Meaning and Prospects of IT Convergence Technology in Korea

Sang Cheol Han¹ and Youn-Hee Han^2*

¹National R&D Program Director for IT Convergence
Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT), Seoul, Korea
schan@keit.re.kr

²Advanced Technology Research Center
Cheonan, Korea
yhhan@koreatech.ac.krr

Abstract

With the rapid growth of IT (information technology) and other enabling technologies such as Bio and Nano technologies, there is a growing trend in the convergence of IT in a number of sectors. In this paper, we first describe what IT Convergence is and why important it is, and show some practical cases of IT Convergence to be being implemented in the world. Then, we disclose the essential elements to foster the IT Convergence and explain the convergence industry status and strategies in some developed countries. We also explain the problems encountered in promotion of the IT Convergence industry in Korea. Finally, Korea’s future direction and strategy to promote 10 IT Convergence industries is described.

Keywords: IT Convergence, Korea’s IT Convergence Research Culture, Korea’s IT Convergence Strategy,

Korea’s IT Convergence Areas

*Corresponding Author: Tel +82-41-560-1486, Web: http://link.koreatech.ac.kr

IT Convergence Practice (INPRA), Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 2-12, March 2013 [pdf]