As the participatory government enters the latter half, the e-government project is also entering its second stage. Recently, Kim Nam-Seok, has been appointed as chief of Headquarters for e-Government, MOGAHA. He will not only be in charge of overall e-government within the MOGAHA, but also be responsible for the government-level policy coordination among government organizations. The following is a summary of the interview with him. Q: It is reported that MOGAHA is putting emphasis on the rearrangement of the e-Government implementation system. Could you explain it briefly A: That is right. In order to rearrange the e-Government implementation system, we have already presented the first report to the Minister last month. This renovation proposal contains three measures: establishment of MOGAHAcentered implementation system, improvement of relationship with NCA (National Computerization Agency), and policy-oriented project implementation direction. Since the e-government project has been transferred from MIC (Minister of Information and Communication) to MOGAHA, there has been some confusion and disagreement because of unsolved problems in the existing e-government implementation system. In particular, in case of NCA, which is using most of the MOGAHA's budget for the e-government project, but under the control of MIC in the organization chart, its support system has to be rearranged on a large-scale basis. In addition to this problem, the existing system is excessively technology-oriented, and so it must be rearranged in order to focus on policy-centered projects. Q: Could you tell us about the level of Korea's e-government compared with other countries A: As for an information technology infrastructure, Korea ranks fifth among the 191 UN member countries, and in terms of informatization, IMD (International Institute for Management Development) has put Korea in second place worldwide. Likewise, the level of e-government system is rated high compared with other countries, but the usage rate of e-government is comparatively low. In an effort to renovate these problems, we will focus on user-friendly e-government development. Particularly in case of common problems related to many government organizations, all the related parties will gather together, participate, and try to reach agreement. Q: Do you have any PR plan overseas for Korea's e-government A: For the sake of PR overseas for Korea's e-government, we are going to actively participate in international e-government related events. Currently, Korea is a standing executive member of the e-government subcommittee of OECD. Last year it held a symposium in Mexico and this year the symposium will be held in Turkey. Also, this year the United States held a forum under the theme of innovation, and Korea has suggested a proposal for cooperation center for Asian countries' e-government. We will also support the e-government of MENA (Middle East National Association), of which Korea is co-chair.