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History
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- 2023
- Supporting the Government Digital Platform Realisation Plan
- NIA Innovation Centre for Data Integration opened
- Launched the Government Overseas Expansion Center for Digital Platforms
- Supporting the establishment of a "Digital Bill of Rights" to ensure digital technology as a fundamental right of all citizens
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- 2022
- Supported the establishment of the National Digital Blueprint, the "Digital Strategy of the Republic of Korea"
- 1 in the world in the World Bank's Digital Government (Govtech) Rankings
- Winner of 2022 Korea Safety Award (Interior and Safety Minister Award)
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- 2021
- Launched the National Information Society Agency
- Opened data for AI learning (480 million cases)
- Designated as the first agency that combines pseudonym information
- Designated as an agency dedicated to data-based administration
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- 2020
- Served as an organization responsible for the Digital New Deal
- Led the opening of public data to respond to COVID-19
- Won the no. 1 position in the OECD Digital Government Evaluation and Open-Useful Reusable Index (OURdata Index)
- Won the no. 1 position in the online participation index of the UN e-Government Survey
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- 2019
- Won the no. 1 position in the OECD OURdata Index three consecutive times
- Established a governmentwide data platform
- Established public Wi-Fi (buses, public places)
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- 2018
- Won the no. 1 position in the online participation index of the UN e-Government Survey
- Held the world’s first e-Government Day
- Opened wireless internet service in schools
- Won the no. 1 position in the world in terms of broadband internet subscribers per 100 population
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- 2017
- 30th Anniversary of NIA
- 50th Anniversary of e-Government in Korea
- 30th Anniversary of Digital Culture Month
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- 2016
- Opened a public cloud support center
- Launched open cloud platform (PaaS-TA)
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- 2015
- Moved to Daegu and Jeju Innovation City
- Selected as a Government3.0 Excellent public institution
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- 2014
- Ranked no. 1 in the UN e-Government Survey three consecutive times
- Opened the Future Strategy Center
- Opened the Government 3.0 Support Center
- Opened the IoT Demonstration Center
- Nurtured the first group of internet addiction counselors
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- 2013
- Opened the Big Data Strategy Center
- Opened the Public Data Utilization Support Center
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- 2012
- Ranked 1st consecutively in UN e-Government Survey
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- 2010
- Ranked no. 1 in the UN e-Government Survey
- Opened the e-Government Standard Framework Center
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- 2009
- Establishment of the National Information Society AgencyIntegration of the National Information Society Agency and Korea Information Culture Center
Establishment of the National Information Society Agency Integration of the National Information Society Agency and Korea Information Culture Center
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- 2009
- History of (former) National Information Society Agency
- 2009
- History of (former) Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion
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- 2007
- Designated as u-city technical support center
- 2007
- Initiated the first web accessibility quality certification
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- 2006
- Supported establishment of U-Korea Master Plan
- 2006
- Designated as an agency dedicated to knowledge information resources management
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- 2005
- Designated as exclusive organization for constructing administrative information databases for enhanced digital competitiveness of Korea
- Supported establishment of IT839 and u-Korea strategies
- Opened broadband convergence network (BcN) pilot service
- 2005
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- 2004
- Designated as the exclusive organization for the e-government project
- Designated as the exclusive organization for USN establishment
- 2004
- Established WITSA, the world’s largest ICT consortium
- Won Global IT Excellence Award
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- 2003
- 2003
- Reorganized as Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion(KADO)
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- 2002
- Established backup center for the National Backbone Information System
- 2002
- Opened counseling center to prevent internet addiction
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- 2001
- Designated as an agency that provides technical support for e-government
- Opened electronic signature public authentication service in the public sector
- 2001
- Established a master plan to narrow the digital divide
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- 2000
- Opened the high-speed national ICT network
- 2000
- Provided ICT education to 10 million people
- Opened IT World (high-speed ICT experience center)
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- 1998
- Established as Y2K Support Center
- 1998
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- 1996
- Designated as an agency that provides technical support to promote national informatization
- 1996
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- 1994
- Designated as an agency dedicated to high-speed information and communications network business
- 1994
- Supported informatization for Koreans abroad
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- 1992
- 1992
- Reorganized as Korea Information Culture Center
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- 1989
- Established the first master plan on the national computer network
- 1989
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- 1988
- 1988
- Established the Month of Information Culture (every June)
- Operated computer class in rural areas
- Reorganized as Information Culture Center(ICC)
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- 1987
- Established as National Computerization Agency(NCA)
- 1987
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- 1984
- 1984
- Held on the first National PC Contest
- Established as Information Technology Training Center(ITTC)
