IT839 strategy Judged Successful
IT839 strategy Judged Successful
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A new virtuous cycle in the making Is the IT839 strategy successful to date With reference to such a question, MIC officials responsible for IT839 strategy say that Korea development strategy to adopt new IT services ahead of competitors, commercialize them and take the lead in the IT service industry has turned out to be successful. They add that the Korean IT industry has developed into a global industry thanks to the new services that create demand, establishment of infrastructure that enables the provision of new services and enhanced manufacturing capabilities. With a goal to develop a new virtuous cycle, the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) drew up its so-called IT839 strategy. Telecommunication services, infrastructure, equipment, software and content are the elements that comprise vertical and horizontal value chains in the IT industry.
Chin Dae-je, Minister of the Ministry of Information and Communication
MIC officials explain that in accordance with such a unique value chain, IT839 strategy was mapped out. Under the value chain, the introduction of 8 new services will prompt investment into the building of 3 essential networks. And these networks will pave the way for the 9 new sectors to grow quickly, creating synergistic effects. The MIC is committed to the implementation of the Strategy to achieve the $20,000 GDP per capita earlier than the original schedule. MIC officials pledge themselves to promote an effective industrial development model that creates future growth engines through strong collaboration among IT services, infrastructure and manufacturing. MIC's goal: IT industry production of 38 billion won and exports, $110 billion What then is the progress of the IT839 project to date The MIC first of all aims to boost IT industry production to 38 billion won and exports to $110 billion within the tenure of the Participatory Government. For that purpose, the MIC has been promoting an IT industry development strategy, which organically connects the IT industry value chain that is linked to service-infrastructure (that is, network)-manufacturing to accomplish the goal of a $20,000 national income earlier than planned and in the sake of an intelligence-based society realization. To advance the performance of the IT839 strategy, three service business providers, including KT, & SK Telecom, were selected to provide WiBro next-generation mobile communications. Moreover, the MIC is promoting investment into W-CDMA and business. In connection with providing next-generation mobile communications, the MIC is to commence WiBro commercial services in 2006 and to complete a 4th-generation mobile communication pilot product as well as development of core technology by 2007. In the case of telematics, the MIC launched a plan in April to begin telematics service and encourage its development to be among the world top 5. Via an investment by MIC, province, and private capital, the MIC is leading the telematics pilot service project to allow Jeju visitors to test the telematics service. Also, the MIC is leading the construction of a telematics information center, which allows the joint utilization of information such topics as traffic conditions, personal location, tourism, and weather information. The MIC aims to boost telematics subscriptions to 10 million users and to have in-car mobile office service by 2007. In regard to digital TV broadcasting, the MIC has permitted experimental satellite DMB (digital multimedia broadcasting) last year. The success of this pilot service prompted the Ministry to revise the broadcasting law revision, which prepared a basis for the introduction of DMB for the first time in the world. In addition to this, the MIC has completed terrestrial DMB terminal tests and transmission/reception system experiments for custom-made model broadcasting as well as the development of pilot products in November last year. The MIC plans to begin nationwide ground wave DTV broadcasting as well interactive DMB service in 2006. At the same time, the Ministry is designing an integration fusion service server/terminal to be ready in 2007. In 2004, the MIC ran a pilot project (of 1,300 households) as well as a financing project with priority given to KT as well as the SKT consortium in the interests of enlarging the home network market as early as possible. Last year, the MIC aimed to expand home network services to 500,000 households. The Ministry plans to develop communication/broadcasting/game fusion home servers by 2006 and to expand home network services to 10 million households by 2007. In regard to providing digital content as well as S/W solutions, the MIC has attracted the Fraunhofer IGD Laboratory to Korea on May last year and supported market development for digital content services inroads by constructing a mobile testbed. MIC officials said that the Ministry had set the goal of Korea becoming one of 3 largest public S/W producing countries in the world by 2007. Localization rate of 50% for imbedded software by 2007 In the case of imbedded S/W, the MIC has strengthened international cooperation for market enlargement such as its conclusion of an MoU on open source S/W including imbedded Linux in April last year. The MIC plans to accomplish a 50% localization rate for imbedded S/W by 2007. Further, in the case of localization of DMB equipment, items of terminal equipment such as terminals for terrestrial-wave DMB, and chipsets have been localized in considerable part. Localization of MM (Multimedia) chip as well as BB (Baseband) chip development (2 of 3 chips that are loaded into a terminal), were completed by ETRI, Samsung Electronics, & LG Electronics. Development of an RF (Radio Frequency) chip was also completed by ETRI. ETRI held a public demonstration of a WiBro pilot product on Dec. 13 last year after the Institute recently succeeded in its development. An official at ETRI responsible for the development said that from now on, it has become possible to see and hear real-time broadcasting by connecting to Internet wireless while on the move. The MIC has developed equipment for commercial WiBro service in 2006 without any failure being detected so far. The Hpi (High-speed Portable internet) project, a R&D project in which a total of 39 billion won (2003-2005) has been invested to develop WiBro equipment, is being advanced by communication providers such as ETRI, Samsung Electronics, KT, KTF, SKT and Hanaro Telecom. MIC officials point out that a remaining task ahead is to develop WiBro commercial equipment by the end of 2005.

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