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Promoting IT Industry in Korea
KOREA
Young Nahn BaekKorea IT Industry Promotion AgencyEmail : ynbaek@software.or.krDate : 18th October 2004
Korean IT
: Present & Future
KIPAMIC
Source: Korea National Statistical Office
Global Status of Korean Economy
Population47.9 m
Export194b(US$)
Import179b(US$)
Reserve194b(US$)
GDP194b(US$)
26th 12th11th 13th 4th
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Global Status of Korean Information Society
• Global no. 1 in Broadband Internet Penetration
• Leader in Mobile Communication Penetration
• Leader in e-Government
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Share of IT Consumption in Total Household Consumption
Share of IT Manufacturing in Total Manufacturing
Source : OECD (2002)
Source : OECD (2002)
U.S.A
17th(3.7%)
Korea
1st (6.3%)Germany
21st (3.4%)
Global Status of Korean IT Industry
Ireland
1st (17.1%)Japan
12th(9.8%)
Korea
3rd(12.8%)
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World Market Share of Korean IT Products
World market size
Billion US $
Market share
1112
6734
637284 290
577
1123
1870
386
25%
42%
30%
3.5% 1%2.7%4%4%
18%
Memory LCD M-phone TV Internet Eq PC Non-Memory Game SW
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IT Share of GDP (2003)
IT Share of Total Export (2003)
38 % Contribution to Economic Growth (1998~2002)
15.6 %
30 %
IT Manufacturing: The Engine of Growth Today
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The Engine Getting Old
• Manufacturing-biased – 3rd in IT manufacturing, but 21st in IT Service among OECD
• Capital-intensive – Capital/labor ratio of IT : 155.2 (non-IT: 99.5)
• Large Firm-centered – Value-added share of SMEs in IT : 14.5% (non-IT:58.3%)
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SW : The Engine of Growth Tomorrow ?
• Underdeveloped SW Industry in Korea
– SW 8.9% in IT Production & 0.5% in IT Export (2003)
• But Relatively High Market Share of Domestic Firms
UK France
3.7%
GermanyKorea
4.8%
18.4% 18.3%
“Market Share of Domestic
Firms ranked among Top 15th”
Source: IDC
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Challenges facing the Korean IT Industry
• Changes in IT paradigm― Convergence and Ubiquitous Computing
• Growing Competition ― Newcomers to IT hardware manufacturing
Moving up and Finding New Opportunities
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Converged Services
Balance in HW & SW
Where We Go from Here – Ubiquitous Korea
DataData MediaMediaVoiceVoice
Communication
MovieMovie MusicMusic NewsNews
BroadcastingVODVODGameGame E-ComE-Com E-ComE-Com
Internet
A Trinity of IT Policy Strategies
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A Trinity of Policy Strategies
Informatization Policy
Industry PolicyCompetition Policy
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Informatization Policy : Market Creation
• Advancing the Information Infrastructure – Korea Information Infrastructure (KII)
• Utilizing IT for Change – E-Government
• Bridging the Digital Divide
Creating New Demands for IT
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Competition Policy : Fair Competition
• Liberalizing Markets – Opening the Telecommunication Market
– Privatization of KT
• Monitoring Competition – the Regulation by Korea Communications Commission
Enhancing the Competitiveness of IT Firms
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Industry Policy : Facilitating Market
• Building Infrastructure for R&D & Education
– Supporting cooperation among Industry, Academia and Public
Research Institutes
• Providing Information and directions
• Revising the Law and Regulation
– Transforming the legal system for information society
Promoting Entrepreneurship
Adam Smith for IT Industry
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What Free Trade (ITA) Has Brought to Korea
Source: Korea Customs Service
IT industry
Non-IT industry
17.5 b$
65 b$
172.3 b$
1980 1990 2000
55.8
16.6
9.2
51.1
121.2
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From Hardware to Software
• Expansion of free trade to services and
intellectual properties
• Issues concerning monopolistic market power in
software and communication industry
• Promoting free trade based on fair competition
and equal opportunities
Thank You !!!