- Reorganization centered on efficiency and innovation
- 1 Office (Office of Management Innovation) and 3 Teams (IT Strategy Team, u-Planning Team, IT Performance Management Team) newly established


National Information Society Agency (President Kim, Chang Kon, www.nia.or.kr), or NIA, announced on November 2 that it had modified its organization of five divisions, 22 teams and one unit to one office, five divisions and 25 teams, newly establishing one office and three teams. This is a part of the agency's follow-up procedures after its recent name change.


The latest reorganization reflects the agency's strategy to actively respond to changes in policy basis for informatization which centers on realization of the ubiquitous society, along with the agency's new name, National Information Society Agency (NIA).


The most notable change is the newly launched Office of Management Innovation.


By consolidating management planning, innovation strategy, general administration and financial functions into one Office of Management Innovation, the agency plans to bring together tasks of innovation that have been dispersed across the organization to a single organization, thereby accelerating management innovation and performing relevant tasks in a more efficient manner.


To be consistent with the agency's new name, IT Infrastructure Division was renamed u-Infrastructure Division, IT Strategy Support Division is now u-Service Division, and Informatization Performance Evaluation Division has been renamed IT Performance Management Division, and some of their functions have also been readjusted.


Also of note is that the u-Strategy Team was expanded and reorganized into IT Strategy Team and u-Planning Team to strengthen policy functions in preparation for the ubiquitous society.


In addition, IT Performance Management Consulting Team was newly set up to meet the potential demands for IT performance management support and advisory services arising from the public sector. The team plans to identify strategic challenges regarding performance management and implement projects accordingly.


President of NIA Kim, Chang Kon said, The recent reorganization of NIA is to enhance work efficiency and innovation activities in accordance with the agency's new title. It is also in line with our endeavor to be reborn as a leading agency for the rapidly changing IT industry so that we can respond to the increased needs of the government and customers in every way possible.