Korea Credit Guarantee Fund marked the 33rd anniversary this year. For the past few years, it has contributed to helping thousands of small and medium sized companies whose businesses are very promising and deserve the credit guarantee services from KODIT. Experts would compare KODIT to a firefighter who bravely jumps into the flames when people are at the crossroads of life and death. When the fi

This year, 2009, is designated as Visit Incheon 2009 by the central government. Incheon's Mayor, Ahn Sang-soo, has been busy getting his city ready for this year and organizing events such as the Global Fair & Festival 2009 Incheon. He has also been working on developing two tourist destinations, Cheongra Leisure City andRobot City. The Korea IT Times spoke to the mayor in an exclusive interview

The following is an interview with Kim Suk-joon, president of Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI), about the institute's 2009 business targets and projects to develop the nation's science and technology. In particular, STEPI is striving to develop policies on green growth and future-oriented growth engines - ED. Q: Would you comment on your 2009 business targets and plans briefly?

Active investment in the Digital New Deal is necessary to tide over the current deepening economic crisis, a lawmaker said.“As part of the Green New Deal projects, the government plans to spend 14 trillion won for activation of the construction sector. However, under the current serious economic crisis situation, it needs to make more investment in the Digital New Deal,” said Won Hee-ryong, a

The Korea IT Times had a special interview with Kim Shin-Bae, chairman of RFID/USN Korea Association. He is CEO of SK Telecom. -ED 1. What characterizes and makes this year's RFID/USN KOREA 2008 different from the previous ones.  The RFID/USN Korea 2008 is aimed at promoting harmony of the so-called B2C, which refers to a combination of experts-centered B2B and individual consumers. Marki

Internet access via mobile phones was only the beginning of the mobile Internet life. Now is the era when people surf on the web in the middle of board-surfing a real wave. The development of Internet protocols will now allow the extension of the Internet across the Solar System. Chief Internet Evangelist Vinton G. Cerf, vice president of Google predicted at the World Knowledge Forum on September

Internet access via mobile phones was only the beginning of the mobile Internet life. Now is the era when people surf on the web in the middle of board-surfing a real wave. The development of Internet protocols will now allow the extension of the Internet across the Solar System. Chief Internet Evangelist Vinton G. Cerf, vice president of Google predicted at the World Knowledge Forum on September

The Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) invited Kim Faura I Batlle, director general of Telefonica S.A., to Korea on June 25th and 26th to meet with several Korean business leaders in the field of IT. Mr. Faura was able to answer some questions on the second day of his visit.Faura comes from Barcelona, Spain, and has an extensive history in the Spanish telecom industry. He was presid

Thilo Koslowski (TK): The automotive and telematics industries are at a turning point this year. Approximately seven years ago, we developed the telematics hype cycle that outlined how the telematics industry would evolve, and we predicted that around now - 2007/2008 - the industry would finally be at the point of making telematics work; understanding what consumers really want , having a sufficie

Q: Could you please first give us a simple introduction to the Korea Export Insurance Corporation (KEIC) for those readers who are not yet familiar with the corporation?A: KEIC is a non-profit organization established in 1992 for the promotion of Korea's exports. When after exporting, if an importing country or an importer has a problem and, therefore, the exporter cannot collect the export mone

Interview / MICIn order to globalize the domestic IT industry, the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) is making every effort. Last May, the MIC successfully held the World ICT Summit with the attendance of high-ranking officials of 20 countries and many CEOs of worldwide IT enterprises, and in June opened the ESCAP ICT training center, inviting about 250 IT-related students and expe

Aerospace Industry / InterviewKorean aerospace power to advance to 8th in 2015Korea is expected to become the world's No. 8 aerospace superpower in 2015, Chung Hae-joo, president and CEO of Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) said."As Korea is a latecomer in the aerospace industry, the annual volume of the domestic aerospace industry amounts to $1.5 billion, ranking 15th in the world," said Chu

Environment Technology / InterviewRemarkably enhanced catalytic functions, lifetimesProf. Ryoo Ryong, KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) who received the Top Scientist Award by Korean government last year, is being watched keenly as he is introduced in the Cover Story of "Nature Materials" recently. The following article is an interview with prof. Ryoo Ryong, Department

Interview / Kim Ssang-soo, Vice Chairman of LG ElectronicsFollowing a recent business trip to China, Kim Ssang-soo, vice chairman of LG Electronics, disclosed his thoughts in his homepage as regards to LG's market strategy in China."During my recent business trip to China," Kim wrote, "I was able to confirm that our premium strategy we have been seeking for the past two years or so is being pl

Interview / u-POSTKorea's postal service leaps into the 21st century knowledge economyTo tide over the deteriorating postal service environment both at home and abroad and establish a self-supporting managerial base, Korea Post has been pursuing the u-POST 339 strategy, according to the most senior executive of Korea Post.Noting that the top managerial vision of Korea Post is to offer a post

IT OutlookMarket survey firm IDC sees major challenges to Korean IT industry in 2006As disruptive changes are expected for the business prospects of IT companies in 2006 due to the slowdown of the global IT market growth, plus convergence as well as integration of IT and communication industry over the past two years, domestic IT companies also are likely to have to prepare for such challenges

MIC Minister Interview / Korea-India ICTIndian president's state visit to propel IT cooperation on all levelsOn the occasion of the Indian President Abdul Kalam's visit to Seoul early February, South Korea and India are expected to promote bilateral cooperation in many sectors, especially in the IT sector, according to Korea's Minister of Information and Communication, Chin Dae-je.Abdul Kal

Boosting corporate value through its "JB Project," to build and innovate an integrated information systemIn today's world of rapidly developing IT technologies, corporate as well as public awareness on their importance has gained momentum to such an extent that it is difficult to see any field of industry that has not applied IT technologies to enhance its competitive edge. And the power-generat

Chairman pursues transparent, 'blue ocean' strategiesBy 2010, the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KCGF) will achieve its longcherished dream of self-supporting management by generating net profits, a top manager of the state-run fund, said recently."Through transparent and blue ocean strategies, we will realize net profits from 2010 and secure a self-supporting management system without the gover

SK Telecom chief executive Kim Shin-bae, who joined the carrier in 1995, has proved himself in many conflicts as he took the company's top job against a slew of SK lifers. But a more interesting story began after he took the reins of SK Telecom last March as he catapulted the company into the ranks of Korea's most profitable firms.However, the 51-year-old is not resting on his laurels and contin