• Informatization Policy
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.69-87
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• 2011

North Korea has been striving to promote a national informatization strategy after getting through the period of 'Arduous March'in the 1990s. First of all, North Korea has made organizations required for implementing the national informatization strategy. They reorganized and created the Science & Education Ministry, the Machine & Industry Ministry, and the 21 bureau under the Workers' Party of Korea while making special units in the Royal Mail, Royal electron & industry, National Academy of Sciences under cabinet. Then they completed all the essential organizational system for informatization including newly built specialized agencies: 'Korea Computer Center; KCC' & 'Pyongyang Informatics Center: PIC'. But North Korea's informatization system has a rigid hierarchy. All the organizations in the hierarchical system are controlled by the Workers' Party of Korea. It means that North Korea consider IT as a tool for the centralized control of the Party and the government. So, these characteristics of North Korea's informatization system clearly give us a picture that tells us what they want from the national informatization and where they're going.

• The Science & Technology
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• v.35 no.12 s.403
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• pp.20-22
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• 2002

북한의 정보화 추진은 나름대로 많은 노력을 기울이고 있지만 아직은 미흡한 실정이다. 북한의 정보화를 구현하기 위해서는 많은 인프라 즉 기술과 산업이 필요한데 이러한 기술은 북한 독자적으로 개발하기 보다는 남북교류 또는 국제교류를 병행해야 할 것이다.

• The Science & Technology
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• v.32 no.1 s.356
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• pp.74-77
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• 1999

북한의 정보화는 어디까지 와 있는가. 한마디로 북한의 정보화는 경제사정 악화와 심각한 식량난으로 어려움을 겪고 있다. 하드웨어부문은 자본부족과 외자유치 부진으로 위축되어 있으나 소프트웨어부문은 계속 발전을 보이고 있다. KCC(조선콤퓨터쎈터), PIC, 은별 콤퓨터기술연구소의 제품과 실태를 살펴본다.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.99-120
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• 2002

This study is to firstly investigate information infrastructure in North Korea such as communication network, hardware, software and etc, and then, based on it, to grasp the present condition of information technology in libraries there. Also, it is to analyze the information system of science technology in order to research the circulation system of science information with focusing on the Central Science Technology Intelligence (CSTI), a representative intelligence agency for science technology in North Korea, and on the retrieval program of “KWANGMYOUNG System”developed by CSTI and used broadly.

• The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.73-82
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• 2020

The main purpose of this study was to analyze the general informatization situation of North Korean defectors and to study the characteristics and needs of the learners in order to provide the directions of information education for them. The results of the study showed the following characteristics of the North Korean defectors: They are slow learners due to the fear of new devices, have difficulty in learning due to the unfamiliar language of information and English, and indifferent when the situation is not related to themselves. Based on these learner characteristics and needs, this study suggests the strategies of step-by-step repetition, use of North and South Korean dictionary of the information terminology, apply job-centered and communication abilities, and suggested a four-element STEP model. Raising the level of informatization of North Korean defectors will help establish a successful settlement to South Korea. This will be a valuable foundation and a stepping stone for the future unification of Korea.

• Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.65-72
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• 2023

This study aims to investigate the factors influencing the life satisfaction of North Korean defectors in the ongoing situation of difficulties. Specifically, it examines the impact of the digital informatization level, and social capital on their life satisfaction and aims to verify the mediating effect of social capital in the relationship between the digital informatization level and life satisfaction. To achieve this, a structural equation model was utilized to validate the research model using data from 679 North Korean defectors who participated in the 2021 Report on the digital Divide. The research results confirm the direct influence of the digital informatization level and social capital of North Korean defectors on life satisfaction. Additionally, the study identifies the mediating effect of social capital in the relationship between the digital informatization level and life satisfaction. Based on these research findings, recommendations are proposed for enhancing the life satisfaction of North Korean defectors.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.15 no.12
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• pp.13-23
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• 2017

Obviously, "informatization" is one of the most effective means for improving national competitiveness. In particular, South Korea is a representative successful case implementing informatization in the world. On the contrary, North Kora does not because of serious information devide matter. Given the assumption that information devide is caused by three aspects: the access to information devices or database(information accessibility); the ability to utilize information resources(information mobilization); and the ability to differentiate the quality of information(information consciousness). Based upon three aspects of information devide, we design practical strategies to implement informatization for North Korea region. The purpose of this study is to investigate how to successfully build in informatization of North Korea region for unification era. Drawing on the analysis of successful cases of South Korea, we suggest the valuable guidelines and directions toward success of building informatization of North Korea region. Therefore, this study provides government with specific and practical success strategies for unification era.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.113-118
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• 2000

In the Information Age, Every country in the world speeds the Information-oriented society as driving competitively the Establishment of National information infrastracture to get the new millenium leadership and corresponding aggrasively to the Information flow. This study presents the basic scheme , which is essential to the Information and Communication Infrastracture in North korea, and discusses the unification stragy of the Information and Communication , which can say the basic for achiving the Unification between two koreas in all fields like politics, economy, society, culture after Korea Unification

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.785-792
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• 2000

In the information age, Every country in the world speeds the information-oriented society as driving competitively the establishment of national information infrastructure to get the new millennium leadership and to correspond aggressively to the information flow This study presents the basic scheme, which is essential to the information and communication infrastructure in north korea, and discusses the unification stragy of the information and communication, which can say the basic for achiving the unification between two koreas in all fields like politics, economy, society, culture after korean unification.

• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.477-484
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• 2008

At the point of time needing intergrated plan in each field for preparing the unification between the South and the North of Korea. They show the biggest difference in the field of information and expecting that cultural difference in various fields cause huge expense after unification and prevent both the South and the North of Korea from being unified. By the method of Delphi, we can clear the question of the Digital Divide we have more efficiency and systematic policy.