Policies for computerization of the government information management in Korea

Abstract

This paper examined computerization policies of the Korean government for the government information management system in the milieu of advancing information society. The author intended to summarize government-wide computerization efforts organized since 1978 and to review problems of the computerized government information management system in Korea. About one decade of earnest efforts of computerization and computer network promotion resulted in considerable achievements. Administrative efficiency and quality of public setvices have improved steadily with the progress of computerization. Computerization of the government information management has had various eufunctional impacts upon socio-economic and cultural change. However, errors, insufficiencies, imprudences and other unwelcome side effects accompanied successes and benefits of computerization. The primary purpose of this paper is to examine computerization policies of the Korean government for the government information management system in the milieu of advancing information society. The author intends to summarize government-wide computerization efforts organized since 1978 and to review overall problems of the computerized government information management system in Korea.