1. Korea Game Development & Promotion Institute
Korea Game Development & Promotion Institute

2. Introduction Korea Game Development & Promotion Institute(KGDI) is
a non-profit organization to promote the game industry
as strategic industry for knowledge based information
society of the 21st century.
KGDI’s primary goal is to support planning, development,
producing and marketing, enhancing their specialized
capability.

3. History of KGDI January, 1997
The action plan for the promotion of game industry was completed
March, 1998
The action plan was revised to include the Culture Industry
Promotion plan
The secretariat was launched to plan the establishment of the
Korea Game Promotion Center(KGPC)
January, 1999
February, 1999
The license for KGPC was issued
July, 1999
The opening ceremony for KGPC took place
Jan, 2002
Korea Game Promotion Center promoted(renamed) to Korea
Game Development & Promotion Institute

4. Business Goals
To play a key role for supporting the game industry by providing
comprehensive assistance for planning, designing, producing,
education, technological R&D and export promotion.
To promote the game industry with global competitiveness
to become an essential knowledge industry in 21st century.
To achieve over $300 million worth game export and $800 million
worth production by 2003

5. Global Management Strategy
Information :
library and
info center
Investment :
game fund
Globalization
Export
Promotion :
global
marketing
Education :
game academy
Technology :
game research
center

6. Main Activities Export Promotion
- Assist game developing companies to penetrate international market
(participate in international fairs)
- Globalization of Korea domestic games
(organize investment road show, high-tech seminar, international game
market survey, publication of buyer’s guide)
Localization of Korea game to market China, Japan and U.S.A
(support leading game developing companies to make local language
version)

7. Human Resources Assistance and Development
- Develop education content and training course for the
production of graphic design, scenario development and
programming
- Promote the exchange of professors with overseas game
education and training institutes and organizations
- Two-way communication from remote locations
- Online lectures and tutorials

8. Technical Assistance
Operate a game rental facilities
- Operate a Research Center
- Operate an online publishing system

9. Investment Support
- Operate an investment cooperative to secure financing
for new projects.
Provide incubating service to game developers who have
commercial potential, technological eminence.

10. Information Service
- Operate a library and information center of game technology,
products and services
Provide updates on industry trends, policy changes and other
relevant information about the industry

11. Industry Infrastructure
- Support the creation of game related venture businesses
- Promote game culture by sponsoring game competition
- Improve laws and regulations to promote and protect game
development
- Promote corporation with provincial governments and
international co-operation