A study on the promotion of information & telecommunication industry in Korea

Abstract

Today, the world market environment for information & telecommunication industry is rapidly changing. The market in Korea is also facing changes including the opening of the market to foreign competitors, establishment of competition system and changing demand structures and the introduction of multi-media. The new wave of information which results from the combination of computer and telecommunication has brought enormous changes throughout the society. As the changes of social system in the history have ranged from hunting to agricultural, and to finally industrial society, the society in the upcoming 21st century will be defined as the society of information based on communication technology. The changes in question in the environment of the communication industry offer both the difficulties and new opportunities for those working in the industry who have performed the activities in a traditionally closed and dependent environment under the protection, direct and indirect, of the government.