulation Voluntary Network Formulation Specialized IT Training Cyber Training Program