The 42nd annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which drew more than 100,000 exhibitors, press, and visitors, can be largely considered as a success, even with the economic downturn that had initially threatened show's successful turn out. Although the overall exhibitor and attendee numbers were predicted to be down from the previous years, many buzz were yielded as manufacturers unveiled

Domestic researchers have succeeded in developing the production process to make large graphene sheets, a new dream material, for the first time in the world. It means the opening of a new era of rolled-up transparent flexible displays.Professor Hong Byung-hee, 37, and Dr. Kim Geun-soo, 32, from the Sung Kyun Kwan University Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology, and Dr. Choi Jae-young, 39, from

Four New Guiding PrinciplesLee Myung-bakPresident of the Republic of Korea I speak to you at the start of the New Year because I want to give the nation an overview of how the government will manage the country to respond to the current economic crisis as quickly as possible. It was decided that the government would spend this year's budget earlier, as soon as possible, compared to previou

The Korea IT Times is proud to announce that it has a new web site, which is located at a new, more globalized web site address: www.koreaittimes.com. We encourage all our readers to stop by and visit the new site, and to experience the new features that we have on the site.New LayoutThe first and easiest feature to see is that we have a completely redesigned the web site layout. Gone is the p

Astronauts who traveled into space reported the following to ground control: "Looking down on the Earth from space, half of the world is on the right and the other half is on the left. We can see the Earth in its entirety. The Earth is very small." Both Russian and American astronauts reported that what impressed them most while on space flight is that in the unfathomable universe, the Earth reall

Fusion Manpower Fostering Center Operating Full Swing This YearThe Ministry of Knowledge Economy has designated Ulsan University and Ajou University as fusion manpower fostering centers for 2009 in the IT and automobiles and IT and shipbuilding sectors, respectively.Each center will receive a maximum of 2.6 billion won in support funds from the state budget over the coming two to four years an

As you may have read or seen already, the Korea IT Times has a new web site at www.koreaittimes.com. It was all created using free, open source software that is readily available for anyone to use. The software is called Drupal. If you or someone you know would also be interested in starting up a magazine or newspaper-based web site, just follow this guide to get yourself started.But first, some

The Grand Award of 2008 Korea Game was held by the Korea Association of Game Industry on December 16 in SETEC. In spite of the freezing cold weather, there were a tremendous number of people gathered there to watch Korea's best online game of 2008 be chosen. It was quite hot inside not only due to all the lighting, but also due to a fever gripping all the participants, press and visitors waiting t

The following message was contributed to the Korea IT Times by Kim Wan-hee, Honorary Consul of Guyana to Korea, Chairman of the Korea Importers Association and Trico International Ltd., on the occasion of the National Day of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana - Ed.I sincerely congratulate the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on its 39th anniversary. Since Korea and Guyana established diplomatic

Silent Valley, Kathakali, palm-fringed beaches, swaying coconut palms, blue lazy lagoons, backwaters, snake-boat races... This is Kerala.A long strip of enchanting land tucked away in the southwest corner of India. The tall and exotic coconut palm dominates Kerala's landscape, and also its economy. It is said that the land derived its name from Keram - the coconut palm.Kerala is a land of rive

Republic Day in India is coming up on the 26th of January, so the Korea IT Times visited Skand R. Tayal, Ambassador of India, at the embassy to speak about Republic Day, Indian IT, and Korea-India cooperation. Also, we sought to answer the age-old question - why is India so successful in information technology? The ambassador explained a bit about India's Republic Day by saying that it commemorate

The Gartner analyst community has chosen what they believe to be the top ten most significant technologies for this upcoming year. The list includes a lot of terms that might be familiar to regular readers of this publication, but it also includes some surprises. Therefore, from one to ten, we present the Gartner top ten strategic technologies list.1. VirtualizationServer virtualization is inc

Many companies and organizations are eagerly looking forward to the ubiquitous future of Korea, and how soon everything will have a chip in it that will allow it to be digitally tracked, its history digitally stored, and its unique appeal digitally erased from existence. The applications of ubiquitous technology are endless by definition - there are a ton of objects on the Earth, and which of them

The information and communication technology industry was a hero of the Korean economy for a decade. ICT created a miracle called the Digital Han River as Korea was well known to have made the Han River Miracle. The words Han River Miracle refer to Korea rebuilding Seoul from the ashes of the Korean War. Now Korea is often called the Land of ICT or a Land Where the Future of ICT Exists. Even Japan

The global crisis will deepen this year. We each have to find our own way to make money in this difficult period. We need to have a vision to see which technology will come into the spotlight, which one will rise in five years, and which way we should go to overcome these severe obstacles.The most promising technology five years from now in the fields of information technology, green technology,

Korea Forest Service (KFS) will place the first priority of its 2009 business projects on creation of more jobs by leading the low carbon and green growth movement, a top official of KFS said.In an interview with the Korea IT Times, Minister of KFS Ha Young-je said: "As effective countermeasures against climate change are becoming more important, demands for circulation use of forest resources,

This month Lee Jae-hoon, vice minister of Knowledge Economy, was able to answer a few questions from the Korea IT Times about Korea's role in climate change and Green Energy policies. The vice minister spoke about Korea's increasing role in the global energy conservation field and its cooperation with energy changes made by the US administration.Q: How will our cooperation with the US proceed in

When Obama won his historic presidential victory on Nov. 4, 2008, the Blue House wasted no time in sending its congratulations. Lee administration spokesman Lee Dong-kwan said: "The Korean government believes that Obama's victory is the outcome of Americans' support for his promise of hope and change. President Lee has consistently emphasized the importance of change and reform since he assumed of

The movie Yes Man starring Jim Carrey has made a deep impression in the minds of many Korean moviegoers. The man who always shouted "No" to everything is suddenly transported to a situation where he has to say only "Yes."After much trial and error, he came to manage his changed life and cope with the unexpected situations that resulted from saying "Yes." Because of this change, he could lead a t

The Global Costume Festival is a meaningful event that creates harmony with other different cultures and peoples. It was established by Yang Myung-hwan, former president of the organization, and during the last festival in Incheon on December 27th a new president was elected for this global festival. He is Jeong Jae-min, president of the Hanji Arts Association of Korea. The Korea IT Times met pres